Protecting and advancing democracy online

This week, we will join governments, civil society and businesses at the White House’s Summit for Democracy. Technology has been an incredible enabler of democracy worldwide. Google products like Search, YouTube and Android help billions of people around the world access information, connect, and express themselves. Whether it’s helping people find important election information, giving…

New tools for more collaborative, personal and accessible learning

Chromebooks, Chrome and Workspace updates for collaboration and accessibilityLast year, we launched smart canvas in Docs, Sheets and Slides to transform how collaboration happens in the classroom. Now, teachers can save time with custom building blocks, and facilitate class activities with timer, stopwatch and coming soon, voting chips, all within Docs. We’re also working on…

New teaching and learning features in Google Workspace for Education

More flexibility, integration and accessibility with Slides and MeetWe’re also building more flexibility and accessibility into Google Workspace for Education tools. These improvements to Slides and Meet are available for Teaching and Learning Upgrade and Education Plus users:See your Slides speaker notes while presenting in Meet: Presenters can now see their speaker notes while presenting,…

5 Chromebook updates for students and teachers

Today’s classrooms look much different than even a few years ago. Educational technology has improved by leaps and bounds, with new devices and features to help students and teachers stay organized, creative and productive during the school day and back at home.With their easy management, sustainable design and access to quality learning and teaching tools,…

A shared agenda for responsible AI progress

When it comes to AI, we need both good individual practices and shared industry standards. But society needs something more: Sound government policies that promote progress while reducing risks of abuse. And developing good policy takes deep discussions across governments, the private sector, academia and civil society.As we’ve said for years, AI is too important…