In the present day is the beginning of the ISTE convention in Denver. I’m #NotAtISTE, however I hope everybody in attendance has a good time!
Google makes use of the ISTE convention to announce product updates for the upcoming college yr. This yr there are fairly just a few attention-grabbing updates value discussing.
Take a look at the graphic beneath for a fast abstract. I’ve additionally included just a few of my private ideas and feedback beneath the graphic.
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Summer time updates from the 2024 ISTE Convention
Extra ideas and assets
A lot of $ updates – There’ll undoubtedly be complaints in regards to the giant variety of paid updates on this listing. When you find yourself used to free, any value is excessive, nevertheless the fact is that Workspace is a fairly whole lot. You’ll be able to estimate your value right here
Associated episode: Google Workspace upgrades…well worth the worth?
AI for teenagers? – there are many AI updates on this listing, however the greatest one (IMO) is making Gemini accessible for teen-aged college students (13+) at no extra value. Colleges will have the ability to disable Gemini entry by the Admin Console.
As beforehand introduced, utilizing Gemini by your college’s Google Workspace account offers extra knowledge safety and privateness ensures that you simply don’t get with a private Gmail account. Hearken to my latest interview with Vivek Chachcha, product supervisor for AI instruments inside Google Workspace, to study extra.
I’m additionally intrigued about Gemini being built-in into Google Classroom. This characteristic continues to be below improvement. Your college can signal as much as pilot this new characteristic right here.
Take a look at Learn Alongside – Initially launched in India, Google has been engaged on Learn Alongside since 2019. The app works on Android and Chromebooks and options speech detection to help younger readers. The mixing of Learn Alongside into Google Classroom provides early elementary lecturers some highly effective new instruments for enhancing literacy. That is positively one thing to take a look at!
