Google has rolled out new features for teachers to save time and support students. In a blog post, Shantanu Sinha, VP, product management, Google for Education revealed that the company is rolling out as many as 30 new features for students and teachers. “All of these new features were designed to help both teachers and students save time, get the support they need and adapt to today’s learning environments.When it comes to AI specifically, we’ve been listening to and working with millions of educators to understand how to best bring this technology into the classroom,” said Sinha.Here are some of the key new features:

Duet AI for creativity and productivity

Teachers can get fresh ideas and save time using generative AI across Workspace apps. “With Duet AI, they can get help drafting lesson plans in Docs, creating images in Slides, building project plans in Sheets and more — all with control over their data,” said Sinha.

Create, manage and share lessons in Google Classroom

According to Sinha, the new Resources tab in Classroom allows educators to more easily create, manage and share interactive lessons, like practice sets and video activities, from one place. “Soon, it’ll be possible to share links to class templates and Classwork pages to simplify lesson planning,” he added.
Electronic signatures
Built directly into Google Workspace, eSignature makes it easy for educators to draft contracts, request signatures in Docs and PDFs in Drive, and manage contract templates all in one place.
Furthermore, students will soon be able to see upcoming Google Classroom assignments right on their Chromebook home screens. Also, later this year coming to Education Plus and the Teaching & Learning Upgrade, in addition to educators being able to export grades from Classroom to SIS gradebooks, educators will be able to set up classes with OneRoster SIS partners, including Aspen, Infinite Campus, Skyward and soon PowerSchool.