The hundreds of G Suite features, changes, and updates annually released by Google for Education will greatly impact how you, your staff, and your students function within the Google environment of a school or district. If a school district’s G Suite domain was not initially set up to EDU best-practices when they originally went Google, […]
Too many cooks in the kitchen! As we dive deeper into Google’s Shared Drive functionality, many of us have realized the weeds we are getting ourselves, our educators, and our students into. Originally, the purpose of Shared Drives was to provide a platform for open access use with a similar permission model as other content […]
When creating a shared calendar for activities or individuals, there are a few things to take into account. Within Google, there are 3 types of Calendars: Primary Calendars, Secondary Calendars, and Resource Calendars. Determining the purpose of your sharing type will determine which type of calendar best fits your need. Primary Calendars are referenced by the […]
One of the most amazing and transformative elements of Google for Education is the ease of collaboration the end users experience. Similarly, the scary part for IT Admins can be how easy it is to collaborate (read: overshare), particularly when it comes to sensitive data leaving your school’s domain. Whenever possible, mitigating data loss should […]
Finding data in Drive and Vault can be challenging. Here are some helpful search tips that can be used in Vault, in Google Drive, and in various areas of the Admin Console. One of the most troublesome aspects of having a shared Google Drive structure is when users with Edit access move files or entire […]
