By Nancy Chen
Publication Date: 2026-08-13 17:58:00
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — With back-to-school season in full swing, teachers are getting some lessons of their own – from tech companies on how to use AI.
This summer, Google launched its AI Educator Series featuring free, short online tutorials for all six million K-12 and higher ed educators in the country. Calling it the biggest initiative of its kind, the Mountain View company is offering Google’s AI products – including Gemini and NotebookLM – alongside AI literacy training for classroom use.
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The lessons cover using AI to streamline course planning and administrative tasks as well as adapting material for personalized learning.
“There’s a lot of AI for education, AI literacy offerings out there,” Jennie Magiera, Google’s Global Head of Education Impact, told ABC7 Eyewitness News. “But we kept hearing from the educators from our communities that they just couldn’t get to it. And so we…
