What is Google Apps for Education?
Google Apps Education Edition offers simple, powerful, and free communication and collaboration tools for educational institutions of any size--all hosted by Google to streamline setup, minimize maintenance, and reduce IT costs. With Gmail, Google Calendar, and video and voice chat, students, faculty, and staff can stay connected and work together with ease, even within a private school domain. And, using Google Docs, which includes word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation tools, they can share files and collaborate in real-time, keeping versions organized and available wherever and whenever users work. -CNET