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As we continue our exploration of Literacy in a Digital Age, discover how educators are turning passive consumption into active digital analysis and deliberate composition. Read on for classroom strategies connecting critical reading with algorithmic critique, and register for two global professional exchanges happening this week in Spanish and English!

Dive deeper into Literacy in a Digital Age as we explore how to turn students from passive consumers of synthetic media into critical information architects. Discover practical pedagogical routines for deconstructing algorithmic bias, verifying multimodal claims, and structuring disciplined research using Google Workspace and UNESCO frameworks.

Technology in education often gets a bad rap for pushing one-size-fits-all lesson plans. But in classrooms from Indonesia to Brazil, teachers are flipping the script. Discover how the Intel® Skills for Innovation (SFI) Ambassador Community is using a shared global toolkit to celebrate regional languages, indigenous traditions, and local challenges - proving that the best learning happens when technology adapts to the student, not the other way around.

Celebrate International Literacy Day 2026 with the Global GEG! Discover how educators worldwide are expanding foundational literacy into digital discernment, critical AI critique, and data fluency. Read on for practical classroom routines using Google Workspace, international frameworks from UNESCO, and a new Gemini prompt to scaffold algorithmic literacy.

The September 2026 Content Drop webinar marked the first continuous monthly release following the May launch, introducing four brand-new modules to expand the catalog across K-12 and Higher Education.

Step into September as we explore Literacy in a Digital Age. Discover how educators across the globe are expanding foundational literacy to include AI literacy, data fluency, and algorithm evaluation. Read our theme launch post for actionable strategies, Google Workspace tools, UNESCO frameworks, and a brand-new Gemini classroom prompt!

Bring dynamic visual simulations into your classroom with Gemini, simplify assessment tracking in Google Sheets, and coordinate guest speakers effortlessly in Calendar.

Empowering Students as Caretakers of Place in the Digital Age

Digital tools make it easy to copy and publish media in seconds, but access is not ownership, and recording is not permission. In the latest Global GEG event, Aotearoa New Zealand educator Rachel Duckworth breaks down how to integrate indigenous knowledge and local narratives into the classroom without stripping away authentic cultural context. From exploring the Māori concepts of whenua (land connection) and tūrangawaewae (a place to stand) to implementing a five-step framework that turns passive consumers into responsible caretakers (kaitiaki), discover how to use the Google ecosystem to anchor students in the living stories of their own communities.

Ready to bring place-based digital literacy to your curriculum? Read our full event recap, explore practical classroom blueprints, and join the worldwide conversation.

As we wrap up our August focus on Indigenous Knowledge & Local Context, discover how grounding digital learning in local wisdom creates sustainable, lasting impact for primary and secondary learners. Read on for practical strategies to carry place-based learning forward, our final theme reflection, and a new Gemini prompt to map your local curriculum!

In a recent "EDU on Air for K-12" session, education leaders shared how school districts can move from AI policy anxiety to active, educator-led governance. Read on to learn how to design a pedagogy-first AI roadmap that integrates seamlessly with your existing guidelines.

Transform spreadsheets into interactive apps, capture in-person meetings with AI, and master calendar security! 📊 Discover how the latest Google Workspace updates streamline data, automate note-taking, and enhance administrative control in this week's Global GEG recap.

Discover how educators at LEO Academy Trust use AI as a "second pair of hands" to streamline lesson planning, admin tasks, and differentiation. In this insightful episode, you’ll learn how swapping manual heavy lifting for smart AI prompts can help you reclaim your time and focus more on your students.

Step into our third week of Indigenous Knowledge & Local Context as we examine how to ethically integrate regional ecological data and native language preservation into your daily curriculum using Google Workspace. Read on for practical teaching strategies, project frameworks, and our latest Gemini prompt!

Google Classroom recently underwent its most dramatic visual update. Watch GEG Instructional Coaches leaders @JeffBradbury & @CamiKann break down the new interface, student experience, and essential teaching features.

In our conversation together, Dr. Kirsti Lonka challenges the binary "good vs. bad" view of screen-time, urging educators to focus instead on how digital tools can foster active, knowledge-driven engagement rather than passive consumption. By designing lessons around real-world phenomena, teachers can bridge the gap between classroom learning and the collaborative, multidisciplinary nature of the modern world.

Trying to explain abstract concepts like empathy, gravity, or fractions to a 9-year-old? Learn how to use Gemini’s image generator behind the scenes to create concrete visual anchors and tactile printouts—leveraging CAST UDL guidelines and Harvard's 'See, Think, Wonder' routine—to make dense curriculum topics completely touchable.

Teaching students to navigate online claims is critical, but direct chatbot use is not always compliant for younger students. Learn how to use Gemini as your back-end generator to create physical, hands-on claim sorting decks—leveraging CAST UDL guidelines and Harvard's 'Claim, Support, Question' routine—that turn media literacy into an active offline team game."

Explore how educators are placing community heritage at the center of modern learning in our latest blog post for Indigenous Knowledge & Local Context month. Discover practical ways to archive oral histories, map local ecological wisdom with Google Workspace, and join our upcoming August 14 global event on building digital roots with educators from Indonesia.

Step into August as we explore Indigenous Knowledge & Local Context. Discover how educators across the globe are using Google Workspace and UNESCO frameworks to honor ancient wisdom, preserve local heritage, and build culturally responsive classrooms. Read our theme launch post for practical tools, project ideas, and classroom prompts!

Help me create in Google Forms now supports generating quizzes.

With this launch, you can quickly create a quiz by writing a specific prompt for Help me create describing the quiz you want to create. Your prompt can reference Google Drive files like Docs, Slides or PDFs to use as sources for the quiz, should you choose.

Are You Teaching Software Operations or Durable Life Skills?

In a digital landscape that evolves faster than traditional curricula, memorizing software menus is no longer enough. In the latest Global GEG panel, Pearl River County educators Tara Poolson and Ashton Treadaway break down how to pair digital literacy with student agency. From implementing a "Notice, Name, Next Step" routine for technical roadblocks to utilizing Google Workspace to make student thinking visible, discover practical strategies to transform your classroom into a space of active inquiry.

Ready to build future-ready learners? Read our complete event recap, access free curriculum resources, and join the global conversation on the Global GEG Space and through the official Google AI Educator Series Hub.

All educators know that the most precious resource in their day is time. In Northern Ireland, EdIS ran a 6-month long pilot, training 200+ teachers to leverage Gemini for Education and Notebook in their day-to-day activity. They captured over 600 use cases, with the average teacher saving 8 hours per week, and some saving up to 10! Learn more about how they did it.