Google Workspace

Wake Forest is a Google Workspace for Education Plus school, which means that our campus community has access to an integrated suite of secure, cloud-native collaboration and productivity apps powered by Google AI. These tools and features help the campus community realize the value of collaborating with each other and sharing useful information.

The Google Workspace application suite provides access to powerful tools to enhance academic and professional success, including:

Google Calendar: plan meetings with colleagues in this scheduler, the preferred choice for faculty and staff

Google Classroom: utilize as an additional tool for creating courses and assessments

Google Docs: create, edit, and share documents, collaborating in real time and saving to the cloud

Google Drive: store, organize, open, and edit your files securely all from one place

Gmail: access your Wake Forest email while staying connected with Chat and Rooms or with Contacts in your side panel

Google Groups: create a discussion group and manage members

Google Meet: schedule, host, and join video calls from Gmail or Calendar, without having to download a desktop app

Google Sites: create websites using an easy drag and drop functionality and a collaborative editing platform

Check out Google’s support site to explore more features.

In addition to these applications, our account supports:

• Cloud search: quickly find what you need by searching your files and across Wake Forest’s content in Google Workspace. 
• Unlimited originality reports: help students properly cite sources, and help professors find plagiarism, in Assignments, which can integrate with Canvas!

Google Workspace Updates

courtesy of googleblog.

• View supporting calendar delegates in meeting guest list
  July 23, 2026
  When viewing a guest list in Google Calendar on the web, you will now see a new icon next to leaders who have a calendar delegate assisting them with scheduling support. Hovering over the icon will display the person’s information, allowing you to easily initiate a chat with them directly.This […]
• Google Meet now organizes your meeting notes, transcripts, and recordings in your Google Drive
  July 22, 2026
  We’re making it easier for users to find meeting notes, transcripts and recordings in Google Drive with the following improvements:After a meeting, we’ll automatically upload these files to a new folder in the host’s My Drive called “Google Meet.”Within that “Google Meet” folder, these files will be automatically organized into […]
• Gemini Alpha is now Gemini Beta
  July 22, 2026
  We’re updating the name of the Gemini Alpha program to "Gemini Beta." This new name more accurately reflects both the scale and the quality of the features that enter this launch stage. Please note that this is solely a branding change. This update does not alter any customer configurations, data […]
• Redesigned Google Classroom homepage with tailored views based on user’s role
  July 21, 2026
  Soon, Google Classroom will introduce a redesigned homepage globally across all editions to help teachers, students, and administrators easily find relevant content, resources, and tools tailored to their specific roles. The updated interface transforms the homepage into a dynamic, centralized hub that more easily surfaces existing information and tools that […]
• A centralized hub for meeting resources on the new Google Meet homepage
  July 21, 2026
  Finding the right notes or attachments for a meeting shouldn't feel like a scavenger hunt. We’re introducing a revamped Google Meet homepage on the web to help you stay organized and prepared throughout your entire meeting workflow.The new homepage provides a centralized view of your meeting agenda and essential artifacts, […]