Congratulations for making it to the Thanksgiving break! The stretch of days from Labor Day until Thanksgiving is the longest stretch of the year. You made it!
I know you’ve been busy in the classroom, so I’ve been scouring the latest updates and new tools to find the BEST resources for my teacher friends.
Here are my top 10 links, updates, and resources for November 2025!
November Google EDU Updates
1. Convert rubrics for Google Classroom – You can now easily convert your existing rubric to work with Google Classroom. Just look for the “convert from file” option on a Google Classroom assignment.
2. Improved math formatting from Gemini – Gemini has improved support for LaTeX, a special language for writing out complex mathematical equations. The end result is better formatted mathematical formulas that can be exported as PDF or Google Doc.
3. Create presentations with Gemini – You can now use Canvas in Gemini to design presentations! Just ask!
4. Customize YouTube – Unhook is a free Chrome extension that lets you hide elements of YouTube like shorts, related videos, comments, etc to focus your YouTube experience and hide potentially problematic content from students.
4. Deep research improvements – Deep research in Gemini can now include emails, documents, and chat conversations as part of its research. This means you can get more personalized results on internal projects and tasks.
6. Vibe coding with Google AI Studio – If you’ve used Gemini to create simple classroom applications, you might enjoy this video on using Google AI Studio to take things to the next level!
7. Gemini can save teachers 10 hours/week – A Gemini pilot program in Ireland is showing promising results to reduce teacher workload.
8. Flashcards and Quizzes in NotebookLM – Google has made significant improvements to study aids created through NotebookLM. The mobile app has also been improved making it easier for students to learn while on the go.
9. Does AI help students learn? – this long and technical report evaluates the performance of 165 UK learners who were given access to AI tools to enhance learning. The results indicate that students with access to AI tutoring tools achieved a 5.5% increase in knowledge transfer, under the direction of a human instructor.
10. Are Chromebooks ruining education? – This recent opinion piece from the NY Times suggests that school-provided devices are having a negative impact on student performance.
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