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Leveraging AI to Improve Accessibility in Google Workspace
Hello all,I’m curious how schools and organizations are using AI tools within Google Workspace to enhance accessibility for students and staff.Some discussion points:Are there AI-powered features you’ve implemented that help users with visual, hearin...
Thousands of "skg_events" files being created in Google Drive by macOS Spotlight?
I am finding some users that have thousands of files in their "My Drive" that appear to created by Spotlight on macOS. Files with "skg_events" in the name.Has anyone else experienced this and determined why it happened? Not all of my users are affect...
Managing old iphones in the Google Admin Console
I hate to see old tech go to waste- so here's what I'm doing-I've collected about 50 iphone 12s that aren't in use, enrolled them into Apple School Manager and then synced the Google Admin Console as my management system.This support article has gott...
Emails getting Images being hidden -- Our logo/Signature file
We recently started noticing this error when email (Google Workspace) internally on our email lists, "Images in this message are hidden. This message appears suspicious. Don't show the images unless you trust the sender and the message."The only Imag...
Automated Google Form for immediate private feedback
One of my high school teachers asked me for advice on creating a Google Form for private student feedback on peers in their small group. The catch is that he wants the feedback to be automatically emailed to the presenter and himself. Any suggestions...
Imortant Request: Give Admins Control to En(Dis)able "Delete Chat" in Google AI Pro for Education
The ability to delete chats within Gemini for Google Workspace, specifically for Google AI Pro for Education plans, is a crucial feature that needs implementation. Users who prioritize organization and a tidy screen, like myself, find it essential to...
[Action Advised] Prepare for Google Drive permissions migration starting March 2026
You have probably received this in your email.The upcoming change in how Drive handles permissions should not negatively impact your consciious work to restrict users' access to individual content./Kim***Dear Google Workspace for Education administra...
[Product Update] Expanding access to Gemini in Workspace for Education customers
Nice! I received this email yesterday.***Dear Google Workspace for Education administrator,We’re writing to let you know that users 18 and older with Google Workspace for Education Plus or the Teaching and Learning add-on will have access to select G...
"Secret" Games on Google Search Page
We use a whitelisting only method for student web browsing at my campus. And this has been great to truly restrict some student OUs.HOWEVER, the students have figured out if they Google Search "minecraft" or "pacman," these games will play atop the G...
Resolved! Restricting Chromebooks to a Single User
I have a friend in another school district whose superintendent has approached him to lock down each Chromebook to a single user. I am wondering if there is a more straightforward method to this request, rather than accessing each Chromebook device i...
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...
ChromeOS Mirrored AND Extended Displays
Shareable article with screenshotsAs of ChromeOS version 130 you are now able to mirror and extend your Chromebook's desktop across multiple external displays using a Chrome flag.For example, in a classroom, this may be [Chromebook + Monitor + Projec...
¿𝐈𝐀 𝐨 𝐈𝐀 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚
퐍퐨 퐧퐞퐜퐞퐬퐢퐭퐚퐬 퐬퐞퐫 퐞퐱퐩퐞퐫퐭퐨… 퐬퐨퐥퐨 퐬퐚퐛퐞퐫 퐮퐬퐚퐫퐥퐚 퐛퐢퐞퐧Muchos escuchan hablar de Inteligencia Artificial y de IA Generativa, pero pocos saben cómo aprovecharlas realmente en el aprendizaje y la enseñanza.Esta imagen te muestra, de forma sencilla, la diferen...
Securing Shared Drives for Year-End Audits (Focus on Data Loss Prevention and Context-Aware Access)
How does your institution handle Data Residency and DLP governance for shared drives? If you are comfortable, please share your framework. Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - November 7, 2025 (Shared Drive Expiration) & Google Workspace Security...
Gemini in Chrome
Has anyone had this feature rolled out to them? It started rolling out October 2nd, and is impacting our implementation/pilot/testing to see if we want to go with Gemini for our AI product (https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/10/use-gemini-i...
Resolved! Impossibile accedere a questo servizio
Molti studenti segnalano questo errore:"Questo servizio non è disponibile per gli utenti di Google Workspace for Education che hanno meno di 18 anni e per i bambini che hanno meno di 13 anni (o meno dell'età del consenso digitale nel tuo paese). Scop...
Google Forms Word Limit Problem
We are experiencing a problem in Google Forms where long-answer responses that exceed the word limit do not save or submit. This becomes more challenging when Lock Mode is enabled, as students remain stuck in the locked environment even after the set...
Is ChromeOS moving to Android?
Have you heard rumors that ChromeOS is moving to Android?Over on LinkedIN I make the case for some clarityhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chromeos-moving-android-bill-gibson-0vqie/?trackingId=WRCvZMKQsdAb4jKpH8yP0w%3D%3DIMO a public post would be best...
Member Recognition: December 2025
Dear @alexgrutza, Congratulations on being recognized as the ELP Admin Community member with the most number of posts and kudos received as a Contributor III for the months of November/December. Your willingness to participate, share insights, and co...
Member Recognition: December 2025
Dear @Claudia17, Congratulations on being recognized as the ELP Admin Community member with the most number of admin page views and total signins as a New Contributor II for the months of November/December. Your willingness to participate, share insi...
Chrome Education Upgrade bundled with ChromeOS devices.
I have purchased some HP Fortis 14 G11 Chromebooks with Chrome Education Upgrade bundled from CDW. How do I access this license in my admin workspace? Should it be automatically listed in my Google Device console?
🌟📁Limited Access folders is HUGE for Shared Drives in Google Drive!!!
Now teams can easily onboard new members via group membership while providing logically organized sub folders for content that is appropriate for a smaller audience.https://support.google.com/drive/answer/14254362
Block old Operating Systems from Connecting
Is it possible to block old operating systems (Windows/MacOS) that are no longer supported from logging into Google Workspace?
Turning off Gemini in Google Search for Students?
Greetings all,So we have Gemini turned off for our student OUs out of a abundance of caution but I've recently noticed that students appear to still be able to talk to Gemini in Google searches in some capacity. Though I could be misunderstanding how...
[vent] gmail templates deleted by google again...
Not the first time that Google has deleted my email templates Why does google decide to do this to me (and presumably others)
USING GOOGLES NOTEBOOKLM
using Googles Notebook is an amazing way of having your work organized, summarized and even create a podcast which simplifies your work.
Android Authority Article: Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC
https://www.androidauthority.com/aluminium-os-android-for-pcs-3619092/
Context-Aware Access for blocking older Operating Systems
I have created a CAA rule for blocking older Windows and MacOS from logging into Google Apps. It is currently in Monitor Mode but it seems to block what I want to allow. Do I have it misconfigured or am I reading the log wrong?Config....Log....
Testimonial Use Case: Gemini as a coding co-pilot
@diego Please join me in viewing Diego's video and sharing some kudos/comments to this thread. We asked for some use cases and Diego focused on how Gemini acted as a coding co-pilot, allowing him to build a complex internal tool for his teachers in ...
