Google Improves Features to Create Inclusive and Safe Learning

There are now several ways available to make it easier for students and teachers to access teaching and learning sessions with Google. They can now extract text from PDF using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on ChromeOS. Reading mode The Chrome browser also gets useful new features, such as the ability to highlight text, read text aloud, and more natural-sounding text-to-speech. These features will help improve student understanding.

Google is adding 30 more languages ​​to the Closed Caption (CC) feature in Google Meet which can automatically translate conversations into text. The host can also place several video tiles at the same time on the main screen display for all participants attending a meeting session. This feature is helpful, such as when giving a presentation with a sign language translator.

Apart from that, Google is also committed to presenting innovative and sustainable devices. Recently, Google announced a number of improvements to Chromebooks, such as bringing 15 new device models for educators and students with automatic renewal for 10 years, starting in 2024. Google is also expanding its device and account management portfolio with Endpoint Education Upgrade. This solution helps manage Android and iOS devices with more advanced and proactive device management and security controls.

To improve data protection, Admins can implement stronger data loss prevention controls on Chromebooks, Gmail, and Drive. These controls help prevent accidental leaks of sensitive data. Admins can also implement multi-party agreements to increase security. This allows admins to request additional approval from other admins to complete sensitive actions, such as changing two-step verification settings or requesting and approving access to third-party apps.

see this guide to find out the availability of each feature, including the required edition of Google Workspace for Education. Google has listened to and worked with millions of educators to understand how best to bring AI technology into the classroom. Learn more about AI for Google for Education's new pilot program and our approach to bring this to the world of education responsibly.