Google Updates Recap: June 2025 + The New Meet LTI in Canvas
This month we bring several AI features from Gemini and are introducing the new Meet LTI within VCU’s Canvas. A special note about this month’s post: When referring to “Canvas,” there are two different products with this name: “Canvas,” the learning management system officially used at VCU, and then “Canvas,” used in the context of […]
Google Updates Recap: May 2025
Table of contents Google AI Introducing updates to sources for NotebookLM Use NotebookLM to generate Audio Overviews more than 50 languages Google Docs Google Docs code blocks now available in additional programming languages Google Sheets Easily add multiple people chips in a Google Sheets cell Google Slides New sidebar with design elements in Google Slides […]
Google Updates Recap: April 2025
This month's Google updates enhance collaboration in Gemini via Canvas, offer new research tools like Audio Overviews, improve Chat organization with custom sections and Boards, and add additional advanced table formatting in Sheets. Additionally, Meet now features scrollable captions and broader language support for recording transcriptions.
Meet Gemini: Google’s Answer to Generative AI
Gemini is designed to understand and generate human language in a comprehensive and nuanced way. This allows it to engage in conversations, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way. We’re glad to announce that Gemini is now available to all VCU Faculty, Staff, and Students at https://gemini.google.com.
Google Updates Recap: December 2024
2025 is just around the corner. 2024 has brought a great number of features and improvements, and we’re anticipating some even greater and deeper improvements in 2025. We hope everyone has a great holiday season! Table of contents Google Calendar & Tasks View Tasks lists on the Google Calendar Android app Google Chat Reducing noise […]
Google Updates Recap: November 2024
Table of contents Important Notices Google Vids – Google’s new AI-powered video creation app for work to help tell stories across VCU Last Call: Jamboard is winding down Google Sites is no longer available Google Calendar New design and accessibility improvements for embedded Google Calendars Google Chat Transcriptions now available for voice messages in Google […]
Google Updates Recap: August 2024
This month, we’re bringing you news of new and improved update notifications in Google Sheets, a new Google Meet LTI integration in Canvas, continued improvements to appointment schedules in Google Calendar, and more. Table of contents Important Notices Jamboard is winding down Google Calendar Enhancing the Google Calendar appointment scheduling experience with additional features Google […]
Google Updates Recap: May 2024
Table of contents Important Notices Jamboard is winding down Google Chat Get notifications for all messages in a Google Chat space Google Drive & Docs Editors Hover to preview videos in Google Drive View recent shares in the Google Drive Activity page Updated keyboard shortcuts and first-letters navigation now available on Google Drive web Preview […]
Google Updates Recap for August – October 15, 2023
Table of contents Apps Script View & compare script versions with Apps Script project history Google Calendar New Google Calendar appointment scheduling features Google Chat In-line replies now available within announcement spaces in Google Chat See message view counts in Google Chat spaces Expanding autocorrect to Google Chat on web Copy space member email address […]
Google Updates Recap for October 24, 2022 to January 20, 2023
As we jump into the thick of 2023, we’re happy to provide our first features blog post for the year which discusses several great features recently announced by Google. We’re eagerly looking forward to what this year will have in store for enriching collaboration. Check out the Table of Contents below to find the features […]