School of Phish: Common myths or misconceptions of security in the cloud James Scott from the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, aptly commented that “there is no silver bullet solution with cybersecurity, a layered defense is the only viable defense.” His premise is accurate, especially in education and now more so than ever. The Cybersecurity […]
Getting Started Don’t forget, this release will be automatically deployed when you are logged in. You may need to refresh or log in/out to see the new features. If you are interested in learning more about how Gopher for Chrome Premium and Little SIS for Classroom products can help your district, check out the product […]
January 2021
These updates and timeline are written as of 1/13/21 To say that 2020 brought a lot of change would be an understatement. Typical years are tough enough to try and keep up-to-date with Google and Chrome changes. How could you prepare for a health crisis that threw your plans, roadmaps, and goals out the window? […]
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.
November 9, 2020 Are you stuck fighting with VPN connections to allow off-campus access to your on-prem file storage systems? Do you have aging server hardware and facing a costly upgrade? Or perhaps you have been a target of expensive ransomware attacks? If your school is using Google for Education, you already have access to […]