Google GEMINI Announcements

[Kristal]

Hi,

If you missed the HUGE announcement last week, you can catch up with this short 9 minute video, watch the comprehensive recording here, or watch the Workspace for Education specific updates: Bringing Gemini to Google Workspace for Education (30 min w/15 min QA).

Some of the resources shared include:

• 20+ ways to use Gemini for Google Workspace: slide deck with use cases
• Teacher Center course that provides hands-on skills to leverage the best of Gemini for Google Workspace in edu  
• YouTube playlist of demos to provide snackable + shareable use cases
• FAQ, pricing, etc.

What excites you the most about these announcements?

[MorrisLeis]

I have been sharing this information with my technology director (Logan Evans) and we are both excited about embedding Gemini in the work of our district we are in the early stages of rolling it out with a group of instructional leaders. 

Morris Leis

[MorrisLeis]

We are eager to get Gemini up and going in the Coffee Coffee County Schools. Any advise or assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Morris

[Kristal]

@MorrisLeis  So excited that you are eager to get Gemini up and running for your district.  Please reach out to your Google POC and they will definitely assist you.  If you do not have one or know who it is, please let me know the following information and I can find out for you:  Size of your district and state.

[MorrisLeis]

I am superintendent of the Coffee County Schools in Georgia. We have 12 schools, 7500 students in grades k-12 and 1200 employees.

[Kristal]

Sorry for the delay in this response.  I will send you an email introduction to your Google sales POC who can assist you with Gemini.  @MorrisLeis 

[lborkenhagen]

We're excited that Gemini chat (gemini.google.com) will have added data protections, even for our users who don't have a Gemini for Education license. We have a small number of staff members who have Gemini for Google Workspace Enterprise accounts and we're curious about the process to transfer these to Gemini for Education accounts, but I've reached out to our seller for these to learn more. Really looking forward to the side panel (finally!!) rolling out soon, as I think this feature may help encourage more excitement around Gemini for Google Workspace. The true power of Gemini for Workspace, I feel, will be in the seamless integration across Workspace apps, once that becomes a true reality. 

[Kristal]

WOW~ I couldn't agree more with you @lborkenhagen   The side panel and the seamless integration across Workspace is a game changer!

[Jmalloy]

I appreciated digesting all of this important information and I have shared this with my technology director.  Very exiting advancements that will assist our work.

[Kristal]

@Jmalloy  Super excited to see how your district will advance using the new technology.  Looking forward to hearing from you again after implementation.  Please keep us posted.