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Artificial Intelligence Video How AI Can Save Teachers Time, According to a Google Executive
Google's head of education impact says AI can help solve some of the problems teachers are facing, but recognizes its limitations.
Lauraine Langreo & Sam Mallon, June 27, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence Q&A Google Executive: What AI Can and Can't Do for Teachers
Jennie Magiera, Google's head of education impact, discusses the role AI should have in K-12 education.
Lauraine Langreo, June 26, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence The AI Tools for Teachers Are Getting More Robust. Here's How
The new tools increase urgency for PD on using generative AI.
Lauraine Langreo, May 24, 2024
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IT Infrastructure & Management Schools Get Relief on Chromebook Replacements. Google Extends Device Support to 10 Years
Schools have typically had to replace Chromebooks every three to five years.
Alyson Klein, September 21, 2023
4 min read
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Personalized Learning Q&A Google Executive: AI Could 'Transform' School Into a 'Personal Learning Experience'
Google for Education's Shantanu Sinha discusses recent advances in digital technologies.
Lauraine Langreo, July 6, 2023
4 min read
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Classroom Technology Chromebooks’ 'Short' Lifespan Costs Schools Billions of Dollars, Report Finds
Doubling the lifespan of Chromebooks would save schools $1.8 billion, a U.S. PIRG Education Fund report estimates.
Lauraine Langreo, April 26, 2023
4 min read
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Classroom Technology Q&A How Google Classroom Is Changing Teaching: Q&A With Researcher Carlo Perrotta
The popular software is bringing the “logics of datafication, automation, surveillance, and interoperability" to schools, researchers say.
Benjamin Herold, December 17, 2020
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IT Infrastructure & Management Google Experimenting With New Cloud Storage, Artificial Intelligence Initiative for K-12
Google is working with Washington's Evergreen Public Schools on a new effort that has big implications for the way K-12 districts store and analyze student data.
Benjamin Herold, April 4, 2019
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Education Opinion How Google is Taking Over the Classroom
Have you noticed how prevalent Google is in today's academic world? Students from elementary school all the way through high school have taken a part in a monumental shift away from most sought-after products to the variety of apps and devices made by Google. In many ways, Google has made a lasting effort to take over the modern classroom with its variety and cost efficiency. Day by day, students are becoming more entrenched in what Google has to offer them.
Matthew Lynch, March 6, 2018
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Classroom Technology Opinion Enterprise Learning Management Systems + Google = Amplified Learning
The seamless integration between an enterprise LMS and Google creates a powerful ecosystem that supports teachers and students.
Tim Wilhelmus, February 25, 2018
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Education Google Launches $50 Million Effort on the Future of Work
The philanthropic initiative will seek to connect job seekers with jobs, improve job training, and make life better for those in low-wage jobs.
Benjamin Herold, July 27, 2017
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Education Opinion Survey Says: Google for the Win
Google has become the dominant player in the EdTech market, with Microsoft, Apple and Amazon providing stiff competition. But how have these EdTech giants potentially slowed the development of needed innovation in learning platforms?
Tom Vander Ark, June 27, 2017
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Reading & Literacy Google Maps a Spelling Bee for States
As the nation's top young spellers compete in the National Spelling Bee, a map from Google is a reminder that many of us struggle to spell much simpler words.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, June 1, 2017
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Education Opinion Use Google 'Assign Function' for Commenting in Google Docs
While providing feedback for my students today, I entered an email address as I often do in the commenting function using the + sign and this little box popped up that asked me if I wanted to assign it to the student as a task.
Starr Sackstein, December 8, 2016
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