Google World

If there's one thing I know, I know that we all know the word 'Google'. Generally, people know Google for its search engine which is widely used across the nation and the world. What many people don't know is the vast amount of services that Google provides us! I would like to cover some of those services and how we utilize them at Emporia State.

• Google Sites - Hornet 365, and all of our Hornet Sites, are built using Google Sites. Google Sites are an easy-to-use site-builder that guarantees accessibility while also giving you customization. Google Sites also features YouTube video plugins, Google Analytics integration, and the ability to make them private or public. We've really enjoyed using Google Sites as it allows for a clean designed website in a short amount of time. We can also turn over Hornet Sites to their respective departmental owners and the feedback has been excellent - it's easy to use! Another excellent feature of Google Sites is that it allows you to duplicate the site at any given time, which can be used for backups in the future!

• Google Analytics - Emporia State University utilizes Google Analytics with all of our major sites. Google Analytics allows for real-time analytical data about the audience of your websites. It can break the data down into geographical, demographical, and even technological units. For example, we can see what percentage of our users are using Chrome browser on our website and where our users are from.

• Google Drive - Google offers G Suite for Education tenants unlimited storage for Google Drive. This is possibly one of the best offers that current students will come across. Many cloud storage providers charge people for a certain amount of storage, so to have a Google Drive with unlimited storage is amazing. Utilize this offer by selecting Google Drive in the Google Apps tab while logged into your student email account!

This is only a glimpse of what Google offers us at Emporia State University. If you'd like to check out all of the services that Google provides, just sign into your student email account and check out all of the Google Apps that are available to you!

Sam Derksen
Web Developer
Web and Digital Strategies