Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a game changer across sectors, and classroom education is no exception.

Google’s Gemini, an advanced AI assistant, offers tools that enhance teaching and learning experiences. Additionally, Google has recently released ChromeOS Class Tools, a game-changing set of classroom management features integrated directly into ChromeOS.

Let’s take a look at these two tools:

Understanding Gemini: Google’s AI Assistant for Education

Gemini is Google’s AI-powered assistant integrated into Google Workspace for Education, designed to support educators by streamlining tasks, enhancing lesson planning, and fostering innovative teaching methods – all within a secure environment.

With Gemini, educators can:

• Draft lesson plans, proposals, and letters of recommendation in Google Docs.
• Summarise long email threads in Gmail for quicker communication.
• Generate creative presentations in Slides with ease.
• Provide real-time pronunciation feedback through Read Along in Classroom, supporting personalised reading skill development.

Beyond lesson planning and content creation, Gemini can assist with grading assistance, personalised tutoring, and adaptive learning strategies. It can help generate quizzes, comprehension questions, and discussion prompts based on lesson materials.

The Gemini app also includes built-in safeguards, such as fact-checking capabilities with Google Search and content guardrails to help prevent inappropriate responses, ensuring a safe and reliable experience for younger users.

• Empowering Educators with AI Tools

The integration of AI tools like Gemini into the classroom empowers educators to enhance productivity and personalise learning experiences. By automating routine tasks, teachers can focus more on student engagement and tailored instruction. For example, Gemini’s ability to generate content and provide real-time feedback allows educators to create more interactive and responsive learning environments.

• Empowering Students with AI Tools

Gemini isn’t just a tool for educators, it also enhances student learning by providing personalised support in key academic areas. 

Students can leverage Gemini for various aspects of learning, including research assistance, where it helps gather information, summarise sources and generate insights for assignments. It also offers writing support, assists with brainstorming, outlining, refining arguments, and improving grammar and style.

ChromeOS Class Tools

At BETT 2025, Google unveiled Class Tools, a set of student engagement features available exclusively on managed Chromebooks (for both educators and students) with Google Workspace for Education Plus.

This marks a major milestone for Google’s commitment to digital learning, giving educators more control, engagement and accessibility.

• Real-Time Classroom Control

With Class Tools, educators can now:

• Pin content to student screens to ensure focus.
• Share digital workbooks instantly, adapting lessons in real time.
• Monitor student screens remotely, offering discreet support.

This means teachers can guide students more effectively, ensuring that they stay on track without disrupting the flow of instruction.

• Enhanced Accessibility with Live Captions & Translations

Class Tools includes real-time captions and translations, making learning more inclusive for students with hearing impairments or language barriers. This feature allows every student to engage with lesson content regardless of their native language or hearing ability.

• Seamless Integration with Managed Chromebooks

For the first time, these powerful classroom management features are built directly into ChromeOS, eliminating the need for third-party applications.

Educators using Google Workspace for Education Plus on managed Chromebooks will have access to a dedicated Class Tools icon, ensuring quick and easy navigation.

• Security & Simplified IT Management

Since Class Tools is integrated into ChromeOS, IT administrators can manage permissions and enable features at the school or district level, ensuring that classrooms remain secure and distraction-free.

• Guardians are kept informed

Educators can now share a link to the Classwork page in Google Classroom, allowing guardians to stay updated on assignments. Additionally, parents and guardians can access the Classwork page through the weekly guardian email summary.

Radical Cloud Solutions: Your Partner in Educational Transformation

As a Google Premier Partner with an Education Specialisation, Radical Cloud Solutions is uniquely positioned to assist educational institutions in integrating AI technologies like Gemini. 

Our expertise ensures that schools and universities can seamlessly adopt these tools, enhancing collaboration, streamlining instruction, and maintaining secure learning environments. We offer tailored solutions that align with the specific needs of each institution, ensuring that the implementation of AI tools leads to meaningful educational outcomes.

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The advent of AI in education, exemplified by Google’s Gemini and ChromeOS Class Tools, offers unprecedented opportunities to transform teaching and learning. 

Are you ready to bring AI into your classroom? Contact Radical Cloud Solutions today to discover how we can help your school unlock the full potential of these tools.

** Google Class Tools is currently being rolled out and is not available just yet. If you’re interested, drop us an email and we will keep you updated on its rollout progress.