John Fricks

Just announced at #GoogleCloudNext ‘26 📣 Sheets canvas lets you build custom, interactive mini-apps like dashboards, kanban boards, and heat maps securely on top of your data. See how Sheets canvas can transform how you visualize data → goo.gle/4cDsjyK

We’re introducing Workspace Intelligence. With the advanced reasoning of Gemini, we're eliminating context silos across your Workspace apps. Think of it as a unified intelligence layer that works across Workspace. See how Workspace Intelligence connects the dots and lets AI do the heavy lifting for you in this demo. goo.gle/4tkQWHq #GoogleCloudNext

Today, we’re introducing Skills in @GoogleChrome, a new way to build one-click workflows for your most frequently used AI prompts — like asking for ingredient substitutions to make a recipe vegan, generating side-by-side shopping comparisons across multiple tabs, or scanning long docs to get the info you need quickly. When you write a prompt that you want to use again, you can save it as a Skill directly from your chat history. The next time you need it, select your saved Skill in Gemini in Chrome by typing forward slash ( / ) or clicking the plus sign ( + ) button, and your Skill will run on the page you’re viewing, along with any other tabs you select.

Meet the new Stitch, your vibe design partner. Here are 5 major upgrades to help you create, iterate and collaborate: 🎨 AI-Native Canvas 🧠 Smarter Design Agent 🎙️ Voice ⚡️ Instant Prototypes 📐 Design Systems and DESIGN.md Rolling out now. Details and product walkthrough video in 🧵

Google AntiGravity is amazing. In less than 2.5 hours, I've built this Solar System Explorer playground with Gemini 3.1 Pro and 0 lines of code. Cherry on the cake, you can chat with Gemini Live API as you're exploring the solar system and get fun facts about each planet and satellite in our system. Check it out here: astrosolar.netlify.app

So Google has just released its own agent builder?! You can now add the agent block in Google Opal and "program it" in plain English. And it has natively: - Tool call (with Nano Banana, Veo, web search...) - Memory to save infos between sessions - Conditional logic Probably the easiest way to build AI agents I've seen so far.

🚀 Introducing the Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Analyzer! What if you could instantly know whether your assessment truly measures thinking… or just recall? We’ve all written questions that felt rigorous — longer passages, bigger numbers, more parts — but hard doesn’t always mean deep. That’s where the DOK Analyzer comes in. This new tool evaluates your assessments using Webb’s Depth of Knowledge framework (Levels 1–4) and gives you clear, practical feedback you can use immediately. Here’s what it does: ✔ Classifies each item by DOK level ✔ Flags “false rigor” ✔ Checks alignment to standards ✔ Suggests upgraded versions of lower-level questions ✔ Helps you intentionally balance cognitive demand ✔ Builds reasoning rubrics for DOK 3–4 tasks No more guessing. No more labeling after the fact. No more mistaking difficulty for depth. Whether you're designing a quick quiz, a common assessment, or a major performance task, the DOK Analyzer helps ensure your students are being asked to analyze, justify, apply, and transfer — not just recall. Imagine your PLC conversations shifting from: “Is this hard enough?” to “Does this truly require strategic thinking?” That’s the shift. Depth drives learning. Rigor drives growth. Now you have a tool that makes both visible. Ready to test your next assessment? docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Want to get started with station rotation or level up your stations? L👀k no further! Our post includes 🎥 Videos 🔄 Examples 💡Ideas ➕ a FREE collection of station rotation task cards you can use with your class! ditchthattextbook.com/station-rotati… #Ditchbook

Slide Revisions are officially rolling out to ALL users! 🥳 Whether you're creating Slide Decks for business or turning your sources into delightful storybooks, use our prompt-based revisions feature to make sure each slide's text, color, and visuals are exactly what you need.

Today, we’re releasing Gemini 3.1 Pro. It’s the same core intelligence that powers Gemini 3 Deep Think, now scaled for your practical applications. It’s a smarter model for your most complex tasks. See 3.1 Pro in action 🧵↓

🚨 BREAKING: Google just launched free AI courses. No sign-up fees or prior skills required. Here are 10 courses you don't want to miss:

BREAKING: Google launched a vibe coding platform that just wiped out most paid app builders. You can build AI-powered web apps and use them instantly. No subscriptions, no fee, no paywall. Here is how it works 👇

Get you a resource you’ll actually want to use in the new year 🤩! The Responsible AI Curriculum is your go-to, ready-to-use lesson plan for helping students feel confident and responsible when using #AI. Download it here: goo.gle/teachresponsib…

Turn any Google Sheets spreadsheet into an AI lesson planner. install educatoraiassistant.com (I made it) and use the Extensions menu to set up and open an activity builder. #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace #AIteacher

Nano Banana Pro by Google is insane. But it doesn't just generate AI images, it can do so much more🤯 10 wild use cases. Bookmark this🧵👇

🍌 Gemini Goes Bananas: The Ultimate Guide to AI Infographics - controlaltachieve.com/2025/11/infogr… ℹ️ 28 Sample Educational Infographics 📄 Infographic Prompts 🎨 Visual Style Ideas 🔄 Layout Ideas 💡 Tips & Tricks @GeminiApp @GoogleForEdu #edtech #GoogleEDU #NanoBananaPro #Gemini

We're now rolling out interactive images to the @GeminiApp for more visual and dynamic learning. It’s designed to help you visually explore complex academic concepts, turning studying from passive viewing into active exploration. Learn more → goo.gle/49H4K8e

Every great lesson begins with a spark. ✨ Try these ready-to-use @GeminiApp prompts to help: 🧠 Brainstorm real-world examples for lessons 📝 Create questions across DOK levels 🧪 Plan science lab experiments Start personalizing your lessons today: goo.gle/44r1BG3

In honor of today's 🍌🍌 launch we decided to release not one but TWO new outputs: Starting with Infographics! Create customizable, high-quality, visual summaries of your sources. Information never looked so good. Rolling out to Pro users now and free users in the coming weeks!

What if you could build a custom AI tutor for your students? Meet teacher-led #Gems in #GoogleClassroom! ✨ This new feature lets you create custom, AI-powered chatbots using your class materials to guide student learning. Build your first Gem: goo.gle/4nHHfQu