Google Workspace for Education is a suite of online software applications that Google offers to educational institutions and non-profit organizations.

Key features

  • Google Drive
    • 50 GB of combined storage space for email and files
  • Google Sites
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Groups

Available to

  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff

Usage requirements

  • Active faculty/staff or student.

University employees must be careful to protect confidential or restricted data. Before using Google Drive to send, store or share University information, review the regulated data storage matrix.

Getting started

  • Access to Google Workspace for Education is automatically provisioned with the creation of a MIDAS account for active students and faculty/staff.
  • From the Course Collaboration Tool
    When faculty use ODU's Course Collaboration Tool to set up Zoom meetings, Microsoft Teams or shared Google Drives for their courses, students enrolled in those courses can access the collaboration tools from within the myODU portal or from within the course in Canvas.