Collaborative Google Updates Stream – December 2022
December 13th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
December 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — December Deep Dive: Chrome Corner: Common Questions & In The Weeds
December 1st, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Chrome Corner: Common Questions & In The Weeds
In this session, we’ll start with higher-level common Chrome questions, but then also descend into the weeds for more complicated, detailed work. Come along as we journey through the hundreds of Chrome settings and ask “what is this?” and “is this new?”. This deep dive will be less “training” and more “geek-out work group”.
Collaborative Product Showcase: Teq – Give Educators the Gift of Time And Money!
November 17th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Product Showcase: Teq - Give Educators the Gift of Time and Money!
A New Discount for NAGTC Members! Lindsey Kane from Teq will discuss how using OTIS for Educators for your PD needs will gift your educators untold time and resources. Teachers agree that one-off PD experiences are not effective, yet over 50% of teachers say that’s exactly what they receive -- and 12% say they received NO PD on edtech in the past year! Address these issues and more with an easy to implement and affordable solution from Teq: OTIS for Educators!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – November 2022
November 15th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
November 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — November Deep Dive: Getting Started with GAM
November 3rd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Getting Started with GAM
Have you ever asked “Can I do this in the admin console?” only to find that the answer is “No, but you can do it in GAM”? What even is GAM? Come to this session to learn what GAM is, how to install GAM in your Google Cloud Platform, and how to leverage some of its handiest commands to save you unimaginable amounts of time!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – October 2022
October 18th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
October 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — October Deep Dive: Getting a Grasp on your Google Groups
October 6th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Getting a Grasp on your Google Groups
Google Groups have gained incredible functionality as of late, including even the ability to configure services and settings by Group. But are your Groups ready? In this session, we review Google Groups best practices, round up all Google Group updates over the past few years, and dive into Group review and cleanup. By the end of this session, you will have an understanding of the full administrative power of Google Groups, and how they can help you manage your own domain!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – September 2022
September 20th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
September 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — September Deep Dive: Google Updates Replay: The Apptacular Edition
September 1st, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Google Updates Replay: The Apptacular Edition
In this month’s Deep Dive, we review the big app-related updates from the last few months. From Classroom Add-Ons, to Marketplace Allowlists by OU, to the game changer update of configuring Chrome apps and extensions by Group - we’ll cover it all!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – August 2022
August 16th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
August 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — August Deep Dive: Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals – Admin Best Practices
August 4th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals - Admin Best Practices
The Admin Console has thousands of policy settings and controls. Do you have them all set correctly for your K-12 environment? In this session we will look at common pitfalls and best practices for getting your domain setup to educational best practices for staff and students.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – July 2022
July 19th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
July 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. A look at Google updates, their impact, and what actions admins need to take are discussed.
Collaborative — Product Showcase: Little SIS – Your admin console for Google Classroom
July 14th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Product Showcase: Little SIS - Your admin console for Google Classroom
Come learn how Little SIS can help you and your admins be successful with implementing Google Classroom. I’ll go over the insights and metrics you and your school staff can see for your Classroom usage, as well as actions you can take. I’ll also do a high-level demo of the Little SIS Premium (the classroom syncing) portion of our tool, which allows you to create classrooms for teachers, and sync rosters and guardians.
Collaborative — July Deep Dive: Preparing for back to school Google Admin Checklist
July 7th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Preparing for back to school Google Admin Checklist
In the last session of our 3-part summer series, we prepare for teachers coming back and the eventual rush of the first day of school. We continue on our Google Admin tasks journey by diving into User and Classroom provisioning, Chromebook deployment and getting ready for staff training.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – June 2022
June 21st, 2022
For Collaborative Members
June 2022: Google Monthly Updates + Anywhere School Recap
The June Google Updates Stream — Where we heard from Carl Behmer and the recap of the Anywhere School announcements but first explore Shared Drives in their own OUs, Chrome Audit Logs finally get data and did you see Google's email about your "official" account storage total and timeline? It's not necessarily July 1st, 2022!
Collaborative Live Watch Party – The Anywhere School 2022
June 7th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Live Watch Party - The Anywhere School 2022
We will be hosting an exclusive Collaborative Live Watch Party during Google’s The Anywhere School event on June 7th from 1pm to 1:45pm EST. The Watch Party will be held virtually on Google Meet during the Google event and we’ll be reacting live to the announcements.
Collaborative — June Deep Dive: Google Admin Summer Tasks
June 2nd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Google Admin Summer Tasks
We continue on our Google Admin tasks journey in this session. Last month we talked about end-of-the-year tasks and now we get geared up for “summer tasks”. A focus will be reviewed on Chromebook inventory clean-up and enrollment, account rollover, and user and data clean-up. Hands-on examples of making these tasks easier will be explored.
Collaborative — Partner Showcase: Lightspeed – Understanding how to maximize the success of online educational resources & student safety
May 24th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Partner Showcase: Lightspeed - Understanding how to maximize the success of online educational resources & student safety
With rising learning gaps, student safety concerns, and the need for actionable data, visibility into your student’s online activity is more important than ever. Join Lightspeed Systems for a session on leveraging their suite of technologies to ensure student safety, efficacy of online learning, and using data analytics to help close the learning gap. The presentation will cover content filtering, classroom management, student safety management, analytics, and device management.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – May 2022
May 17th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
May 2022: Google Monthly Updates
This is a 1.5 hour stream where we'll talk about Google and Chrome updates from the last month and take a look at the brand new Account Storage admin console tools.
Collaborative — May Deep Dive: End of school year checklist for Google Admins
May 5th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: End of school year checklist for Google Admins
In this session we dive into what a typical Google Admin’s “end of school year checklist” consists of and explore settings, tools and processes that make a chaotic time of the year more manageable. A review of updates and upcoming changes will be discussed as we start thinking about summer maintenance and improvements.
Collaborative — Bonus Stream: Chrome turns v100
April 20th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: Chrome turns v100
In this bonus stream, we celebrate Chrome turning v100 by reviewing v100 updates, looking back at our favorite features, bugs, busts, and game-changers. It’s a party but an informational party!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – April 2022
April 19th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
April 2022: Google Monthly Updates
The April Google Updates Stream — Where we can actually hear the presenters, DLP and Form Uploads is improved and we're still getting used to this new Audit Logs experience.
Collaborative — April 2022 Deep Dive: App Management Best Practices
April 7th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: App Management Best Practices
In this session we dive into the world of Google and Chrome “apps”. There are so many kinds of apps that it gets confusing. We will review the types of apps, how they work, how to manage them and discuss general best practices around app management.
Collaborative — App Approval Collaborative Panel
April 6th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: App Approval Collaborative Panel
In this session, we explore the current world of “apps” and then talk to Collaborative member panelists about their App Approval process and management. Attendees will be able to participate in polls throughout the session and see what other schools are doing with their app management.
Collaborative — Bonus Stream: Down the Gopher for Chrome Hole We Go!
March 30th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: Down the Gopher for Chrome Hole We Go!
Come on down as we go through how to use Gopher for Chrome, including Gopher Buddy, and the tips and tricks for each. If you have specific questions or scenarios you’d like us to talk about, please email andreafrendo@amplifiedit.com
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – March 2022
March 15th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
March 2022: Google Monthly Updates
The March Updates Stream — where we get geeky with the brand new Chrome Remote Desktop function, talk about Chips (and CASO) and cheer about more cells in Sheets!
Collaborative — March 2022 Deep Dive: Chrome Device Deployment
March 3rd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Chrome Device Deployment
As a follow-up to our December Deep Dive on Chrome Management Best Practices, in this session, we cover what we listed as “other considerations”. We’ll discuss device selection and what factors to consider when purchasing, device enrollment and deployment best practices, and explore what a good device life cycle looks like.
Collaborative — Bonus Stream: Getting to know the Collaborative Community Platform
February 23rd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: Getting to know the Collaborative Community Platform
In this session, we explore the new Collaborative Community platform that was launched last year. By the end of this session, you will have a completed profile, a customized view and workflow, and an understanding of how to find, contribute, follow, and get notified for relevant content. We’ll end with some favorite tips and tricks and time for Q & A.
(POSTPONED) Collaborative Bonus Stream — SysCloud Backup for Google Classroom
February 17th, 2022 - POSTPONED
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: SysCloud Backup for Google Classroom
This stream has been postponed. An announcement in the Collaborative will be made when we schedule a new date.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – February 2022
February 15th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
February 2022: Google Monthly Updates
Collaborative — February 2022 Deep Dive: Laying the foundation for Google Workspace Security Best Practices
February 3rd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Laying the foundation for Google Workspace Security Best Practices
In this deep dive, we’ll review key domain and service security settings and approaches. From account settings to sharing practices and beyond, we’ll discuss the importance of having a good security foundation in your admin console. We’ll end this 1.5-hour session by hearing directly from Collaborative members about how they’ve dealt with implementing 2 Step Verification in their own organizations.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – January 2022
January 18th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
January 2022: Google Monthly Updates
The January Updates Stream — where we're light on updates but heavy on special guests! Today's session discusses an important account storage timeline change, a nice improvement for getting devices to apply updates, and oh yeah, there's still some Meet and Classroom features on the horizon Google promised us!
Collaborative — January 2022 Deep Dive: Google Updates: A Year in Review
January 6th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Google Updates: 2021 Year in Review
In this deep dive we review the important Google, Chrome and Amplified IT updates from 2021 and discuss the necessary actions and impact they have on our Google environment. This is an extended 1.5 hour live stream edition.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – December 2021
December 21st, 2021
For Collaborative Members
December 2021 Google Monthly Updates
The December Updates Stream — where we say goodbye to 2021 with Chrome v96 updates and issues, check in on how the new community is going and end with some big paid edition features.
Collaborative — December 2021 Deep Dive: Chrome Management Best Practices
December 9th, 2021 (Changed from Dec 2nd)
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Chrome Management Best Practices
Chrome Management in the admin console has changed quite a bit over the years and so has schools’ environments and needs. In this session, we’ll cover the basics of Chromebook deployment, Chrome User & Browser settings and review tools to help manage devices. There will be time at the end for Q & A.
Collaborative Bonus Stream — Classroom Insights with BigQuery
November 30th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Bonus Stream: Classroom Insights with BigQuery
Recently Google began providing audit logs for Classroom. For Workspace Plus and Standard customers, the logs are accessible to exports to BigQuery. Join the Onboarding & Support team as they walk through getting started with BigQuery and how to leverage Classroom logs and connect it to Data Studio.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – November 2021
November 16th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
November 2021 Google Monthly Updates
***This month is 1.5 hours. The first hour will be our normal Updates stream. In the last 30 minutes, we will be reviewing the brand new Collaborative platform and the next steps to move over!***
Collaborative — November 2021 Deep Dive: Google Workspace Plus Best Practices
November 4th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Google Workspace Plus Best Practices
You have Workspace Plus! But what do you do with it? Is Workspace Plus just more settings you have to configure for your end users? In this session, we'll review the Plus tools that truly help YOU as the admin. We'll also provide tips and tricks to keep you efficient and avoid missteps. Join us to learn the best practice superpowers of the Plus Admin.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – October 2021
October 19th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
October 2021 Google Monthly Updates
The October Updates stream — The stream where Google doubles down on students not being able to unenroll themselves in Classroom, Google Classroom Meets finally get what we've been promised and a new "read-only" Device role is available. Plus you're going to want to check out these Chrome version cycle reminders!
Collaborative — October 2021 Deep Dive: Admin Console Best Practices
October 7th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Admin Console Best Practices
“Do I have my admin console set up right?” If you’ve never asked yourself that, are you really a Google for Education admin? Most of us are only in the admin console when there’s a problem and then we put a band-aid fix on it, call it good and move onto our next task. In this session we will cover the most common missteps we see in domains and provide a high level review of the key areas to review.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – September 2021
September 21st, 2021
For Collaborative Members
September 2021 Updates: Classroom Audit, End Meeting for all and more
The stream where we end all meetings in our domain, catch kids unenrolling themselves from Classroom and oh yeah, what in the world is up with YouTube after those Sept 1st (age-based setting) changes? We uncover what we think Google's big "game changer" was and get schools thinking about how they will now set up the YouTube environment.
Collaborative — September 2021 Deep Dive: Summer Update Jams
September 2nd, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Summer Update Jams
In this session, we rewind the Google updates from Summer and review the most important changes. On vacation? Have other projects? Staff turnover? Grab a chair, settle in, and let’s all review and reflect as a group so we can start off the school year feeling confident about Google & Chrome updates.
Collaborative Bonus Stream: Age-Based Setting Impact
August 26th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Bonus Stream: Age-Based Setting Impact
This is an additional monthly live stream for Collaborative members. We will be providing another opportunity to discuss the new Age-Based Setting and the impact it will bring on September 1st. All Google Admins need to configure this setting to avoid service disruption on September 1st. An overview of the setting, configuration, impact, and Q & A will be discussed in this 30-minute stream.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – August 2021
August 17th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
August 2021 Updates: SSO Profiles, Chrome v92 & Co-Hosts
The stream where Andrea orders pizza, we review our Collaborative benefits, get a reminder about important upcoming deadlines and we see the Chrome web store giving us an app approval feature - but is it too late to use? All that and more on this month's Google Updates stream!
Collaborative — August 2021 Deep Dive: Vault
August 5th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Diving into Vault
This month we focus on Google Vault. Sure, Vault isn't new but when is the last time you really dove into it? We've got a new interface, more retention policy options, and more services are covered. Are you following best practices? Do you even know your retention policy? Should we look into actually setting a retention policy with the account storage changes coming next summer? Let's discuss this all on the August Deep Dive!
Collaborative Stream – Explore Classroom syncing options with Clever and Little SIS Premium
August 4th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC: Explore Classroom syncing options with Clever and Little SIS Premium
Join our Onboarding team to learn more about Google’s Clever sync for Workspace Plus, how it works and how it compares to Little SIS Premium’s Classroom sync and admin features.
NAGTC – Security update for Google Drive & Age-based setting
July 26th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Additional Stream: Security update for Google Drive & Age-based setting
We are adding an additional live stream on July 26th (2pm EST) to support members with the Google Drive Security Update change and the Age-based setting.
Security Update 2:15 - 18:50
Q & A 18:50 - 29:00
Age-based setting 29:00 - 37:40
Q & A 37:40 - 53:42
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – July 2021
July 20th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
July 2021 Updates: Link sharing, Age-based setting, the Anywhere School Recap
The stream where we finally get some answers and insight into the Link Sharing Security Update. And, did you miss the Anywhere School Event? No worries, we recap those updates and timelines too. And did you catch that security keynote during that event? Or maybe you remember getting an email from Google about the new Age-based Setting? This is super important and admins must take an action to ensure staff don't come at you with pitchforks after Sept 1st. And Clippy makes an appearance? Watch it all on our July Google Updates stream!
Collaborative — July 2021 Deep Dive: The Life cycle of a Perfect Google Classroom Experience
June 30th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Amplified IT’s Life Cycle of a Perfect Google Classroom Experience
If you could “have it your way” and create the perfect Google Classroom experience for your organization, what would it look like? Auto-provisioning? Key insights available currently not available Google Admin console? From creating a seamless Google Classroom experience for your teachers to clean up after the school year ends- come see start to finish how you can make the 21-22 school year the best yet. We will take a look at Classroom updates for Google Workspace, the roadmap, and get a demo of Little SIS Premium, launching this summer.
Collaborative Bonus Stream — Diving into Chrome devices and trends
June 17th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Additional Stream: Diving into Chrome devices and trends
In this session, CDW will dive into K12 device trends, latest hardware road map and supply outlooks, along with a round table discussion with the group.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – December 2022
December 13th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
December 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — December Deep Dive: Chrome Corner: Common Questions & In The Weeds
December 1st, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Chrome Corner: Common Questions & In The Weeds
In this session, we’ll start with higher-level common Chrome questions, but then also descend into the weeds for more complicated, detailed work. Come along as we journey through the hundreds of Chrome settings and ask “what is this?” and “is this new?”. This deep dive will be less “training” and more “geek-out work group”.
Collaborative Product Showcase: Teq – Give Educators the Gift of Time And Money!
November 17th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Product Showcase: Teq - Give Educators the Gift of Time and Money!
A New Discount for NAGTC Members! Lindsey Kane from Teq will discuss how using OTIS for Educators for your PD needs will gift your educators untold time and resources. Teachers agree that one-off PD experiences are not effective, yet over 50% of teachers say that’s exactly what they receive -- and 12% say they received NO PD on edtech in the past year! Address these issues and more with an easy to implement and affordable solution from Teq: OTIS for Educators!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – November 2022
November 15th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
November 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — November Deep Dive: Getting Started with GAM
November 3rd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Getting Started with GAM
Have you ever asked “Can I do this in the admin console?” only to find that the answer is “No, but you can do it in GAM”? What even is GAM? Come to this session to learn what GAM is, how to install GAM in your Google Cloud Platform, and how to leverage some of its handiest commands to save you unimaginable amounts of time!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – October 2022
October 18th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
October 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — October Deep Dive: Getting a Grasp on your Google Groups
October 6th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Getting a Grasp on your Google Groups
Google Groups have gained incredible functionality as of late, including even the ability to configure services and settings by Group. But are your Groups ready? In this session, we review Google Groups best practices, round up all Google Group updates over the past few years, and dive into Group review and cleanup. By the end of this session, you will have an understanding of the full administrative power of Google Groups, and how they can help you manage your own domain!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – September 2022
September 20th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
September 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — September Deep Dive: Google Updates Replay: The Apptacular Edition
September 1st, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Google Updates Replay: The Apptacular Edition
In this month’s Deep Dive, we review the big app-related updates from the last few months. From Classroom Add-Ons, to Marketplace Allowlists by OU, to the game changer update of configuring Chrome apps and extensions by Group - we’ll cover it all!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – August 2022
August 16th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
August 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. Join us for a look at Google updates, their impact, and what admin actions admins need to take.
Collaborative — August Deep Dive: Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals – Admin Best Practices
August 4th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals - Admin Best Practices
The Admin Console has thousands of policy settings and controls. Do you have them all set correctly for your K-12 environment? In this session we will look at common pitfalls and best practices for getting your domain setup to educational best practices for staff and students.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – July 2022
July 19th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
July 2022: Google Monthly Updates
North American Google Technical Collaborative (NAGTC) Google Updates - This stream is for members of the NAGTC. A look at Google updates, their impact, and what actions admins need to take are discussed.
Collaborative — Product Showcase: Little SIS – Your admin console for Google Classroom
July 14th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Product Showcase: Little SIS - Your admin console for Google Classroom
Come learn how Little SIS can help you and your admins be successful with implementing Google Classroom. I’ll go over the insights and metrics you and your school staff can see for your Classroom usage, as well as actions you can take. I’ll also do a high-level demo of the Little SIS Premium (the classroom syncing) portion of our tool, which allows you to create classrooms for teachers, and sync rosters and guardians.
Collaborative — July Deep Dive: Preparing for back to school Google Admin Checklist
July 7th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Preparing for back to school Google Admin Checklist
In the last session of our 3-part summer series, we prepare for teachers coming back and the eventual rush of the first day of school. We continue on our Google Admin tasks journey by diving into User and Classroom provisioning, Chromebook deployment and getting ready for staff training.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – June 2022
June 21st, 2022
For Collaborative Members
June 2022: Google Monthly Updates + Anywhere School Recap
The June Google Updates Stream — Where we heard from Carl Behmer and the recap of the Anywhere School announcements but first explore Shared Drives in their own OUs, Chrome Audit Logs finally get data and did you see Google's email about your "official" account storage total and timeline? It's not necessarily July 1st, 2022!
Collaborative Live Watch Party – The Anywhere School 2022
June 7th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Live Watch Party - The Anywhere School 2022
We will be hosting an exclusive Collaborative Live Watch Party during Google’s The Anywhere School event on June 7th from 1pm to 1:45pm EST. The Watch Party will be held virtually on Google Meet during the Google event and we’ll be reacting live to the announcements.
Collaborative — June Deep Dive: Google Admin Summer Tasks
June 2nd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Google Admin Summer Tasks
We continue on our Google Admin tasks journey in this session. Last month we talked about end-of-the-year tasks and now we get geared up for “summer tasks”. A focus will be reviewed on Chromebook inventory clean-up and enrollment, account rollover, and user and data clean-up. Hands-on examples of making these tasks easier will be explored.
Collaborative — Partner Showcase: Lightspeed – Understanding how to maximize the success of online educational resources & student safety
May 24th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Partner Showcase: Lightspeed - Understanding how to maximize the success of online educational resources & student safety
With rising learning gaps, student safety concerns, and the need for actionable data, visibility into your student’s online activity is more important than ever. Join Lightspeed Systems for a session on leveraging their suite of technologies to ensure student safety, efficacy of online learning, and using data analytics to help close the learning gap. The presentation will cover content filtering, classroom management, student safety management, analytics, and device management.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – May 2022
May 17th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
May 2022: Google Monthly Updates
This is a 1.5 hour stream where we'll talk about Google and Chrome updates from the last month and take a look at the brand new Account Storage admin console tools.
Collaborative — May Deep Dive: End of school year checklist for Google Admins
May 5th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: End of school year checklist for Google Admins
In this session we dive into what a typical Google Admin’s “end of school year checklist” consists of and explore settings, tools and processes that make a chaotic time of the year more manageable. A review of updates and upcoming changes will be discussed as we start thinking about summer maintenance and improvements.
Collaborative — Bonus Stream: Chrome turns v100
April 20th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: Chrome turns v100
In this bonus stream, we celebrate Chrome turning v100 by reviewing v100 updates, looking back at our favorite features, bugs, busts, and game-changers. It’s a party but an informational party!
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – April 2022
April 19th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
April 2022: Google Monthly Updates
The April Google Updates Stream — Where we can actually hear the presenters, DLP and Form Uploads is improved and we're still getting used to this new Audit Logs experience.
Collaborative — April 2022 Deep Dive: App Management Best Practices
April 7th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: App Management Best Practices
In this session we dive into the world of Google and Chrome “apps”. There are so many kinds of apps that it gets confusing. We will review the types of apps, how they work, how to manage them and discuss general best practices around app management.
Collaborative — App Approval Collaborative Panel
April 6th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: App Approval Collaborative Panel
In this session, we explore the current world of “apps” and then talk to Collaborative member panelists about their App Approval process and management. Attendees will be able to participate in polls throughout the session and see what other schools are doing with their app management.
Collaborative — Bonus Stream: Down the Gopher for Chrome Hole We Go!
March 30th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: Down the Gopher for Chrome Hole We Go!
Come on down as we go through how to use Gopher for Chrome, including Gopher Buddy, and the tips and tricks for each. If you have specific questions or scenarios you’d like us to talk about, please email andreafrendo@amplifiedit.com
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – March 2022
March 15th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
March 2022: Google Monthly Updates
The March Updates Stream — where we get geeky with the brand new Chrome Remote Desktop function, talk about Chips (and CASO) and cheer about more cells in Sheets!
Collaborative — March 2022 Deep Dive: Chrome Device Deployment
March 3rd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Chrome Device Deployment
As a follow-up to our December Deep Dive on Chrome Management Best Practices, in this session, we cover what we listed as “other considerations”. We’ll discuss device selection and what factors to consider when purchasing, device enrollment and deployment best practices, and explore what a good device life cycle looks like.
Collaborative — Bonus Stream: Getting to know the Collaborative Community Platform
February 23rd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: Getting to know the Collaborative Community Platform
In this session, we explore the new Collaborative Community platform that was launched last year. By the end of this session, you will have a completed profile, a customized view and workflow, and an understanding of how to find, contribute, follow, and get notified for relevant content. We’ll end with some favorite tips and tricks and time for Q & A.
(POSTPONED) Collaborative Bonus Stream — SysCloud Backup for Google Classroom
February 17th, 2022 - POSTPONED
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC Bonus Stream: SysCloud Backup for Google Classroom
This stream has been postponed. An announcement in the Collaborative will be made when we schedule a new date.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – February 2022
February 15th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
February 2022: Google Monthly Updates
Collaborative — February 2022 Deep Dive: Laying the foundation for Google Workspace Security Best Practices
February 3rd, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Laying the foundation for Google Workspace Security Best Practices
In this deep dive, we’ll review key domain and service security settings and approaches. From account settings to sharing practices and beyond, we’ll discuss the importance of having a good security foundation in your admin console. We’ll end this 1.5-hour session by hearing directly from Collaborative members about how they’ve dealt with implementing 2 Step Verification in their own organizations.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – January 2022
January 18th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
January 2022: Google Monthly Updates
The January Updates Stream — where we're light on updates but heavy on special guests! Today's session discusses an important account storage timeline change, a nice improvement for getting devices to apply updates, and oh yeah, there's still some Meet and Classroom features on the horizon Google promised us!
Collaborative — January 2022 Deep Dive: Google Updates: A Year in Review
January 6th, 2022
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Google Updates: 2021 Year in Review
In this deep dive we review the important Google, Chrome and Amplified IT updates from 2021 and discuss the necessary actions and impact they have on our Google environment. This is an extended 1.5 hour live stream edition.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – December 2021
December 21st, 2021
For Collaborative Members
December 2021 Google Monthly Updates
The December Updates Stream — where we say goodbye to 2021 with Chrome v96 updates and issues, check in on how the new community is going and end with some big paid edition features.
Collaborative — December 2021 Deep Dive: Chrome Management Best Practices
December 9th, 2021 (Changed from Dec 2nd)
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Chrome Management Best Practices
Chrome Management in the admin console has changed quite a bit over the years and so has schools’ environments and needs. In this session, we’ll cover the basics of Chromebook deployment, Chrome User & Browser settings and review tools to help manage devices. There will be time at the end for Q & A.
Collaborative Bonus Stream — Classroom Insights with BigQuery
November 30th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Bonus Stream: Classroom Insights with BigQuery
Recently Google began providing audit logs for Classroom. For Workspace Plus and Standard customers, the logs are accessible to exports to BigQuery. Join the Onboarding & Support team as they walk through getting started with BigQuery and how to leverage Classroom logs and connect it to Data Studio.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – November 2021
November 16th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
November 2021 Google Monthly Updates
***This month is 1.5 hours. The first hour will be our normal Updates stream. In the last 30 minutes, we will be reviewing the brand new Collaborative platform and the next steps to move over!***
Collaborative — November 2021 Deep Dive: Google Workspace Plus Best Practices
November 4th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Google Workspace Plus Best Practices
You have Workspace Plus! But what do you do with it? Is Workspace Plus just more settings you have to configure for your end users? In this session, we'll review the Plus tools that truly help YOU as the admin. We'll also provide tips and tricks to keep you efficient and avoid missteps. Join us to learn the best practice superpowers of the Plus Admin.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – October 2021
October 19th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
October 2021 Google Monthly Updates
The October Updates stream — The stream where Google doubles down on students not being able to unenroll themselves in Classroom, Google Classroom Meets finally get what we've been promised and a new "read-only" Device role is available. Plus you're going to want to check out these Chrome version cycle reminders!
Collaborative — October 2021 Deep Dive: Admin Console Best Practices
October 7th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Admin Console Best Practices
“Do I have my admin console set up right?” If you’ve never asked yourself that, are you really a Google for Education admin? Most of us are only in the admin console when there’s a problem and then we put a band-aid fix on it, call it good and move onto our next task. In this session we will cover the most common missteps we see in domains and provide a high level review of the key areas to review.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – September 2021
September 21st, 2021
For Collaborative Members
September 2021 Updates: Classroom Audit, End Meeting for all and more
The stream where we end all meetings in our domain, catch kids unenrolling themselves from Classroom and oh yeah, what in the world is up with YouTube after those Sept 1st (age-based setting) changes? We uncover what we think Google's big "game changer" was and get schools thinking about how they will now set up the YouTube environment.
Collaborative — September 2021 Deep Dive: Summer Update Jams
September 2nd, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Summer Update Jams
In this session, we rewind the Google updates from Summer and review the most important changes. On vacation? Have other projects? Staff turnover? Grab a chair, settle in, and let’s all review and reflect as a group so we can start off the school year feeling confident about Google & Chrome updates.
Collaborative Bonus Stream: Age-Based Setting Impact
August 26th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Bonus Stream: Age-Based Setting Impact
This is an additional monthly live stream for Collaborative members. We will be providing another opportunity to discuss the new Age-Based Setting and the impact it will bring on September 1st. All Google Admins need to configure this setting to avoid service disruption on September 1st. An overview of the setting, configuration, impact, and Q & A will be discussed in this 30-minute stream.
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – August 2021
August 17th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
August 2021 Updates: SSO Profiles, Chrome v92 & Co-Hosts
The stream where Andrea orders pizza, we review our Collaborative benefits, get a reminder about important upcoming deadlines and we see the Chrome web store giving us an app approval feature - but is it too late to use? All that and more on this month's Google Updates stream!
Collaborative — August 2021 Deep Dive: Vault
August 5th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Diving into Vault
This month we focus on Google Vault. Sure, Vault isn't new but when is the last time you really dove into it? We've got a new interface, more retention policy options, and more services are covered. Are you following best practices? Do you even know your retention policy? Should we look into actually setting a retention policy with the account storage changes coming next summer? Let's discuss this all on the August Deep Dive!
Collaborative Stream – Explore Classroom syncing options with Clever and Little SIS Premium
August 4th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
NAGTC: Explore Classroom syncing options with Clever and Little SIS Premium
Join our Onboarding team to learn more about Google’s Clever sync for Workspace Plus, how it works and how it compares to Little SIS Premium’s Classroom sync and admin features.
NAGTC – Security update for Google Drive & Age-based setting
July 26th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Additional Stream: Security update for Google Drive & Age-based setting
We are adding an additional live stream on July 26th (2pm EST) to support members with the Google Drive Security Update change and the Age-based setting.
Security Update 2:15 - 18:50
Q & A 18:50 - 29:00
Age-based setting 29:00 - 37:40
Q & A 37:40 - 53:42
Collaborative Google Updates Stream – July 2021
July 20th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
July 2021 Updates: Link sharing, Age-based setting, the Anywhere School Recap
The stream where we finally get some answers and insight into the Link Sharing Security Update. And, did you miss the Anywhere School Event? No worries, we recap those updates and timelines too. And did you catch that security keynote during that event? Or maybe you remember getting an email from Google about the new Age-based Setting? This is super important and admins must take an action to ensure staff don't come at you with pitchforks after Sept 1st. And Clippy makes an appearance? Watch it all on our July Google Updates stream!
Collaborative — July 2021 Deep Dive: The Life cycle of a Perfect Google Classroom Experience
June 30th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Collaborative Deep Dive: Amplified IT’s Life Cycle of a Perfect Google Classroom Experience
If you could “have it your way” and create the perfect Google Classroom experience for your organization, what would it look like? Auto-provisioning? Key insights available currently not available Google Admin console? From creating a seamless Google Classroom experience for your teachers to clean up after the school year ends- come see start to finish how you can make the 21-22 school year the best yet. We will take a look at Classroom updates for Google Workspace, the roadmap, and get a demo of Little SIS Premium, launching this summer.
Collaborative Bonus Stream — Diving into Chrome devices and trends
June 17th, 2021
For Collaborative Members
Additional Stream: Diving into Chrome devices and trends
In this session, CDW will dive into K12 device trends, latest hardware road map and supply outlooks, along with a round table discussion with the group.