Greetings from Lithuania

[tomjank]

It's nice to be here and get advice, ideas on how to make better use of the Admin environment, so that it is safe and meaningful to use technology at school for both students and teachers.

Happy spring to You all 🙂 

[Kim_Nilsson · Accepted solution]

Welcome @tomjank !

[Kim_Nilsson · Accepted solution]

Welcome @tomjank !

[Nanang · Accepted solution]

Hi @tomjank .🖐
Greetings from GEG Balikpapan - Indonesia. 🇮🇩

[SavioFerraz]

It's so great to have people like you here, @tomjank! This community is full of amazing people.

[tomjank]

I have been using Google for a long time. It all started because they were innovators who offered cloud-based ☁️ solutions and localized their products into Lithuanian 🇱🇹. This has proven to be a great choice for both myself 👨‍🏫and the school where I work 🏫.

Today, we rely on Google for many tasks: managing our shared school calendar 🗓, building websites 🖥, and using AI to create automated spreadsheets for employee vacations and schedules 📢. We also have a dedicated 'Teachers' Room' in Google Chat 🔔, which we use to share information and, most importantly, to learn to respect the boundaries between work and personal time.

Currently, I am learning to maximize automated processes using Google Workspace Studio X. I am thrilled that even though I provide prompts in English, I can receive summaries and information in Lithuanian. It is truly wonderful.

While it's a pity that some Google innovations reach Lithuania with a delay, we are eager to learn and adopt them as they arrive. I have been working exclusively with Google Classroom for several years now 📖; it’s a fantastic tool for sharing educational content and providing students with a clear digital roadmap of their learning 🗞. 

Furthermore, it is just an idea, but it would be great cause we are looking for partners who would like to collaborate on joint tasks and projects with our students. To have some students' conversations about CS or maybe other stuff? It would be an exciting opportunity to connect! We are fully open to "learning without borders" with Google. We may use Google Chat, Google Meet, Google Classroom to be connected. As well we may have some similar connections between teachers as well...   🤗

Happy Easter to You all - I wish for everyone faith, love and hope!  ‌💚  🐣 🌱 

[Nanang]

It is wonderful to hear that Google Workspace is so widely used in your country. I have been using Google Workspace for Education since 2018, though it took some time to fully integrate it into both my professional and personal life. Today, I consistently rely on Google Keep, Calendar, and Photos across both platforms.

I am very interested in exploring international collaboration. Since 2023, my colleagues in Malaysia and I have been leading an online initiative called 'Malindo Connect,' which facilitates sharing experiences between educators in Indonesia and Malaysia. We are currently in our third session, involving both students and practitioners.

In addition to Malaysia, I am organizing a collaborative event with colleagues in Japan called 'Japanesia.' I would certainly welcome the possibility of a future collaboration between Lithuania and Indonesia as well.

Happy Easter to you and all the educators in Lithuania! 🙏 🐰 🐣

[JoHannaVHS]

Welcome! I have been using Google for Education in my current role and my previous role for about 6 years. In my past role, I was the Educator, and in my current role, I am the Administrator. My current role is with an online, supplemental high school with students all over the world. While we don't use Google Classroom, we do use most of the other tools offered in the Google Suite. 

I look forward to connecting with those around the world! 

Thank you,

JoHanna