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Domain Rollout Guide: Gemini in Google Meet and Admin Data Controls

The Administrative Challenge: Workspace Admins are tasked with driving AI innovation while managing domain complexity and security. How can we ensure we are deploying the newest Gemini features safely and that our domain's data governance is strictl...

ELP-Admin Webinar: Back to School Admin Session

Please join Googler @TomWoods as he covers best practices for setup, resources for new admins, and recent updates. Just in time for back to school! This session will be mostly a repeat of the August 19 webinar for those returning later in the year. ...

GCDS Filter/Exception to OMIT a Single OU

I'm trying to find the correct way to get this working, and so far I'm not having any luck. Gemini was in full hallucination mode when I asked it. We've got GCDS setup and running on our Windows AD server now for several years. No big issues.However...

🇧🇷 [ELP] ChromeOS Flex

Olá comunidade ELP!Nesta sessão, iremos conversar a respeito de renovar e modernizar seu ecossistema tecnológico da sua instituição de forma segura e sustentável com o ChromeOS Flex. Vamos explorar como vocês podem instalar esse sistema rápido e segu...

🇧🇷 [ELP] Gestão de armazenamento (Em preparação para o ciclo de Outubro)

Olá comunidade ELP!Temos um convite especial para nosso próximo evento, focado em um tópico muito importante: Gestão de Armazenamento.O ciclo de Outubro está chegando, e sabemos que a Gestão de Armazenamento é um tema crítico para todos os administra...

Resolved! Chromebook changes preventing College google account login?

We are having an issue with students unable to login to a secondary google account through our community college, On our chromebooks, I did not have any issues last year. It brings up a window saying "chrome-signin is blocked. Your organization doesn...

Set default grading settings for teachers in your district

Classroom admins can now centrally set default grading settings for teachers in their districts in the Google Workspace Admin console. When a teacher creates a new class in Classroom, these default settings are automatically populated for the class. ...

Can't use recently purchased ChromeOS Education Upgrades

I recently bought ChromeOS Education upgrade licenses, but I can't figure out how to apply them to my organization. I have confirmation of delivery and purchase, but I don't see them anywhere on google admin. None of the google support articles were ...

DLP - or equivalent alerting/blocking

Hey all.I've seen headlines on the built-in DLP setting previously and even dabbled a bit in the pre-made templates. But I recently was looking to add some additional safety/security into our environment. I thought I was going to find what I wanted ...

Resolved! Sharing Gems with Students

Is it possible to allow teachers to share Gems with students, but not allow students to share their own Gems? I've turned off Gem sharing at the student OU level, but now it looks like they can't receive one shared through Google Classroom or directl...

Nasce "Workspace Update & Upgrade": 1 ora al mese per gli Admin dell'Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

Cara Community,oggi in Emilia-Romagna in Italia suona la prima campanella dell'Anno Scolastico 2026/2027: buon rientro a tutti! Sappiamo bene che l'inizio dell'anno porta con sé una montagna di sfide legate alla gestione digitale della scuola: la con...

Resolved! Ask Gemini missing as of 9/11/2026 - anyone else?

We've been happily using Ask Gemini and GenAI within Chrome for several weeks if not a few months. As of 9/11/2026 the Ask Gemini button is gone, and by default apparently the chrome://policy and //flags was blocked by Google (I had to enable that ju...

ChomeOS Peer-to-Peer Updates: Looking for insight and impact

Hey everyone,We're currently looking into enabling ChromeOS peer-to-peer (P2P) auto update downloads for the devices in our schools. (Workspace Admin > Devices > Chrome > Settings > Device > Auto-update settings > Peer to Peer). We're trying to unde...

WorkspaceAudit.com

I've been contacted by someone from AppsEDU inviting us to trial workspaceaudit.com. It looks interesting, but its a new product (AppsEDU has been rebranded from Appsevents, which has been a Google Edu partner (apparently) for 14 years prior).Has any...

Hey from Alberta, Canada!

Hey everyone. My name's Dee Abson, and I'm currently an IT Specialist with Red Deer Public Schools in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. I've been with Red Deer Public for a little over 6 months, and having come from more enterprise-y environments in the pas...

Beyond Training: How Do You Know If Professional Development Actually Changes Classroom Practice?

We often measure the success of professional development by attendance, completion, or certificates. But I’ve been wondering: what happens after the training ends?A teacher may attend a Google Workspace or AI training and learn many new tools, but th...

Google Gemini PII Protection

On a call today with my district tech leadership and they are VERY concerned about PII and student data with Gemini. Is there a guide or go-to place or person to address these questions? Ideally, we'd love a person or place to submit these questions.

Zero-Trust District Defense: Context-Aware Access for Classroom and Automated Drive Protection

Balancing Robust Student Data Privacy with Frictionless District Access Securing a K-12 district requires enforcing strict data privacy standards (FERPA, COPPA, CIPA) while ensuring teachers and students enjoy uninterrupted access to learning tools....

🇮🇹✨ELP Admin SUD Italia 🚀 - Criticità, soluzioni e attività per il rientro ✨🇮🇹

ELP Admin SUD Italia - Criticità, soluzioni e attività per il rientroMartedì, 1 settembre · 16:00 - 17:00Fuso orario: Europe/RomeInformazioni per partecipare di Google MeetLink alla videochiamata: https://meet.google.com/vwj-vapd-bmy

ELP-Admin Webinar: Back to School Admin Session

Please join Googler @TomWoods as he covers best practices for setup, resources for new admins, and recent updates. Just in time for back to school! This session will be repeated in September for those returning later in the year. Full Google Meet de...

[Webinar Recording] ELP-Admin Webinar: Back to School Admin Session

Please join Googler @TomWoods as he covers best practices for setup, resources for new admins, and recent updates. Just in time for back to school! This session will be repeated in September for those returning later in the year. Full recording with...

Resolved! [🚀 Launch!] Welcome to the Admin Community

Welcome to the GfE Admin Community! We are a group of people who are passionate about technology in the classroom, and we are here to learn from each other, share our knowledge, and build relationships. Please take a minute to introduce yourself: na...

U.S. Feedback Request for Google Research

Hi there, My name is Sheethal Shobowale, a UX researcher on the Google for Education team. I am interested in speaking with US IT Admins working in K12 schools who manage Google Workspace account permissions and/or digital policies. If you are i...

Join the Google for Education Pilot Program!

The Google for Education Pilot Program is a global program that provides K12 and Higher Education schools and organizations early access to products and features across various Google tools - including emerging AI and generative AI products and featu...

Resolved! Nice to meet you!

It's my pleasure to join this big family.Hi, my name is Simon Yeoh Choy Keat. I come from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I am the ICT Coordinator of SJKC Lai Chee.I hope to learn and grow with the experts from all around the world.Once again, nice to meet y...

Resolved! Hi everyone

I’m Rita from Guidonia near Rome. I teach in a Primary School and I really happy to be a part of this community

Resolved! Greetings from Roma

Hi at all... I'm Francesca from Roma in Italy,I teach in IC. Artemisia Gentileschi in a primary school. I'm Google Certified Trainer and Gemini Educator.☺️

Google Admin (H)ELP Series

Da qualche mese il Circolo ELP IT Admin del Centro Italia sta producendo (inizialmente con i Facilitators ma da settembre anche con altri membri del Circolo) dei video di supporto per gli amministratori di Google Workspace delle scuole d'Italia.La pl...

ELP Admin SUD Italia....ci siete?

Un piccolo appello a tutti i ,membri dell'Admin ELP SUD Italia presenti nel Global Hub!Facciamo sentire anche qui la nostra presenza e facciamo vedere quanto è attiva e unita la nostra community. Se fate parte della nostra community Google ELP Admin ...

ELP-Admin Webinar: Security, Phishing, and Risk Mitigation

Join Googler @TomWoods as we take a look at the growing concerns and defenses utilized for security, phishing, and risk mitgation, all in the Google Admin Console. ELP-Admin Webinar: Security, Phishing, and Risk MitigationWednesday, October 21 · 12:...

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