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.

• Google Workspace Weekly Recap – September 4, 2026
  September 4, 2026
  Add co-presenters in Google Meet with one clickPreviously, adding a co-presenter in Google Meet required multiple manual steps. Now, Gemini will intelligently suggest a co-presenter in the Ask Gemini in Meet panel, and with just one click, a user can allow another user to co-present their Google Slides presentation. | Learn […]
• Introducing comprehensive audit logs for Gemini Notebook in the Workspace Admin console
  September 3, 2026
  Google Workspace administrators can now access comprehensive audit logs for Gemini Notebook in the Admin console, providing greater insights into how the application is used across their organizations. This update introduces full visibility into Gemini Notebook actions, allowing administrators to review usage and audit data access in the security investigation […]
• New built-in interoperability between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams on Android (AOSP) devices, now in Early Preview
  September 2, 2026
  We’re introducing video conferencing device interoperability between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, which will allow you to:Join Microsoft Teams meetings from Android (AOSP)-based Google Meet hardware devicesJoin Google Meet meetings from Android (AOSP)-based Microsoft Teams Rooms devicesPlease note that this interoperability feature was previously launched on Chrome OS-based Google Meet […]
• Turn Google Docs, PDFs, and Word files into video summaries in Google Vids
  September 2, 2026
  Google Vids now allows you to transform static Google Docs, PDFs, and Word files into engaging video summaries. This new feature leverages AI to generate scripts and narration while providing custom visuals to bring your documents to life.Whether you are catching up on training material, meeting notes or reviewing lengthy […]
• Custom instructions for Gemini in Workspace now available in more apps
  September 2, 2026
  Earlier this year, we introduced the ability for Workspace users to set persistent custom instructions for Gemini in Google Docs. We're now expanding support for these custom instructions to additional Gemini in Workspace surfaces, specifically:Ask Gemini in DriveAsk Gemini in ChatGemini side panel in Slides, Sheets, and GmailThese instructions help […]