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How Newport School District Strengthens Google Cybersecurity and Stops Threats Fast

Saving Time and Reducing Risk: The Benefits of Google Workspace Threat Detection for K-12 Schools Nestled in a small community in northeastern Washington, Newport School District serves approximately 1,100 students with a dedicated team of about 120 faculty and staff. Managing the district’s technology infrastructure falls to the small, yet capable, two-person IT team. IT…

Google Workspace gets automation flows, podcast-style summaries

Google is upgrading Workspace, its suite of cloud-based productivity tools, with new AI capabilities. The suite is gaining Workspace Flows, a tool designed to automate multi-step processes such as updating spreadsheets and digging through documents for information. Flows can tap Gems, Google’s brand of custom AI-powered chatbots, to handle specialized tasks, and it can also…

Windsor Schools’ Proactive Approach to Cybersecurity and Student Safety

How Cloud Monitor and Content Filter Provide Visibility, Safety, and Peace of Mind at an Independent School Windsor Schools, a specialized K-12 learning program in New Jersey, is dedicated to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for its students.  Soon after he started his role as IT Manager—and Windsor Schools’ sole technology staff member—Kyle…

Gmail gains an ‘Add to calendar’ button, powered by Gemini

A nifty new Gmail capability powered by Google’s Gemini AI has arrived for Google Workspace customers. Starting Monday, users can add events to a Google Calendar directly from an email. Gemini will automatically detect calendar-related content in an email and present an “Add to calendar” button. After clicking the button, the side panel in Gmail…

Google raises the price of Workspace plans, includes its AI features for free

Google announced on Wednesday that all AI features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet are now available to Workspace customers at no extra charge, though the plan will see a $2 per month increase per user.  This change simplifies access to Workplace AI tools, including email summaries, automated note-taking, chatting with the Gemini bot, and…