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Problematic students and malicious intents
I am looking for suggestions as I'm sure basically every K12 administrator has their share of students who have malicious intents. I found a user recently who has been trying to use Parrotsec, Kali, and Tails (that I'm aware of). This student utili...
Resolved! Student using an HTML file to play Minecraft/Eaglercraft
I have a student somehow launching a downloaded HTML file on his chromebook to open up some sort of Minecraft game type of environment. I am not even sure how this thing loads and works, but more importantly, how to prevent something like this.I wis...
Assigning Minecraft Licenses
Wondering if anyone has set up automated Minecraft license assigning? We have our Google Workspace set up as IdP for Microsoft Entra (which works fine) and students (and staff) can login to Microsoft using their Google Accounts. Any student that has...
AI Overview in Google
Is there any way to turn off the AI Overview in Google?
[Question] turn off google authenticator sync
Does having a user turn off the "sync with google account" in Google Authenticator remove the codes from that device?We just implemented/changed to the new SAML Profile that Google is recommending which apparently signs people out (happened to myself...
Resolved! [Question] User name fields
We have instances of deadnames coming back when we use GCDS. We're wondering how we can sync the following properly so that the persons deadname does not come back while using GCDS to sync attributes:first name (ad=givenName)last name (ad=sn)display ...
Resolved! Edu on Air:K12 registration restriction
What do I need to adjust in the Admin Console to enable my ability to register for Edu on Air:K12? Every time I attempt to register for sessions, I get the message below stating that there is a policy restriction. I am at a loss since my account has ...
New Phishing Scheme
I have yet to see this in our environment but wanted to share.Phishers Exploit Google Sites and DKIM Replay to Send Signed Emails, Steal Credentialshttps://thehackernews.com/2025/04/phishers-exploit-google-sites-and-dkim.html
Is there a way to disable suggested third party apps in Gmail/Chrome?
Often times when trying to view certain files in a Gmail, users are getting these suggested third party apps that I don't want them to use. Is it possible to disable these suggestions for my users?Screenshot shows what I'm talking about.
External Files Shared to Students
So I've just discovered that while we have emails from external sources, outside of a small whitelist, going to our students blocked evidently shared files will potentially breeze right past that. One, the share email will go right through because th...
Blocking Access and Emails from Certain Countries
Greetings all,We're starting to see an uptick in phishing attempts and we know the ip address of some of the attempts are coming directly from a certain country (coughrussiacough). Is pretty much all I can do is block the ip ranges associated with th...
Strange issue on chromebooks prompting users to reset passwords
Having a strange radom issue for some users on some chromebooks. They are logged in, they reboot(for some reason) upon boot up they get prompted for a password reset? But they can hit back and login again and it lets them without having to change it?...
available chrome license count
I used to be able to see how many available chrome device management licenses I had available to work with my devices. However, I cannot seem to remember (figure out) where to find this in the admin console anymore.I have a few Windows workstations ...
New beta available that restricts access to folders in Google Drive
Naaaaajs! We've been waiting for this since Teamdrives was introduced, and now we're getting hints of it becoming reality.It's a beta, with all that entails.New beta available that restricts access to folders in Google Drive
Chrome device custom attributes
Hello,I'm surprised to find that custom device attributes, similar to the custom user attributes available in Google Workspace, are not supported for Chrome devices. We require fields such as purchase order number, warranty information, device color,...
allow user to transfer ownership of files and folders
when I try to follow these instructions, there is no transfer ownership option. Do I have to enable something in the Admin console? https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494892?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktopChange owners in Google DriveImporta...
GAM7 print gal todrive error message
Hi, I just upgraded to GAM7 and everything seemed to work, but when I tried to run "gam print gal to drive" I get this error message:Temporary error: 3 - Connection error: [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: Missing Authority ...
Google Classroom Ownership Transfer Stuck
We attempted to transfer the ownership of some Google Classrooms after unsuspending the owner's account...then re-suspending it.It seems that the ownership transfer process is now stuck.Command 1:gam user USER-HERE accept classroominvitations ids ID-...
Are Chromebook costs squeezing your K-12 IT budget? 💸 Don't let it hinder your educational mission!
In today's educational landscape, reliable and accessible technology is paramount, but tight budgets and variable device prices can create significant financial challenges. This webinar, presented by CTL, offers a practical and insightful expl...
Requirement to re-confirm access to Google Additional Service for users under 18: March Deadline
Educational institutions are now required to annually review and re-confirm access to Google Additional Services for users under 18. Admins will be prompted in Admin Console to review additional Google services that are turned on in your institutions...
Protecting Accounts for young learners
This is related to this post: https://www.googleforeducommunity.com/t5/Discussion/Context-Aware-Access-to-User-Account/td-p/140696We're a K12 school, and I'm keen to learn how others protect accounts for the early learners (Prep to Year 3 mostly). I ...
Alert Center for emails -- mark as phishing, delete, or quarantine?
I'm a little lost on how to deal with phishing emails when they come across the Alert Center.Usually what I do is mark as phishing and then delete. Is that necessary? Should I be quarantining them instead? Do I need to delete if I do the mark as phis...
Resolved! Context Aware Access to User Account
I'm hoping someone knows the secret switch that makes this happen.We've implemented Context Aware Access (CAA) for a number of accounts, mostly to restrict usage to on-campus only. We've set up a CAA rule and applied the rule to all apps in OU's that...
Email about NotebookLM: [Action Advised] Review the new core service included with your subs
Today I received a nice email about NotebookLM being included as a Core Service.Dear Google Workspace for Education administrator,We are writing to inform you that your Google Workspace for Education subscription now includes NotebookLM with enterpri...
(Limited) integration between Workspace accounts
I'm looking for integration / collaboration options between 2 Workspace accounts. The organizations in question are closely related and share facilities, but there is no plan to merge/migrate the organizations or their respective Workspace accounts. ...
2FA Keys Ceasing to Work on Chromebook?
Greetings all,I'm curious whether anyone has had issues with a 2FA key ceasing to work on one device yet working on others? In this instance I had one, and now possibly two, GoTrust Idem keys seemingly not working consistently with chromebooks (HP 11...
[Vent] Restoring deleted google users past 20 days not possible... but GAM showing the data is there
Can I just say how frustrating it is that when a user is deleted in Google, that even after the 20 days to be able to restore them, GAM still sees their data but can't do much with restoring it?Vault and the "recently deleted users" area both state t...
NotebookLM Feedback
Is anyone aware of a location that the NotebookLM team is accepting feedback beyond the in-app "Send feedback" link?
Google Admin Setting Change procedure
Does anyone have a written procedure you have for when you want to make a system setting change in Google that will affect a group or all users. Who to contact, get permission etc.We have had a few cases where some school admins were requesting a f...
