James Sayer

Helping schools get the most out of Google for Education
@AppsEDUcom
wingfoiling/cycling/surfing/SUP

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

#NotebookLM

[Josh Woodward @joshwoodward]

Great software feels like an extension of you. We're building @GeminiApp to be the most PERSONAL, PROACTIVE, and POWERFUL assistant.
👀Here's the strategy:

1/ PERSONAL: The best assistant gets you. It starts by knowing your past chats (launching soon), but we’ll go further: we’ll make it easy for you to bring in all of your @Google context (Gmail, Photos, Calendar, Search, YouTube, etc.) - with your permission! On the team, we call it “pcontext” (personalized context) and we’re testing it internally with our own info already.

2/ PROACTIVE: The best assistant anticipates. @GeminiApp will offer insights and actions before you ask, freeing your mind and time for what truly matters. Less prompting, more flow.

3/ POWERFUL: The best assistant turns your ideas into action. @GoogleDeepMind models (like 2.5 Pro) are exceptional - they can research, orchestrate, and create images, videos, and code. We’re in a new era of models, and a new era of user experiences are coming.

4/ Zooming out, @Google infrastructure & TPUs back all of this. It’s the kind of infra people dream about, but it actually exists here -- and it’s going to let us make all this FREE for everyone to try, especially students.

5/ One request: keep your feedback coming! We try to listen, build, and iterate fast. In the last ~3.5 weeks, we’ve shipped:
* Gemini 2.5 Flash
* Veo 2 for video generation
* Free Gemini plans for all U.S. students (more countries soon!)
* LaTeX support (top request)
* Upload and edit your images (started rolling out yesterday)

6/ @demishassabis and I will unpack all of this (and more) at Google I/O in <20 days! Let’s roll!

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

@GeminiApp @JayJayTVee Be great to see this rollot across Asia!

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

@eslweb coincidentally just today first time in 9 months!

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

Feeling inspired by the potential in Phnom Penh! Looking forward to future collaborations &amp; planning a Google tech leads meetup soon. Watch this space! #PhnomPenhTech #Google #AI #Collaboration

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

Just back from an inspiring trip to Phnom Penh w/ Victor Lam from Google! 🇰🇭 The growth in Cambodia's education sector is incredible. Loved sharing Google AI &amp; Security insights with forward-thinking schools &amp; universities. #GoogleAI #EdTech #Cambodia #phnompenh

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

Highlight: Full-day AI workshop NUM. Huge thanks to @StephenPaterson for hosting. Dove into @GeminiApp's Deep Research power &amp; @NotebookLM's audio features w/ deans, lecturers &amp; exec program. Exciting use cases discussed (better reports, course design!). #AIinEducation

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - September 6, 2024 https://t.co/hwtbjZ1duf

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬!
Currently in Workspace Labs, Gemini is being integrated to help users quicly create a new Form.
I can see this feature saving users a lot of time - but also helping brainstorm Form creation.
https://t.co/HbzhHuTwEj

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬!
Currently in Workspace Labs, Gemini is being integrated to help users quicly create a new Form.
I can see this feature saving users a lot of time - but also helping brainstorm Form creation.
https://t.co/HbzhHuTwEj

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

Gemini's integration with Drive makes it possible to:
Create new policy drafts in minutes
Check existing policies for clarity and compliance
And then send for approval using the built-in Doc Approvals!
#schoolleadership #education #Gemini #AI #GoogleWorkspace

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

Automate your workflows on Google Chat with IFTTT and UKG Flow integrations https://t.co/F0fxalcqZj

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

AppSheet Admin Console launched for Google Admins! https://t.co/DGCIsZaxKz

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - August 30, 2024 https://t.co/shMHh8pzWs

[James Abela @eslweb]

So the classic issue of you've got a list of #email addresses with sensitive info. Your #emaillist isn't quite right and you've got to send it via a #mailmerge. This video will get you through it!

https://t.co/K0yBWDDRjN

#edtechchat #ukedchat #AussieED #GoogleSheets

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

Upload additional types of documents to Gemini (https://t.co/wUq7FgIXC1) for insights and analysis https://t.co/g0bm3whtDl

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

Customize Gemini (https://t.co/wUq7FgIXC1) for your specific needs with Gems https://t.co/BhzbLr2Evy

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

We are lucky to have had early access to the “𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞” feature in 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭....and now it is rolling out to 𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐮𝐦 users. I have been super impressed with the accuracy of the notes
https://t.co/MWZBw3bMn4

[James Sayer @JamesDSayer]

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 - Picture-in picture will open automaticaly when you switch tabs in your browser. No more losing your Meet tab when you are presenting! https://t.co/3oT6WDbUcr
#GoogleWorkspace #GoogleEducation #GoogleMeet