![]() who use Chromebooks.Įvery year, I gather all the fabulous Google resources from our blog and compile them into one amazing roundup. This is already free for all K-12 schools in the U.S. It’s free for schools using Chromebooks across the U.S. Also, these are now available at no cost (FREE!): ![]() What’s available? Explore the Hub, but you won’t want to miss these offerings:Īny one of these alone would be amazing, but to have easy access is wonderful. Source: Adobe Express at the Google for Education App Hub App licensing “can be provisioned and managed within the Google Admin Console.” The Google for Education App Hub makes it easy to access apps that work with Google for Education tools. Locate these available apps in the Google for Education App Hub. That is, Google Admins for schools can now buy apps from developers directly. In a move sure to please finance department superintendents, Google announced streamlined app purchasing. Additionally, for schools with the Education Plus option, the limit is now set to 1,000 attendees. There was also a Google announcement of new question and answers (Q&A) and polling features that will be available for livestreams. If one of you speaks, both tiles are highlighted. Have two people presenting in a virtual meeting? Will there be a translator or a sign-language interpreter? You can now “Ask to pair the tiles” so that the tiles appear together. #4 – Google Meet’s Paired Tiles, Q&A, and Polling These changes will become available in the coming months. Then, the screen reader can read the text aloud. This ensures screen readers can convert images in a PDF to text. Reading mode makes text larger, changes the font, and eliminates distractions. This is now available for Chrome browsers on all devices. Now, you can also take advantage of improvements on: These releases improve viewing in the browser and read alouds for Adobe Portable Document Format (PDFs). Google reiterated its commitment to accessibility with new releases and improvements. Google provides some example scenarios and rules online at Google Support for you to explore. These ChromeOS updates have profound implications for device management in schools. What’s more, they must be in user or managed guest session mode. ChromeOS devices must be on version 103 or later. Some ways to identify when restrictions are enacted include: These features make it easy for school technology staff to enact restrictions. Turn on an electronic privacy screen when viewing content.Disable cameras and microphones when not in use.Stop screen capture, sharing, and printing efforts.Prevent copying and pasting from AI-based tools. ![]() Ready to stop plagiarism and AI-assisted learning before it happens? Google announced that it’s adding ChromeOS data controls that allow Google Admins to: *All Google Workspace for Education editions will have access to asterisked features shown. These features will be available to select Google Workspace for Education editions, including Teaching and Learning Upgrade and Education Plus, and must be enabled by administrators.
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