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Summary Data privacy message published about Microsoft Teams meeting recordings affecting your organization. Details are available only in the Microsoft 365 admin center to Global Administrators or users assigned the Message Center Privacy Reader role. IT admins should sign in to the Message Center to read the full privacy notice and follow any remediation or …

Summary Microsoft Teams PowerShell on Windows will default to using Web Account Manager (WAM) for Connect-MicrosoftTeams sign-ins (interactive, -Credential, -AccountId/IWA). A temporary -DisableWAM parameter is available to bypass WAM for a single connection; it will be removed in a future release. Preview availability begins in the Teams PowerShell preview (v7.8.1); admins should review and update …

Summary Work IQ API is transitioning from public preview to general availability and will use consumption-based billing via Copilot Credits for usage through third-party agents and applications. Administrators must configure credit-based billing and new cost management controls in the Microsoft admin center (enable billing, create spend policies, set usage limits and alerts, and monitor the …

Summary Microsoft is introducing Microsoft Scout, the first always-on “Autopilot” personal agent that can act on behalf of users across Microsoft 365 apps (Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint) and runs locally on user desktops. Microsoft Scout is available today as a Frontier (preview) desktop experience on Windows and macOS but is OFF by default and requires …

Summary Microsoft is updating PowerPoint Live in Teams and Teams Rooms devices must run the latest supported Teams Rooms app versions to preserve PowerPoint Live functionality (synchronized media playback, real-time inking/annotation). Affected devices: Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows and Android; impacts Teams/PowerPoint experiences in meeting rooms. Action for IT: inventory and update Teams Rooms apps …

Summary Teams Events and Teams eCDN service plans are currently missing from Microsoft 365 E7 licenses; Microsoft will backfill the missing service plans during a remediation rollout. Affected parties: organizations using or moving to Microsoft 365 E7, licensing admins, and users who create or manage Teams events (webinars, live events, town halls). Admins must manually …

Summary OneDrive mobile apps (iOS and Android) will block sign-ins that use SharePoint Server on-premises accounts; personal Microsoft accounts and Microsoft 365/Entra accounts are unaffected. Affected users: anyone signing into OneDrive mobile with SharePoint Server (on-premises 2016/2019) credentials; admins managing identity/SharePoint Server environments need to act. Recommended admin actions: identify affected users/devices, migrate identities to …

An educator needs to quickly create a set of tailored quiz questions about the key events of the American Revolution for a formative assessment. How can they effectively use Gemini to help with this task? To quickly build a tailored formative assessment about the American Revolution, the most effective method is to enter a prompt …

An educator needs to quickly create a set of tailored quiz questions about the key events of the American Revolution for a formative assessment. How can they effectively use Gemini to help with this task? To quickly build a tailored formative assessment about the American Revolution, the most effective method is to enter a prompt …

An educator needs to quickly create a set of tailored quiz questions about the key events of the American Revolution for a formative assessment. How can they effectively use Gemini to help with this task? To quickly create a set of tailored quiz questions about the American Revolution, the most effective method is to enter …

A teacher would like help creating a mind map on a topic, which they have a number of existing resources for. Which tool could they use? NotebookLM is the correct tool for this task. When synthesizing specific materials—such as curriculum guides, textbook chapters, or curated articles—general AI platforms often insert outside information that may not …

An English teacher wants to help students with different reading abilities understand a story the teacher has written. After uploading the story to NotebookLM, what is the best way to support all learners? To help students with varying reading skills understand a text, the best approach is to ask NotebookLM to generate multiple summaries of …

An English teacher uses Gemini to generate a list of essay topics for a unit on persuasive writing. The AI provides a list that includes some potentially controversial topics, what should they do? When an AI tool suggests potentially controversial essay topics, the correct approach is to critically review each topic for its age-appropriateness, potential …

A teacher is concerned that using AI tools like Gemini for generating essay outlines might inadvertently lead to student plagiarism, even if unintentional. What actions could they take to deal with this concern? To address concerns about artificial intelligence causing accidental plagiarism, the most effective action is to implement clear classroom guidelines for AI use, …

An education leader would like several members of their team to read and send emails on their behalf. How can the education leader achieve this? To let team members safely manage your inbox and send messages on your behalf, the correct approach is to use the Grant access to your account feature to delegate access. …

A teacher provides weekly classroom communications in five different languages. What Google Doc feature will allow them to do this? To provide weekly classroom communications in five different languages, the correct tool to use is Translate Document. Managing multilingual communication with students and parents is essential for an inclusive classroom environment. Instead of relying on …

An educator would like to work collaboratively with a guest speaker on a community project using Google Meet. What are two ways the educator can leverage Google Workspace for Education tools that integrate with Google Meet? (Choose two.) To collaborate with a guest speaker using Google Meet integrations, the two correct methods are joining a …

An education leader invited staff members to a Google Calendar event. The education leader wants to collaborate with all attendees by taking brainstorming notes on Google Docs. Which process allows them to do this? To collaborate with staff on brainstorming notes, the correct method is to create a document in Google Docs with meeting notes …

A student has finished their multipage research and realized that they credited the wrong author in several places. Which Google Docs feature can be used to locate all instances of the incorrect name in order to change it? To instantly locate and correct every instance of a wrong author’s name across a multipage paper, the …

An educator wants to set up time to meet with guardians for conferences in a way that allows their Google Calendar to automatically adjust to reflect available slots. Which method would they useUse Appointment schedule and send the URL link to guardians. To automatically adjust available meeting slots when scheduling guardian conferences, the best method …

An educator uses Google Sheets to track and monitor student progress. They want to visualize the data based on student performance. Which Google Sheets feature should be applied to show different cell appearance based on specific criteria? To visually monitor student progress by changing a cell’s appearance based on specific criteria, the correct feature to …

An educator wants to capture the attention of their students in a presentation resource created for a lesson. Which option would help the educator enhance the interactivity of the presentation with educational content? To capture students’ attention and enhance a presentation with interactive educational content, the best method is to embed a YouTube video directly …

An educator is supervising a school project and has created a Google Doc to manage the agenda for a group of students. Which Smart chips would be used to assign specific tasks to students and set deadlines for each task within the document? To assign specific project tasks and set clear deadlines within a Google …

A teacher wants to provide activities to extend their students’ knowledge using Practice sets. Which feature would allow teachers to add a list of up to 10 resources the students can reference? If a teacher wants to extend student learning with Practice Sets, the correct feature is Extra help. It allows the teacher to include …

An educator is preparing a role play activity in Google Docs. Students will be assigned one of several different roles, each with specific instructions. The educator wants to create a clear and organized document, allowing students to easily navigate to their designated part using a table of contents. Which feature must be used in the …

A teacher uses a Google Form to ask students to vote for their favorite color and creates a Google Sheet with responses. Which two tools in Google Sheets would the teacher use to calculate how many votes each color received? (Choose two.) To calculate the total votes each color received from a survey, the two …

Students are building a Google Site to showcase a project they have created. They want their site to be visible to their teacher and classmates. Where would the students go to adjust access? To adjust access and make their Google Site visible specifically to their teacher and classmates, the students must use the Publish menu. …

An educator would like to give asynchronous verbal feedback to their students on a document that they have submitted. How would the educator achieve this? To provide asynchronous verbal feedback on student documents, the correct approach is to search for an add-on from the Google Workspace Marketplace. While Google Docs and Google Classroom offer robust …

A school leader is creating an interactive Google Slides presentation that includes several multimedia resources. What are two ways the school leader can attach the resources to a presentation? (Choose two.) To seamlessly attach multimedia resources to an interactive Google Slides presentation, the two correct methods are to use the insert menu to link text …

A student often forgets to cite their sources and wants to make sure their submission to their teacher will show as being free of plagiarism. Which Google Classroom feature allows the student to double-check their academic integrity? To verify academic integrity and catch missing citations before submitting an assignment, the student should use Originality reports. …

Educators from different schools are planning a virtual exchange program. They want to collaborate in a space that allows them to add learning materials, moderate discussions, manage student participation, and host online meetings. Which Google Workspace for Education tool can they use to achieve their goal? To manage a shared space that handles learning materials, …

A student wants to create a portfolio of their work (documents) on Google Sites to present to prospective universities. What permission options would assist them in reaching their goal? To ensure prospective universities can easily view both the website and the embedded work, the correct settings are: Published site: Public, Documents: Publish to the web. …

An educator would like to provide students with personalized learning to explore content. What are two ways an educator can use Google Workspace for Education tools to accomplish this? (Choose two.) To provide students with personalized learning experiences, the two most effective methods are applying the flipped classroom model with Google Forms and creating a …

A teacher wants to build a year-long connection with classrooms in other locations. The teacher has worked with the other teachers to plan out the interactions for the year. How can the teacher ensure all involved can see all the events as well as join and participate? To keep multiple classrooms successfully connected throughout the …

A team of educators has decided to use Practice Sets to support all students with varying needs of support. Each educator is responsible for creating a practice set for a different part of the content. How would the educators share the practice sets so that team members can view and use them? To let team …

A teacher wants students to create flash cards for their upcoming exam where one slide has a word and the other slide has the definition. What action would the teacher have students complete in Google Slides to create these flash cards? Have students hyperlink Slides to each other. Building interactive flashcards in Google Slides relies …

A teacher has students work on a project-based learning activity of their choice. Students have taken various subtopics and used different Google tools (Docs, Slides, Youtube) to present the information. The teacher wants to provide a combined space for the students to share their findings of what they have learned. How would this be accomplished? …

A team is collaborating on Google Meet, but one member’s access to the internet is intermittent. What feature would allow the person to participate fully in the audio conversation? When a team is using Google Meet and one member has an unreliable internet connection, the best option is Join by phone. It allows that person …

A teacher wants to send a Form that they’ve turned into a Quiz to students in Google Classroom, with scores going directly to their Grades tab. How would they accomplish this? The correct method is to create a Quiz Assignment and click Grade importing. By selecting the “Quiz Assignment” option in Google Classroom, educators can …

Summary New self-service data retention policy is being added to the Viva Glint admin experience allowing admins to set how long survey data is kept (numeric months; min 6, max 1000). By default Glint data is retained indefinitely while a tenant has an active Viva Glint subscription; when retention periods are met, applicable survey data …

Summary Microsoft is removing SMB signature inspection events (ActionType == “NetworkSignatureInspected” with SignatureName == “SMB_Client”) from Defender for Endpoint Advanced Hunting. Affected: security administrators and analysts with custom detection rules, saved/scheduled hunting queries, or automated workflows that reference SMB_Client signature events. No admin opt-out: the change is on by default; other network signature inspection events …

An education leader needs to communicate with faculty and staff in real time while minimizing classroom disruptions. The leader wants to allow staff members to see announcements quickly as well as share urgent questions or requests. How can the education leader achieve this? The correct approach is to create a faculty/staff Google Chat. Using a …