Google Workspace Wednesday

Issue #138 / 04-FEB-26

Select Gemini in Workspace capabilities now available to Education Plus and Teaching & Learning customers

Generative AI capabilities in Google Workspace for Education will now be available to more educators and students around the world. These features are now available to users 18 and older with a Google Workspace for Education Plus or Teaching and Learning add-on license at no additional cost.

New built-in interoperability between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams

Google is introducing video conferencing device interoperability for Google Meet with Microsoft Teams, which will allow you to join Teams meetings from Chrome OS- based Meet hardware devices and join Meet meetings from Windows-based Teams Rooms devices.

All Google Forms will now have granular controls over who can respond

Google will now automatically upgrade all existing forms to have granular controls over who can respond. When forms are upgraded, all users who could previously respond to the form will continue to be able to respond. Once the upgrade is complete, form creators can make changes to who can respond using the new granular controls, if desired.

Record audio, video, and screencasts directly in Google Classroom

Google is bringing audio, video, and screencast recording functionality to Google Classroom. This new functionality is designed to help transform teaching and learning through multimodality, improving communication, intake, and retention for learners.

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