A day of custom technical training and group discussions focused on best practices and uses of Workspace for Education.  This one day technical retreat starts with providing insight into recent technical changes to Workspace, helping your staff stay up to date and knowledgeable on improvements to the environment.  That will be followed up with three custom technical deep-dive sessions focusing on specific topics selected by the group. These deep dives will include Admin console settings, approaches and rollout planning as well as common use cases for each topic.  

The day will be completed with a showcase of tips and useful tools for EDU Workspace administrators to more efficiently manage and gain visibility.  Finally a Q&A period rounds off the day to give the opportunity to dive deeper into discussed topics or to explore other questions and aspects of Workspace for Education.  

Topics covered include:

EDU Workspace Services & Settings:  A look at updates and changes to Workspace for Education and the Admin Console over the last year.  Discussions around the changes and their impact on Education will be the focus.

Deep Dive 1,2,3:  Three technical deep dive sessions exploring topics chosen by the group from a large list. Use cases, Admin Console settings and best practices for each will be explored.

Workspace Admin Tips & Tricks:  Efficient management of users, devices and settings.  Tools and additional services to help with security, optics, tracking and management.

Q&A Round table:  Group discussions around topics of the day and other EDU Workspace related questions.

Deep Dive Topics:

Admin Console Service Settings Best Practices

Walk through of core and additional service settings that must be changed for EDU domains.

Shared Drives

Control and management of Shared Drives as a back office tool, use cases and piloting approach.

Android Apps on ChromeOS

A look at supported models, how to configure for the domain and approval and assignment of Apps.

Google Groups, Groups for Business

Creation and proper configuration of Google Groups in an EDU domain.  Groups for Business as additional features and control.

Chromebook Management

In-depth look at Chrome management on the desktop browser and Chrome devices, from User and Device settings to inventory management, usage metrics and ROI tracking.

Printing on Chrome

Configuring, designing and rolling out Cloud Printing in schools.  Also covered is Native Printing from Chromebooks.

Google Vault

In-depth look at proper use of Vault as an E-discovery system. Retention policies, creating searches and exporting results will also be explored.

Reports & Audit Logs

Using reports to gain insight and visibility into Workspace activities and data.  Monitoring and automatic alerting of events.

Youtube & Restricted Mode

Controlling Youtube in EDU and the use of Restricted mode for filtering student content and for Teacher approved videos.