https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Google-Educator-Collaboration/The-BETT-2026-Recap-Which-New-AI-Update-is-Your-quot-Must-Have/m-p/200062#M151 <P><SPAN>The news is out from London! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":united_kingdom:">🇬🇧</span></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>For those following the announcements from BETT 2026 last week, Google has introduced several major updates focused on simplifying the daily workflow of educators and leaders.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>We’d love your take on these three highlights:</SPAN></P> <OL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>Writing Coach (Khan Academy Partnership):</STRONG><SPAN> A Gemini-powered tool that guides students through the writing process—thesis, structure, and revision—rather than just "giving the answer."</SPAN><A href="https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/khan-academy-partnership/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <SPAN>Read the partnership announcement here.</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>Workspace Studio (AI Agents):</STRONG><SPAN> A new home for creating, managing, and sharing "AI Agents" to automate repetitive tasks like saving email attachments to Drive or triaging admin emails. </SPAN><A href="https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/bett26-premium-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Explore Workspace Studio features.</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>The Actionable Dashboard:</STRONG><SPAN> A revamped Classroom homepage that provides engagement metrics for school leaders and class-level insights for educators. </SPAN><A href="https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/bett-2026-gemini-classroom-updates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>See the Classroom updates.</SPAN></A></LI> </OL> <P><SPAN>The Discussion</SPAN><STRONG>:</STRONG><SPAN> If you could activate one of these in your school by tomorrow morning, which would it be and why?</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Are you looking for the literacy support of the Writing Coach, or is the automation of Workspace Studio the "extra pair of hands" you've been waiting for?</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Share your thoughts in the thread! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_down:">👇</span></SPAN></P> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:32:01 GMT Sabina_Hussaini 2026-01-26T13:32:01Z https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Google-Educator-Collaboration/The-BETT-2026-Recap-Which-New-AI-Update-is-Your-quot-Must-Have/m-p/200062#M151 <P><SPAN>The news is out from London! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":united_kingdom:">🇬🇧</span></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>For those following the announcements from BETT 2026 last week, Google has introduced several major updates focused on simplifying the daily workflow of educators and leaders.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>We’d love your take on these three highlights:</SPAN></P> <OL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>Writing Coach (Khan Academy Partnership):</STRONG><SPAN> A Gemini-powered tool that guides students through the writing process—thesis, structure, and revision—rather than just "giving the answer."</SPAN><A href="https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/khan-academy-partnership/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <SPAN>Read the partnership announcement here.</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>Workspace Studio (AI Agents):</STRONG><SPAN> A new home for creating, managing, and sharing "AI Agents" to automate repetitive tasks like saving email attachments to Drive or triaging admin emails. </SPAN><A href="https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/bett26-premium-ai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Explore Workspace Studio features.</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>The Actionable Dashboard:</STRONG><SPAN> A revamped Classroom homepage that provides engagement metrics for school leaders and class-level insights for educators. </SPAN><A href="https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/bett-2026-gemini-classroom-updates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>See the Classroom updates.</SPAN></A></LI> </OL> <P><SPAN>The Discussion</SPAN><STRONG>:</STRONG><SPAN> If you could activate one of these in your school by tomorrow morning, which would it be and why?</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Are you looking for the literacy support of the Writing Coach, or is the automation of Workspace Studio the "extra pair of hands" you've been waiting for?</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Share your thoughts in the thread! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":backhand_index_pointing_down:">👇</span></SPAN></P> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:32:01 GMT https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Google-Educator-Collaboration/The-BETT-2026-Recap-Which-New-AI-Update-is-Your-quot-Must-Have/m-p/200062#M151 Sabina_Hussaini 2026-01-26T13:32:01Z