In case you missed it, or are just trying to review through everything that was shared, I have made an easy to browse bulleted list of everything that was announced in the event. For each item I have included any relevant links to Google's blog posts or help pages or video clips about that new feature or update.
Also, if you want more details and discussions on these topics, please feel free to join us online for our monthly GEG-Ohio (Google Educator Group) virtual meeting on Thursday, February 25th from 1pm to 3pm (EST). We will be taking a close look at the updates from the "Learning with Google" event.
- GEG-Ohio website - https://sites.google.com/view/geg-ohio/
- February 2021 agenda - Google Docs link
Now, see below to explore all 50+ updates in my bulleted lists...
 | Google Workspace for Education tiers |
Overview - Google will now offer four different tiers of tools and services for schools - Resource link
Compare the 4 tiers - Resource link, Video clip
Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals (EF) - Resource link, PDF, Video clip
Traditional free version of Google tools (formerly called G Suite for Education)
Google Workspace for Education Standard (ES) - Resource link, PDF, Video clip
Advanced security features, analytics, group management, and controls
$3 / student / year
Teaching and Learning Upgrade (T&L) - Resource link, PDF, Video clip
Advanced instruction tools (Meet: breakout rooms, Q&A, polls, attendance reports, noise cancellation, permanent recordings, 250 participants, 10K live streaming. Classroom: unlimited originality reports, add-ons) and additional Drive storage
$4 / license / month
Google Workspace for Education Plus (E+) - Resource link, PDF, Video clip
Everything from Education Standard and Teaching and Learning Upgrade plus 100K live streaming, Classroom roster sync from any SIS, Cloud Search
$5 / student / year
 | Google Drive storage updates |
Overview - Google will no longer be offering unlimited Drive storage for schools, but instead will have a shared storage amount - Resource link, Help page
EF and ES - 100TB of pooled cloud storage shared across all of your users
T&L - 100 TB shared + 100 GB per license
E+ - 100 TB shared + 20 GB per license
New limits will go into effect across for existing customers in July 2022
Admin tools to identify and manage how storage is used and allocated
 | Google Classroom updates |
Overview - Resource link
Add-ons to choose EdTech tools and content from a marketplace and assign it to students directly in Classroom (T&L and E+) - Video clip
Create classes and populate and sync rosters directly to Classroom from Student Information System (E+) - Video clip
Grade Export adding Aspen SIS (in addition to existing Skyward and Infinite Campus support) - Video clip
Classroom audit logs for admins - Video clip
Export audit logs to BigQuery for deeper insights (ES and E+) - Video clip
Student engagement tracking to see relevant stats about how students interact with Classroom - Video clip
Offline functionality for Classroom Android app - Video clip
Classroom Android app to allow students to scan, edit, combine, and attach images of paper assignments - Video clip
Rich text formatting for assignments and posts including bold, italics, underline and bullet - Video clip
Improved grading in Classroom Android app including the ability to switch between student submissions, grade while viewing an assignment, and share feedback - Video clip
Originality reports to support more languages (15 total) - Video clip
CS First integration to import student rosters from Classroom into a new CS First class - Video clip
 | Google Drive editors updates |
Save progress in a Google Form as a draft for up to 30 days - Beta sign-up Form, Video clip
Google Docs citation tool adding search feature to import citation details - Video clip
Jamboard adding Version History - Video clip
 | Security features updates |
Limit Google Drive sharing to specific groups with target audiences (ES and E+) - Resource link, Video clip
Automatic group membership management and expiration with dynamic groups (ES and E+) - Resource link, Video clip
Document approvals for users to approve, reject, or leave feedback on Drive files - Video clip
Investigation Tool getting logs from Chat, Meet, Classroom, OAuth, Groups, Voice, and Calendar - Video clip
 | Google Meet updates |
Overview - Resource link, Video clip
End meetings for everyone on the call, preventing students from staying on after the teacher has left, including in breakout rooms - Resource link
Mute all participants at once (rolling out now) - Resource link
Control when students can unmute themselves
Mobile Meet app getting moderation controls, such as who can join meeting or use the chat or share their screen
For meetings created from Classroom students won’t be able to join before the teacher, only students and teachers in the class will be able to join, and every teacher in the Classroom will be a meeting host by default (Fall 2021)
All meetings (even those not started from Classroom) will support multiple hosts
New settings in the Admin console for who can join their school’s video calls, and whether people from their school can join video calls from other schools
New details in Google Meet audit logs including external participant's email addresses
Meet logs being added to the Investigation Tool (ES and E+)
Admin option to end any meeting from the Investigation Tool (ES and E+)
Emoji reactions in Meet, with teacher and admin control over when reactions can be used.
Improved Meet reliability with low bandwidth
Create breakout rooms ahead of time in Google Calendar (T&L and E+)
Meeting transcripts will be available for teachers to review or share (T&L and E+)
 | Chromebook updates |
Overview - Resource link
Screen recording tool built into ChromeOS (in March) - Video clip
New Chrome policies in the Admin Console including Zero Touch Enrollment
Chromebook selection resource for choosing which device to buy - Google Slides link
Audio, video and reliability improvements in Meet
Parents can add a Google Workspace for Education account to their child’s personal Google Account managed with Family Link - Help page, Overview video
 | Accessibility updates |
Updated accessibility features including Select-to-speak and ChromeVox improvements, cursor colors, Switch Access, Docs braille support, and more - Video clip
Google Accessibility site - Resource link
For more details, you can view a recording of the "Learning with Google" livestream at:
And to keep the learning going, Google has organized free 30-minute training sessions on a wide variety of these updates and features, running from February 23rd through April 8th. See the full list of topics, dates, times, and registration link at:
Post by Eric Curts. Connect with me on Twitter at twitter.com/ericcurts
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