Gemini in Workspace
Tech Tip Tuesday (March 3, 2026)
Gemini's premium features are now available in Workspace tools!
Google for Education has expanded access to generative AI in Google Workspace for Education so more educators and students around the world can use Gemini inside the tools they use every day!
Effective immediately, the following features are available at no additional cost to users who are 18 or older and have either a Google Workspace for Education Plus license or a Teaching and Learning add‑on license.
📄 Google Docs
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How to start: In a Doc, click where you want text, then on the left select Help me write, enter clear instructions (e.g., “Write a thank-you email after an interview”), and click Create.
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Draft new content: Use prompts to generate first drafts of poems, how‑to guides, event plans, social captions, formal letters, and more. You can edit your prompt and regenerate until it’s close to what you need, then click Insert.
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Rewrite existing text: Select text and click Help me write to quickly:
- Switch tone (Formal / Casual)
- Summarize or Shorten for brevity
- Elaborate to add details
- Rephrase in different words
- Bulletize into a list
- Use Custom to apply your own refinement prompt
More info below! ⬇️
🟨 Google Slides
Gemini in Slides helps you generate images, create and edit slides, summarize decks, and write or rewrite content directly in Google Slides.
- How to start: In a Slides presentation, click Ask Gemini at the top right to open the side panel and choose a suggested prompt or type your own.
Generate images: Use Tools → Create images in the Gemini panel, describe what you want, then preview, refine, and Insert the image into your slide. Images are for use inside Slides only.
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Create new slides: Click Help me create a slide (from the toolbar, Insert, or Slide menu). Gemini generates a slide using your current theme; you can Insert it, Retry for a new version, or refine with a new prompt.
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Write slide text: Select a title or body text box and choose Write a title or Help me write. Gemini generates text in the side panel that you can Insert into the selected box.
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Summarize and expand content: With an existing deck open, Gemini can summarize the presentation, draft new slides (e.g., celebration, next steps, proposals), and rewrite or extend your content on request.
More info below! ⬇️
🟪 Google Forms
Use Gemini to create forms in Google Forms with "Help me create a form."
What it does
On desktop, Gemini can:
- Create new forms from a prompt in Google Forms
- Create forms from Drive files (Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs)
How to use it
- Open a new form in Google Forms.
- Enter a prompt in the window, or click Help me create a form on the toolbar.
- (Optional) Use suggested prompt tiles or Shuffle for ideas.
- Add details in your prompt (purpose, audience, questions).
- Click Create.
- If needed, edit the prompt at the top and click Recreate to generate a new version.
- When satisfied, click Create form.
Prompt examples
- Create a simple field trip permission form for a 5th grade class, collecting student name, emergency contact, medical needs, and parent/guardian signature.
- Design a post‑unit feedback survey for high school students about a new project-based learning unit.
- Develop a 10‑question formative quiz on fractions for 4th grade math students.
- Create a parent-teacher conference sign-up form for middle school families, with preferred times, contact information, and topics they’d like to discuss.
More info below! ⬇️
Want to learn more?
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Brian Krause, Instructional Technology Coach
📧 Email: bkrause@ltcillinois.org
📱 Work Cell Phone: (815) 362-4791
🐥 TwiX: @bmkeducation

