These updates and timeline are written as of 2/17/21 Starting in July 2022, schools will be given 100TB of combined Drive, Gmail, and Photos storage for free. After you’ve reached the max storage allocation per domain (100TB), you will need to curb your cloud storage usage or procure a paid Google Workspace edition. Since the […]
July 15, 2020 This past spring, many schools and districts found themselves suddenly trying to figure out how to quickly distribute Chromebooks to students as schools were quickly shutting their doors to in-person instruction. Distance learning dealt schools a wide range of challenges, and the shift from shared, cart-based, or even 1-to-1 devices to a […]
June 15, 2020 What a year it’s been! Like most districts, by now you’re probably looking at the end of the school year and planning (or already working on) that summer checklist to get ready for next year. And if you’re like most other districts we work with, Google Classroom has played an increased role […]
May 11, 2020 While recent events have thrust schools head first into distance learning, many are finding that they are struggling to adapt some of the most basic daily activities, like tracking whether or not students are participating. With students, teachers, and even devices now at home, the reliance on technology has never been greater. […]
In early March, with the assumption that schools might be closed in a few regional hotspots in the US, we quietly began offering a Little SIS web promotional license free through July 1st to districts with fewer than 40K students impacted by covid-19. Little did we know, the crisis would result in near-nationwide school closures, […]
March 11, 2020 Each year we discover more and more schools are turning to their Chromebook devices to administer state or provincial testing to students. While managed devices can certainly streamline the testing process, they can present a unique set of challenges as well. Below you’ll find 10 tips that can help your school prepare […]
In November, it was communicated that Google was no longer going to support Google Cloud Print. Amplified IT’s partner management team did an initial post on this news trying to get ahead of the fear which typically comes along with this type of uncertainty. After having some time to process what the next steps are […]
GAM is an open source command line tool for making changes to objects in the Google Admin console. It is thoroughly documented at the Github Wiki. The options available for use with GAM are displayed in specific sections on the right-hand side of the GAM Wiki. The scope of what is available to a GFE […]