Engaging and interactive ways to learn
With Google Vids, you can inspire the next generation of storytellers. We recently introduced Google Vids, a video creation app for Education Plus and Gemini Education customers that makes it simple for educators and students to create and collaborate with video. Vids is also directly integrated with Google Classroom, helping educators easily assign video projects or post video explainers right to their students. Check out our new training course to get started.
Bring Google AI directly into your Learning Management System (LMS): Gemini Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) incorporates AI-driven products powered by Gemini — like the Gemini app, NotebookLM, Learn About and Illuminate — directly into third-party LMS software, starting with Canvas by Instructure and Powerschool Schoology Learning.
Practice phonics skills and get insights on progress with Read Along in Classroom: Read Along will soon expand its content to include Heggerty’s entire decodables library, with books for kindergarten through third grade. To check progress at the class and student level, educators can now see an overview of phonics skills in the insights dashboard.
Integrate and manage more tools across Google Classroom and Chromebooks: There are four new add-ons that can be accessed from right within Classroom: FigJam (for collaborative whiteboard activities), Education Perfect (curriculum-aligned activities), Discovery Education (real-world content and multi-modal instruction), and Autodesk Tinkercad (3D design, electronics, and coding). On Chromebooks, admins can assign new app licensing partners, like Canva.
Use new fonts to teach handwriting: We added new handwriting fonts in Google Workspace for Education to help educators teach handwriting based on regional research. And now, thanks to educator feedback, we’re adding Playwrite Guides to help teach in the classroom; which provide a visual aid for primary school children to help them grasp the proportions of letterforms and assists them in drawing letters with confidence and accuracy.
More easily create decks with new Google Slides templates: We recently introduced a refreshed library of professionally-built Google Slides templates, providing the perfect starting point for lesson plans, book reports, project reports and more. This allows educators and students to spend less time on design and more on crafting compelling content.
On new Chromebooks, easier ways to learn and create content
More than 50 million students and educators use Chromebooks worldwide, and we are constantly adding new features to make teaching and learning easier for everyone. We’re also building even more powerful devices to help handle all of these new features.
Try new accessibility features built into Chromebooks: We recently shared that Face control is coming to Chromebooks. This accessibility feature, rolling out now, enables people to control their cursor by moving their head and perform various actions using facial gestures. Reading mode on the Chrome browser now lets you read text aloud in a variety of natural-sounding voices in addition to Face control. Additionally, PDFs that were previously inaccessible can now be accessed with a screen reader on all operating systems thanks to PDF OCR. New apps can help you focus and work more efficiently: When you sign in to your Chromebook, you’ll see a new screen with a list of all your open windows, tabs, and apps. The focus feature creates a “Do Not Disturb” distraction-free experience, where you can choose a task, duration of time to silence notifications, and even some music to help focus. And with built in apps like the Recorder app, you can create voice recordings and audio content with built-in transcripts – or use Screencast, now available in 50+ languages, including Swedish, Danish and Finnish.
Check out more than 20 new Chromebook and Chromebook Plus devices for 2025: We’re rolling out more than 20 new devices, for students and educators alike. Devices designed specifically for younger learners include the Lenovo Chromebook Duet EDU G2 and the Acer Chromebook Spin 511, both of which are stylus-compatible. For older grades, check out the ASUS Chromebook CR12 (CR1204C), and HP Fortis G1i 14 Chromebook. Additionally, the powerful Chromebook Plus with Gemini built in is ideal for educators. Try out the new Lenovo Chromebook Plus 2-in-1 (14”, 10), or the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus for a device built for the art of teaching. Visit our website to see all of these gadgets.
Convert your flat panels into ChromeOS: Have interactive flat panel displays in your classroom, but struggle to use them alongside your other classroom technology? Chromebox OPS is a straightforward plug-in device that turns your smart boards or flat panels into ChromeOS devices and extends their lifespan. Starting in January, leading display manufacturers will offer Chromebox OPS including LG, SMART, Promethean, AOpen, Satsuki and Viewsonic. Contact your preferred reseller to learn more.
Check out our product guide to learn more about these updates and all of the Google for Education announcements made at BETT.