Horizon School Division is adopting Google Mail for all email, contacts, and calendars for students and staff.

“One of the things we’re certainly excited about is the fact that it’s something that teachers are wanting. They want one platform where they're very much involved in Google apps in education,” director of education Kevin Garinger said.

Money saved in finding efficiencies in technology can be redirected to other areas, he said.

More than 50 Horizon School Division staff attended a weekend summit in Saskatoon earlier this year to learn about integrating Google’s suite of free educational tools into the classroom.

The school division has set up a group who will be the Google leads supporting school staff, Garinger said.