"According to 73% of education and technology leaders, generative AI is the top tech enabler for 2024."
The UK Department of Education states, "Generative Al has the potential to reduce workload across the education sector, and free up teachers' time, allowing them to focus on delivering excellent teaching." In a recent study, 37% of participants saved 5-10 hours a week with generative AI. Gemini, Google’s largest AI model, is included at no cost with all Google Workspace for Education Editions and can be accessed as a separate tool. This experience will use Google’s 1.0 Pro model and be available in more than 40 languages. Gemini is currently not available to people under 18 while using their Workspace for Education accounts. By leveraging advanced natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) models, Gemini Editions offer a range of features that simplify tasks, automate processes, and provide real-time assistance. Users can research and brainstorm new ideas for professional development, lesson plans, IT security policies, and more by chatting with Gemini at gemini.google.com.
Educational institutions can now add Gemini for Google Workspace to their existing Workspace for Education edition for users 18 years and older by purchasing one of the following add-ons:
Gemini Education
Gemini Education brings the power of the most updated models of Gemini into Google Workspace. Its low-cost offering helps educational institutions get started with generative AI in Workspace with a monthly usage limit. AI can help users write in Google Docs, reply to emails in Gmail and create images in Google Slides. Â
Gemini Education Premium
Gemini Education Premium includes everything in Gemini Education plus additional advanced features like AI-powered notetaking and summaries in Google Meet, AI-enhanced data loss prevention, and more coming soon. This add-on provides full access and usage of generative AI tools in Workspace. AI can never replace the expertise, knowledge, or creativity of an educator, but it can be a helpful tool to enhance and enrich teaching and learning experiences. While Google is encouraged by the widespread excitement around generative AI, it’s still early days for this technology. That’s why it’s always important to review information that’s presented as fact, and when in doubt, double check with Google Search. Gemini makes this easy with its double-check feature, which uses Google Search to find content that’s likely similar to or different from statements generated by Gemini.
Generative AI is used to create new content such as text, images, music, and code all with simple prompts. Let’s dive into some key ways Gemini Editions for Google Workspace can be used in education:
Intelligent Email Composition
Gemini Editions provide real-time suggestions for grammar, spelling, and style as you compose emails in Gmail. They also offer predictive text and phrase completion to help you write emails faster and more effectively.
Smart Summarisation
Gemini Editions provide real-time suggestions for grammar, spelling, and style as you compose emails in Gmail. They also offer predictive text and phrase completion to help you write emails faster and more effectively.
Task Management
Gemini Editions offer a task management feature that helps you organise and prioritise your tasks. It can automatically extract tasks from emails, documents, and chats, and suggest due dates and reminders. Use Google Sheets to automatically create workflows such as a rollout plan for an IT security policy.
Document Summarisation & Drafting
Gemini Editions can summarise long documents, such as reports, articles, and whitepapers, providing a concise overview of the main points. They can also extract key insights and recommendations from the documents. This feature can be useful for drafting student feedback based on selected text. Gemini can also draft content such as letters, based on notes and sample text. Alternatively, use Gemini in Docs to generate lesson plans and more.
Presentation Summarisation and Development
Gemini Editions can summarise presentations, highlighting the key points and takeaways. They can also generate speaker notes and provide suggestions for improving the presentation delivery. Additionally, they can be used to generate slides and images.
Q&A and Knowledge Base
Gemini Editions include a Q&A feature that allows you to ask questions and receive answers from a knowledge base of company- specific information.
Users can improve the quality of the generated content by using natural language with clear and concise instructions as well as providing context and specific, relevant keywords. Breaking down complex tasks into separate prompts is a great way to write prompts for AI, and this slide deck has more than 20 additional ways to use Gemini for Google Workspace in education.
With all these great time-saving features the cost of Gemini editions can easily be offset. It’s estimated that for every $1 invested in AI projects or initiatives by education and government institutions, there’s a $3.42 return on investment.
Ready to get started?
You can watch Google’s webinar ‘Bringing Gemini to Google Workspace for Education’ to learn more about Gemini, or complete the Get Started with Gemini for Google Workspace course on the Google for Education Teacher Centre.