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    The Problem with Student-Owned Google Classroom Classes

    Whether your district is new to Google Classroom or if you’re veteran power users, inevitably you may be plagued with the existence of student-owned classes on your domain. In fact, much like orphaned Google Classroom classes, most districts don’t know they have student-owned Google Classroom classes unless they become a problem. And like orphaned classes […]

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    Google DLP Rules

    One of the major themes of Amplified IT’s Audit is addressing the fact that the Google Workspace for Education platform is designed with business in mind first and its education usage a very distant second or third. As a result, many of the settings found within the Admin console make a lot more sense when […]

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    Protecting Admin Roles

    Do you know who has access to your Admin console? When doing Google domain audits we so often see users in admin roles who have been granted too little or too much access along with users with unprotected accounts. Delegating the right level of access to users can not only help them be more successful […]

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    Google for Education Service Offer

    Ready to get started? Redeem Your Credits View Our Services About Us Amplified IT is a K-12 and Higher Ed consultancy working with thousands of schools across the USA and Canada. We bring a unique blend of technical skills and education experience to empower IT staff to make the most of Google for Education and […]

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    Pickerington Audit

    Statement A Google for Education Audit is an in-depth review of a school district’s admin console and Google environment. It provides insights that are vital for school IT and curriculum departments to have a point of reference for communication and a roadmap for change and growth. Results After completing their second Google for Eduaction Audit, […]

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    Amplified Labs 2019 Year in Review

    *Cue the sound of Auld Lang Syne and popping corks resonating softly in the background* 2019 was a year of growth at Amplified Labs – we launched some visionary new products, learned new development techniques, gave the people what they wanted – live chat support! – and added three new people to the team. As […]

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    Preparing for the End of Cloud Print

    In November, it was communicated that Google was no longer going to support Google Cloud Print. Amplified IT’s partner management team did an initial post on this news trying to get ahead of the fear which typically comes along with this type of uncertainty. After having some time to process what the next steps are […]

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    Amplified all-hands retreat 2019

    The first week of December, Amplified IT brought all 34-strong team members from three countries together to the headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia for the first time. The entire week was spent working together, learning, cross-collaborating, and building deeper relationships. We started it all off with our seven teams presented on how they smashed their goals […]

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    Bypassing Vault: Gmail & Hangouts

    Do you know what Vault isn’t storing from Gmail? Yes, we’ve covered confidential emails in a previous article, but we aren’t talking about those, we are referring to everyday emails that are sent and received…. and not captured in Vault.  In this vlog, Tom identifies content that Vault is not retaining from Gmail and gives […]

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    Orphaned Google Classroom Classes

    An often unanticipated result of user account deletion, orphaned classes in Google Classroom keep cropping in Google Workspace forums and support desks across the education ecosystem. Schools likely don’t know they have this problem until it becomes a larger issue. So what are orphaned classes, how can they be prevented, and how can you fix […]