π’ What's new in Google for Education - www.controlaltachieve.com/2026/10/goog...
From our September 2026 GEG-Ohio meeting:
β
Detailed agenda
βΆοΈ Recorded video
π° Latest GoogleEDU updates
π§° Helpful tips & resources
β Q&A

π’ What's new in Google for Education - www.controlaltachieve.com/2026/10/goog...
From our September 2026 GEG-Ohio meeting:
β
Detailed agenda
βΆοΈ Recorded video
π° Latest GoogleEDU updates
π§° Helpful tips & resources
β Q&A
In Gemini Notebook
When you're creating slides, click on the little arrow on the tile to add a description of what you want the presentation to focus on AND what you want it to look like.
π 10 New EduGems from September 2026 - www.controlaltachieve.com/2026/09/gems...
π’ 10 new AI prompts for schools (160 total)
π Links & descriptions for each
π±οΈ Free to use & copy
π« Great for any subject & any grade
In Google Slides
Use the View menu
to choose "Theme Builder"
Images and text on the theme builder are LOCKED DOWN.
This is great for making templates for your students.
Quickly crop your Google Sheetsβ’ spreadsheet.
Use the Extensions menu to quickly crop your Google Sheetsβ’ spreadsheet to size.
One of my favorite spreadsheet functions is
IF
IF(A1="","","Hello "&A1&" let's learn today")
Check for blank values with empty quotes.
π¬π©βπ« Google Classroom Strategy:
π¬ Foster interactive CONVERSATIONS, not one-sided comments.
π Identify the student-teacher-student pattern in private comments.
Refresh your Google Formsβ’. Instead of copying your Form, refresh it to continue to use!
π FREE Fall/Winter AI Prompt Cheat Sheet
Save time this season with creative, ready-to-use classroom activities and prompts designed to engage your students
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(Highlight some text)
Right Click on a webpage
Choose "Open in Reading Mode"
Hit the play button
Have Chrome READ ALOUD the page
If you have Google Gemini in the sidebar of your Google Docs
You can ask to append another version, by scrambling the questions or creating different questions.
If you need multiple versions, Gemini can save you a ton of time.
In YouTube, press J to rewind 10 seconds.
#GoogleEDU #TeacherTech
π New EduGem: www.edugems.ai/gem/multiple...
π Multiple Perspectives - Help students explore diverse viewpoints by speaking with a dynamic panel of 5 tailored stakeholders and then synthesizing their own understanding
Have ADHD or just want to schedule work sessions to complete a task in bite sized chunks? AliceTasks AI Work Sessions helps you break down your to-do list into manageable work sessions.
Google Classroom creates a folder for each class. And a folder for each assignment that has student work submitted. What happens if you delete this folder in Google Drive?
Math facts dash
For those required to give math facts practice
I used Google Gemini to create a quick practice
It does NOT save the scores, it's for practice only.
share.gemini.google/FCf5H7wWlvnd
Collects NO DATA. #GoogleEDU #MathChat
When using a spreadsheet
Use the TAB key to move to the right
Then when you push the ENTER key
it takes you back to the first column (where you started using the Tab key).
Makes data entry a lot faster!
π€Ώ Google Classroom Deep Dive: The New Homepage, Notebooks, and Gems
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π Student Engagement Matters!
π§° Tools don't engage!
Learn how to use #GoogleWorkspace in engaging ways!
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Use Google Gemini to make an app, like a spinny wheel random student chooser
Hover over the 3 dots on the Gemini Chat in the left sidebar to choose "Pin" to make it easy to get to.
Or bookmark it :)