ChatGPT Edu

Paid tool for ASU faculty and staff

Google AI Pro for Education

Overview

Google AI Pro for Education is an AI-based tool that integrates with Google Workspace applications like Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Gmail. It uses advanced AI to assist users by generating text, creating summaries, and suggesting edits. It helps users work more efficiently by generating text, summarizing information, and offering contextual recommendations from within the user's workspace. See the Gemini Handbook for more info.

Who can use this product?

  • ASU faculty and staff can request access to Google AI Pro for Education.

     

    • Access is paid for and set up through ASU units.
    • Individuals cannot purchase licenses directly.
    • Licenses require approval from a Supervisor or Business Operations Manager.

 

Ready to get started with Google AI Pro for Education?

ASU faculty and staff can request to purchase a license through their department via ServiceNow.

Request access

Quick steps to start using Google AI Pro for Education

  1. After requesting and gaining access, go to Google Workspace.
  2. Sign in with your ASURITE.
  3. Gemini is now available in your Google Workspace apps.
  4. Select the Gemini star in the top right when you want to use it.
  5. Using natural language, type your prompt in the chat box that appears. 

Example use case

Create an outline for a new Google Doc.

Steps

  1. Create a new Google Doc.
  2. Select the Gemini star in the top right.
  3. Select the option that says "Create an outline..."
  4. After Gemini generates the outline, select "Insert" to automatically insert the content into the doc.

Additional resources

Explore AI foundations & tools

More about Gemini

Yes. It can help outline lectures, generate discussion prompts, summarize complex topics, and suggest examples or case studies for your courses.

Gemini can generate diverse question types (e.g., multiple choice, short answer), create rubrics, or help refine assignment instructions for clarity.

  • Occasional Inaccuracies: May occasionally produce incorrect or irrelevant responses.
  • Internet Requirement: Needs internet access to function optimally.
  • Lack of Reasoning and Context Awareness: AI tools currently struggle with complex reasoning and executing detailed plans, as they can misinterpret context and cannot understand long-term dependencies.

  • Content Creation: Assisting faculty in drafting course materials, lesson plans, presentations, research papers, and lecture notes.
  • Writing Assistance: Essay reviews, suggesting improvements in grammar, structure, and clarity, and providing feedback for better writing quality. Creatively updating the tone, style, and voice of essays.
  • Summarization: Summarizing academic articles, research papers, and book chapters.
  • Translation: Translating text between over 40 languages.
  • Email Tools: Summarizing email conversation threads and drafting emails.
  • Search: Search Google Drive with natural language queries.

  • Join the AI community Slack channel at #ai.
  • Call the ASU Experience Center at (480) 965-6500 or 1-855-278-5080.

  • Google has an ambitious plan to be Net-zero carbon by 2030
  • Google's emissions have been going up across Google's entire business portfolio, and many attribute the rise to AI infrastructure.
  • ASU is committed to sustainable AI use and has numerous initiatives focused on sustainable AI use:
    • ASU Community Education
    • Faculty Research
    • Multiple-Model access to allow lower energy models to be used

For more information on the ethical use of AI, visit the Provost Office's Generative AI page and read ASU's Digital Trust Guidelines.

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