Announcements, accessibility improvements, and cross-product updates that apply broadly to Google for Education users.

• 7/9/25 – Explore the National Gallery of Art in Washington with Google Arts & Culture Resource link 🧱

• 9/1/25 – Gemini Education Premium renamed to Google AI Pro for Education – Resource link 🤖

• 10/23/25 – 3 Ways Google Is Helping Make Classrooms More Accessible Resource link 🎓

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• May 27, 2025 – Introducing video engagement insights in Google Drive – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• May 28, 2025 – Understand your videos faster using Gemini in Google Drive – Resource link 🤖

• May 29, 2025 – New Gemini summary cards now available in the Gmail app on Android and iOS – Resource link 🤖

• May 30, 2025 – Send feedback directly to a Google Form owner – Resource link 🧱💲➕

Productivity tools teachers and students use daily — Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Sites.

📧 Gmail

• 5/29/25– New Gemini summary cards now available in the Gmail app on Android and iOS – Resource link 🤖

• 7/8/25 – Declutter your inbox with Gmail’s newest feature – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 8/13/25 – Quickly add events to Calendar with Gemini in Gmail on mobile – Resource link 🤖

• 10/14/25– Use 'Help me schedule' in Gmail (Gemini-powered meeting setup) – Resource link 🤖 

📂 Drive

• 5/27/25 – Video engagement insights added to Google Drive – Resource link🧱💲➕

• 5/28/25 – Understand videos faster using Gemini in Drive – Resource link 🤖

• 6/3/25 – “Catch me up” summarizes recent file changes – Resource link 🤖

• 6/12/25 – PDF summary cards now available in Drive – Resource link 🤖

• 7/7/25 – Use Gemini in Drive for organizational tasks – Resource link 🤖

• 7/8/25 – Drive IRM update: more control for file owners & shared drive managers – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 7/30/25 – Train multiple models for AI classification in Drive – Resource link 🤖

• 8/26/25 – Image support added to Gemini in Drive side panel – Resource link🤖

• 9/22/25 – Drive sharing update: restricted access no longer allowed inside shared folders – Resource link 🤖

• 9/30/25 – Ransomware detection & file restoration in Drive (beta) – Resource link 💲➕

• 11/20/25 – Improved Drive search ranking using AI signals Resource link 🤖 🧱💲🎓➕

📝 Docs

• 8/18/25 – Listen to Docs using Gemini (read aloud) – Resource link 🤖

• 10/21/25 – Emoji reactions now supported in CSE Docs, Sheets & Slides – Resource link 💲🎓

• 11/13/25 – Expanded grammar suggestions powered by Gemini Resource link 🤖 🧱💲🎓➕

📊 Sheets

• 6/9/25 – Generate fully editable charts using Gemini in Sheets – Resource link 🤖

• 6/25/25 – Generate sample data using Gemini in Sheets – Resource link🤖

• 8/27/25 – Gemini creates dynamic referenced tables in Sheets – Resource link 🤖

• 10/13/25 – AI function in Sheets enhanced with Google Search for up-to-date answers – Resource link 🤖

• 11/18/25 – Suggested pivot tables powered by Gemini Resource link 🤖 🧱💲🎓➕

🖼️ Slides

• 8/13/25 – AI image editing tools added to Slides & Google Vids – Resource link 🤖

• 8/19/25 – Arrow keys now move objects by 1 pixel in Slides – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

📋 Forms

• 5/30/25 – Send feedback directly to the owner of a Form – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 6/10/25 – Summarize Form responses using Gemini – Resource link 🤖

• 6/11/25 – Create new Forms with Gemini – Resource link 🤖

• 6/17/25 – Admin settings added to control Form responses – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 6/23/25 – Granular control for who can respond to existing Forms – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 8/6/25 – Ask Gemini to suggest new Form questions – Resource link 🤖

🌐 Sites

• 7/8/25 – Search for embedded content in Sites – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• June 3 – Stay up to date with “Catch me up” in Drive – Resource link 🤖

• June 3 – Chrome now lets users copy and search text from scanned PDFs – Resource link 💻

• June 4 – Present content from a second camera in Google Meet – Resource link ➕

• June 4 – Upload code folders or import GitHub repositories into Gemini – Resource link 🤖

• June 5 – Try new data visualizations in Search AI Mode – Resource link 🤖

• June 6 – Plan ahead with scheduled actions in Gemini – Resource link 🤖

• June 9 – New class analytics and insights in Classroom – Resource link ➕

• June 9 – Generate editable charts using Gemini in Sheets – Resource link 🤖

• June 9 – Generate video clips with sound using Veo 3 in Vids – Resource link 🤖

• June 10 – Use Gemini in Forms to summarize responses – Resource link 🤖

• June 11 – Use Gemini in Forms to create a new form – Resource link 🤖

• June 12 – Introducing PDF summary cards in Drive – Resource link 🤖

• June 17 – Google Meet offers customizable caption styling – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• June 17 – New admin settings to control Form responses – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• June 20 – Gemini app available to all education users – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• June 23 – Work smarter with Chromebook Plus and Google AI – Resource link 💻🤖

• June 23 – Granular control options for who can respond to Forms – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• June 25 – Generate data with Gemini in Sheets – Resource link 🤖

• June 27 – Granular controls for multi-party admin approvals – Resource link 💲➕

• June 30 – Gemini in Classroom: No-cost AI tools that amplify teaching – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• June 30 – New Chromebooks and teaching tools – Resource link 💻🎓 

Tools for managing time, communication, and teamwork — Calendar, Keep/Tasks, Chat, and Groups.

🗓️ Google Calendar

• 7/15/25 – Link your Google Calendar booking pages when composing emails in Gmail – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 8/22/25 – New pre-configured Calendar booking page for easier scheduling – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 9/15/25 – Join Meet conferences from any calendar app (Meet link added to location field) – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 9/30/25 – “Take notes for me” available in Calendar (Gemini-powered meeting notes) – Resource link 🤖

• 11/14/25 – Better visibility for declined events Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

🧷 Google Keep & Tasks

• 10/14/25 – Google Keep reminders consolidated into Tasks – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

💬 Google Chat

• 7/10/25 – Lucidchart and Lucidspark apps available in Chat – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 8/18/25 – Catch up on unread messages within a Chat conversation – Resource link 🤖

• 9/15/25 – Refine messages in Chat with Gemini (clarity, conciseness) – Resource link 🤖

• 10/17/25 – Summarize shared files with Gemini in Chat on mobile – Resource link 🤖

• 11/21/25 – Improved Chat search with AI filtering Resource link 🤖 🧱💲🎓➕

• 12/02/25 – Gmail / Google Chat – New to Gmail: share emails in Google Chat – Resource link 🟢 💻

👥 Google Groups

• 6/30/25– Lock Google Groups to prevent sensitive changes (now generally available) – Resource link 💲➕

• July 1 – Access Gemini Audit logs via Reporting API – Resource link 💲➕🤖

• July 7 – Use Gemini in Drive for organizational tasks – Resource link 🤖

• July 8 – Declutter your inbox with Gmail’s newest feature – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• July 8 – Drive IRM update: More control for file owners – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• July 8 – Search for embedded content in Sites – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• July 9 – Uncover the National Gallery of Art with Google Arts & Culture – Resource link 💻

• July 10 – Introducing Lucidchart and Lucidspark apps in Chat – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• July 10 – Turn your photos into videos in Gemini – Resource link 🤖

• July 15 – Link Calendar booking pages when composing emails – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• July 23 – Transform photos into videos in Google Photos – Resource link 💻

• July 23 – Unlock next-level Shorts in YouTube – Resource link 💻

• July 29 – What’s new in NotebookLM: Video Overviews and upgraded Studio – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• July 29 – New ways to learn with AI Mode in Search – Resource link 🤖

• July 30 – Train multiple models for AI classification in Drive – Resource link 🤖 

Classroom, Meet, Vids, YouTube, and Photos — all focused on instruction, presentation, and media creation.

🧑‍🏫 Google Classroom

• 6/9/25 – New class analytics and insights available in Classroom – Resource link ➕

• 6/30/25 – Gemini in Classroom: No-cost AI tools for teaching and learning – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 9/22/25 – Generate stories using Gemini with Read Along – Resource link  🧱💲🎓➕

• 10/21/25 – Convert rubrics from Drive/local files in Classroom using Gemini – Resource link 🎓🤖

• 11/26/25 – Export grades to Sheets with richer metadata Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 12/02/25 – Google Classroom – Educators can now assign public notebooks in NotebookLM via Classroom – Resource link 🎓🤖

🎥  Google Meet

• 6/4/25 – Present content from a second camera in Meet – Resource link ➕

• 6/12/25 – New host control for who can ask to join a meeting – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 6/17/25 – Customizable caption styling in Meet – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 7/2/25 – Livestream viewers can send chat messages; new host controls – Resource link 🎓➕

• 7/7/25 – Improved email notifications after Meet calls + new sharing controls – Resource link 🤖

• 8/4/25 – Automatic room check-in with proximity detection – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 8/11/25 – Full screen mode for screen sharing – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 9/15/25 – Join Meet conferences from any calendar app (Meet link in location field) – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 10/6/25 – Set timers in Meet on the web (host/co-host control) – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 10/7/25 – Meet live captions expanded to Cantonese – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 10/14/25 – AI-powered makeup feature in Meet – Resource link 🎓➕

• 10/23/25 – New waiting rooms experience in Meet (admit/deny, announcements, move participants back) – Resource link 💲🎓

• 11/11/25 – Use a wider range of emoji reactions in Google Meet – Resource link ➕

• 11/11/25 – Option for longer meeting notes with “take notes for me” in Meet – Resource link 🤖➕

• 11/19/25 – New activity dashboard for Meet hosts Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

🎬 Google Vids

• 9/24/25 – Expanded access to Vids AI tools for EDU Plus & Teaching & Learning – Resource link 🎓➕

📸 Google Photos (Instructional Use)

• 7/23/25 – Transform photos into videos & remix pics in Google Photos – Resource link 🧱

• 8/20/25 – Edit images in Google Photos by simply asking – Resource link 🤖 🧱
   

▶️ YouTube

• 7/23/25 – Unlock next-level Shorts with new creation tools – Resource link🧱

• 8/1/25 – The tier list phenomenon (YouTube Learning activity) – Resource link 🧱

• August 1 – The Tier List phenomenon – Resource link 💻

• August 1 – Try Deep Think in Gemini – Resource link 🤖

• August 4 – Automatic room check-in with proximity detection – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• August 6 – Ask Gemini in Forms to suggest questions – Resource link 🤖

• August 6 – Guided Learning in Gemini – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• August 18 – Listen to your documents using Gemini in Docs – Resource link 🤖

• August 18 – Catch up on unread messages in Chat – Resource link 🤖

• August 19 – Arrow keys now move objects by pixel in Slides – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• August 20 – Edit images in Google Photos by simply asking – Resource link 💻🤖

• August 21 – Explore all the Made by Google news with NotebookLM – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• August 21 – AI Mode in Search expands globally – Resource link 🤖

• August 22 – Edit Drive videos in browser using Vids – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕🤖

• August 22 – Let others book time with new pre-configured Calendar booking page – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• August 26 – Add image support to Gemini in Drive side panel – Resource link 🤖

• August 26 – Image editing in Gemini app – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕🤖

• August 26 – New AI-powered live translation tools in Google Translate – Resource link 🤖

• August 27 – Gemini in Sheets helps create dynamic tables – Resource link 🤖

• August 27 – Edit videos using transcript in Vids – Resource link 🤖

• August 27 – Deliver messages with AI avatars in Vids – Resource link 🤖

• August 27 – Convert images to video with Veo 3 in Vids – Resource link 🤖

• August 27 – Create and edit videos with gen AI in Vids – Resource link 🤖 

All AI-driven updates and Gemini integrations across Workspace, Search, and NotebookLM.

🌐 Search & AI Mode

• 6/5/25 – New data visualizations and graphs for finance queries in AI Mode – Resource link 🤖

• 6/18/25 – Search Live: Talk, listen, and explore in real time with AI Mode – Resource link 🤖

• 7/16/25 – More advanced AI capabilities coming to Search – Resource link 🤖

• 7/24/25 – Web Guide: Experimental AI-organized search results page – Resource link 🤖

• 7/29/25 – New ways to learn and explore with AI Mode – Resource link 🤖

• 8/21/25 – AI Mode expands globally with new agentic features – Resource link 🤖

• 11/22/25 – AI Mode now supports step-by-step study guides Resource link 🤖 🧱

🧠 Gemini in Workspace

• 7/2/25 – Gems now available in the side panel of Workspace apps – Resource link 🤖

• 8/26/25 – Image editing in Gemini side panel for Drive – Resource link 🤖

• 10/16/25 – Gemini in Google Sheets now handles multi-step tasks (pivot tables, filters, conditional formatting) – Resource link 🤖

• 10/15/25 – Your organization’s logo now appears in the Gemini app for Workspace users – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 10/17/25 – Flashcards in Gemini are now available to users of all ages – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 12/02/25 – Google Drive – Get quick insights on your Drive folders with Gemini – Resource link 🤖 🟢 💻

📚Gemini for Education / EDU AI Tools

• 6/30/25 – New Gemini tools for students and educators – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 9/22/25 – Generate stories using Gemini with Read Along – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 10/21/25 – Convert rubrics in Classroom using Gemini – Resource link 🎓🤖

💡Gemini App (Mobile & Web)

• 5/30/25 – Bringing Veo 3 to more countries and more users in the Gemini app – Resource link 🤖

• 6/4/25 – Upload code folders or import GitHub repos directly into the Gemini app – Resource link 🤖

• 6/6/25 – Plan ahead with scheduled actions in Gemini – Resource link 🤖

• 6/17/25 – Expansion of Gemini 2.5 model family – Resource link 🤖

• 6/20/25 – Gemini app now available to all education users, including students of all ages – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 6/27/25 – Video file uploads now available in Gemini mobile – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 7/1/25 – Using Veo to animate archival photography (Harley-Davidson Museum) – Resource link 🤖

• 7/10/25 – Turn photos into videos in the Gemini app – Resource link 🤖

• 7/24/25 – Introducing Opal: Create AI mini-apps in Gemini – Resource link 🤖

• 7/29/25 – Increased limits for Gemini 2.5 Pro for Education users – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 8/1/25 – Try Deep Think in the Gemini app – Resource link 🤖

• 8/4/25 – Rethinking the measurement of AI intelligence – Resource link 🤖

• 8/5/25 – Create personal illustrated storybooks in Gemini – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 8/5/25 – Genie 3: New frontier for world models – Resource link 🤖

• 8/6/25 – Free AI tools for college students – Resource link 🤖

• 8/6/25 – Guided Learning in Gemini (learn, understand & study better) – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 8/6/25 – Jules, the asynchronous coding agent, now available – Resource link 🤖

• 8/13/25 – Temporary Chats + new personalization features – Resource link 🤖

• 8/13/25 – Miami-Dade County Schools adopts Gemini for Education for 100,000 users – Resource link 🤖

• 8/20/25 – Gemini Live: More natural, visual, conversational assistant – Resource link 🤖

• 8/21/25 – Integrate Calendar, Tasks, and Keep into Gemini Live – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕🤖

• 8/26/25 – Image editing now available in the Gemini app – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕🤖

• 11/25/25 – New learning-focused “Study Recommendations” feature Resource link 🤖 🧱

📘 NotebookLM

• 6/3/25 – Share your own notebooks publicly – Resource link 🤖

• 7/14/25 – Try featured notebooks on selected topics – Resource link 🤖

• 7/29/25 – What’s new in NotebookLM: Video Overviews & upgraded Studio – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 8/4/25 – NotebookLM now available to younger users – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 8/21/25 – Explore all Made by Google news with NotebookLM – Resource link 

• 10/17/25 – Video Overviews in NotebookLM now available to EDU users of all ages – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• September 1 – Gemini Education Premium renamed to Google AI Pro for Education – Resource link 🤖

• September 15 – Refine messages in Chat with Gemini – Resource link 🤖

• September 15 – Seamlessly join Meet conferences from any calendar app – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• September 22 – Generate stories with Gemini and Read Along – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• September 22 – Change to Drive sharing permissions – Resource link 🤖

• September 24 – Expanded access to AI features in Google Vids – Resource link 🎓➕

• September 30 – Ransomware detection and restoration for Drive in beta – Resource link 💲➕

• September 30 – Enable “Take notes for me” in Calendar – Resource link 🤖 

Admin controls, Chrome, and Chromebooks — important for IT leads and digital learning specialists.

🛠️ Admin Console

• 6/27/25 – More granular controls for multi-party approvals for sensitive admin actions – Resource link ➕

• 7/1/25 – Access Gemini audit logs using Reporting API + Security Investigation Tool – Resource link 💲➕

🌐 Chrome Browser

• 6/3/25 – Chrome now allows copying/searching text from scanned PDFs – Resource link 

💻 ChromeOS

• 9/22/25 – ChromeOS adds improved screen recording tools – Resource link 🧱

💼 Chromebooks

• 6/23/25 – Work smarter with Chromebook Plus & Google AI – Resource link 

• 6/30/25 – New Chromebooks and tools for better teaching and learning – Resource link 

• 8/7/25 – Google ends support for Steam on Chromebooks – Resource link 

• October 6 – Set timers in Google Meet – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• October 9 – Create vertical and square videos in Google Vids – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• October 13 – AI in Sheets enhanced with Search results – Resource link 🤖

• October 14 – AI-powered makeup feature in Google Meet – Resource link 🎓➕

• October 14 – Use “Help me schedule” in Gmail – Resource link 🤖

• October 14 – Google Keep reminders consolidated into Tasks – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• October 16 – Gemini in Sheets tackles multi-step tasks – Resource link 🤖

• October 17 – Flashcards in Gemini for all ages – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• October 17 – Summarize shared files in Chat (mobile) – Resource link 🤖

• October 17 – Video Overviews in NotebookLM available to Education users – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• October 21 – Convert rubrics in Classroom with Gemini – Resource link 🎓🤖

• October 21 – Emoji reactions in client-side encrypted Docs, Sheets & Slides – Resource link 💲🎓

• October 23 – New waiting room experience in Google Meet – Resource link 💲🎓

• October 23 – 3 ways Google is helping make classrooms more accessible – Resource link 🎓 

Admin controls, Chrome, and Chromebooks — important for IT leads and digital learning specialists.

🌐 Google Translate

• 8/26/25 – New AI-powered live translation & language learning tools in Google Translate – Resource link 🤖🧱

🎥 Google Meet (Captions & Languages)

• 10/7/25 – Google Meet live captions expanded to Cantonese – Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 11/10/25 – Help me create in Google Forms (seven languages) – Resource link 🧱💲➕

• 11/10/25 – New AI‑powered audio overviews for PDFs in Google Drive – Resource link 🤖

• 11/10/25 – Analyze large‑scale .csv files in Google Sheets with a new direct‑to‑BigQuery import – Resource link 🤖

• 11/11/25 – Use a wider range of emoji reactions in Google Meet – Resource link➕

• 11/11/25 – Option for longer meeting notes with “take notes for me” in Google Meet – Resource link➕

• 11/13/25 – Google Docs – Expanded grammar suggestions powered by Gemini Resource link 🤖 🧱💲🎓➕

• 11/14/25 – Google Calendar – Better visibility for declined events Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 11/18/25 – Google Sheets – Suggested pivot tables powered by Gemini Resource link 🤖 🧱💲🎓➕

• 11/19/25 – Google Meet – New activity dashboard for Meet hosts Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

• 11/20/25 – Google Drive – Improved Drive search ranking using AI signals Resource link 🤖 🧱💲🎓➕

• 11/21/25 – Google Chat – Improved Chat search with AI filtering Resource link 🤖 🧱💲🎓➕

• 11/22/25 – Search / AI Mode – Step-by-step study guides now available Resource link 🤖 🧱

• 11/25/25 – Gemini App – New “Study Recommendations” feature Resource link 🤖 🧱

• 11/26/25 – Google Classroom – Export grades to Sheets with richer metadata Resource link 🧱💲🎓➕

Quick guides, blog posts, and videos from Google for Education and GEG Idaho — including Eric’s demos, YouTube explainers, and classroom-ready how-tos.

• 💡 Coming soon: linked video tutorials, blog highlights, and GEG Idaho member spotlights. 

• 12/02/25 – Google Classroom – Educators can now assign public notebooks in NotebookLM via Classroom – Resource link 🎓🤖

• 12/02/25 – Google Drive – Get quick insights on your Drive folders with Gemini – Resource link 🤖 🟢 💻

• 12/02/25 – Gmail / Google Chat – New to Gmail: share emails in Google Chat – Resource link 🟢 💻

Admin controls, Chrome, and Chromebooks — important for IT leads and digital learning specialists.

• 📈 Coming soon: reports and best-practice guides for monitoring engagement and impact.