Google Workspace

• Calendar

• Drive and Docs

• Gmail

• Google Chrome Sync

• Google Hangouts

• Google Vault

• Groups for Business

• Keep

• Sites

• Tasks

Other Google Services

• Blogger

• FeedBurner

• Google Alerts

• Google Analytics

• Google Earth

• Google Groups

• Google Maps

• Google Play

• Google Takeout

• Search and Assistant

• YouTube

Access Limited for Students Under 18

Google has an age-based access setting that all Education domains are required to enable. This access has become more restrictive in recent years, and several areas of Google use are limited including:

• Blogger

• Gemini (Google AI)

• Google Analytics

• Google Cloud Platform

• Google Developer Platform

• The age restrictions often prevent file sharing and submitting assignments in Brightspace.

• Users under 18 also have a restricted experience with YouTube and other Google services that don't have an individual on/off control.

• Users designated as under 18 by the age-based access setting are blocked from using several third-party apps. (including Quizlet)

Disabled Google Services

• Google Photos

  • Users with at least 1 photo stored in Google Photos as of September 1, 2023 may still access this service, but we strongly discourage its use.

  • Why is this disabled? We no longer have unlimited Google storage, and Google Photos data is often lost or forgotten during account deprovisioning. In early 2023, Google began enforcing storage limits on all Workspace for Education users, taking Geneseo’s Google storage pool from “unlimited” to “about 100 TB”, of which Google Photos consumes about 10 TB. To fit within our Google storage quota, we need to prevent new users from starting to use Google Photos.

• Google Pay

  • Why is this disabled? When someone leaves Geneseo, they lose their Geneseo Google account. We do not want anyone to lose access to something they purchased through Google Pay when that happens.