Earlier this year, Google announced a security update to Google Drive to make file sharing more secure. In 2018, Google updated its address-generation scheme making documents less prone to URL-guessing attacks. That update did not address file links created before the new scheme existed. The current Drive sharing update addresses files created with the legacy […]
It is well-known that, in July 2022, Google Workspace for Education will be imposing limitations on storage. As institutions adapt to these changes, school leaders are seeking tools to assist in monitoring and mitigating their domain’s past, present, and future storage usage for the continued success of their administrators, teachers, and students. Committed to empowering […]
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Google for Education regularly makes changes and updates to Google Workspace editions in an effort to adjust to the needs of academic institutions and their stakeholders. Not long ago, Google for Education announced that Google Workspace will be receiving limitations in storage abilities in July 2022. To enable our customers to continue getting the most […]
February 25, 2020 This training session on Google Workspace for Education Security and Compliance best practices kicked-off with Tom Woods, Amplified IT’s Lead Google for Education Training Consultant, going over how to leverage settings for ensuring security within a Google environment. Through the session, Tom specifically covered key settings, core applications, and 3rd party applications […]
January 13, 2021 Google is changing the behavior of a few Google Meet settings in Google for Education. Specifically, there are now certain settings that are “sticky,” which means that if they were turned on or off during a meeting, that setting would be saved for all future meetings using that same meeting code. Prior […]
Here is everything you need to know about Google Workspace Licenses. In this post, you’ll get answers to questions including: What do they do? Who should get them? How do you assign licenses? What are some best practices? We’ve got you covered in our comprehensive guide to licensing. The value of Workspace for Education Last […]
December 10, 2020 Given all the feedback to Google from schools, an important change has been made to Youtube Restricted Mode. Join Tom as he walks us through various Youtube settings and how this latest update could change your view on using this in your schools.
December 15, 2020 2020 has been a remarkable year for education. Moving from in-person instruction to remote learning is a huge change. You’ve taken amazing steps to ensure your students and teachers have uninterrupted learning. Congratulations on a job well done. As the calendar year and semester are about to change, it’s time to look […]
December 8, 2020 This training session on Chrome and device management best practices kicked-off with Tom Woods, Amplified IT’s Lead Google for Education Training Consultant, going over best practices for Google Workspace for Education management. Tom walked through admin console settings and approaches for Chrome management and device settings where he explained the importance of […]
November 11, 2020 In this video, Tom Woods goes through the most recent updates with Google Meet as well as what’s coming on the Google Meet roadmap.