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The Google You Didn't Know About...__**

The Commercial

How Google Works (Infographic)

Mashable's recent article on why schools are moving to Google Apps

Google For Teachers Google For Teachers 2

The Ultimate Guide to Google EDU Apps [|101 Google Tips] Great Google Tools Resources Google Tag on My Delicious GoogleDocs Tag on My Delicious Gmail Tag on My Delicious

Google Search
 * Google Squared - A great way to quickly compile a collection of data across the web in a single place. Great for research and Statistics
 * Google Image Swirl - Advanced, categorized image search
 * Google Fast Flip - The new way to read the news

GMail
 * Step one - get one of these:)
 * GChat and is Google's chat messaging service
 * Google Talk is the Google version of Skype - free!

Google Books Google for Educators
 * Create your own sharable e-bookshelf
 * Useful Google Books Tutorial
 * Sign up here for great updates from Google for Educators
 * Get your free classroom posters
 * Sign up and apply to the Google Teacher Academy

[|iGoogle]
 * Customizable homepage with RSS feeds, news outlets, mail access and more...
 * Just want the feeds? Use [|Google Reader]
 * See [|"Google Reader in Plain English"] here.
 * **PROJECT OPTION:** Complete at least 2 tabs and 20 total gadgets.

Google Docs
 * Word Processor, Spreadsheets, Presentations, and Forms for collaboration
 * See tutorials here
 * [|See "Docs in Plain English" here]
 * Google Forms are great for collecting data, pre/post assessment, evaluation, etc
 * free for students and everyone
 * New drawing tool in the latest release
 * Google Apps for Education
 * **PROJECT OPTION:** Create 3 total online docs ie. rubrics, gradebooks, presentation.

[|Google Scholar]
 * Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature
 * Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, print repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.

[|Google Calendar]
 * you can see your friends' and family's schedules right next to your own
 * Planning an event? You can create invitations, send reminders and keep track of RSVPs right inside Google Calendar
 * You can set up automatic event reminders, including mobile phone notifications, and instantly bring up anything on your calendar with the built-in search tool
 * **PROJECT OPTION:** Single calendar with a minimum of 10 events

Google Earth Google Maps
 * Google Earth Across the Curriculum
 * Google Earth User Guide
 * See tutorials here from Google
 * See tutorial here from Cucumber Tuts.
 * Search the world in only the way this tool can using zooming, markers, etc.
 * Marking Places
 * Sharing Places Information
 * Using Tours
 * Google Earth 101 for Educators
 * A Top 50 list of Google Earth for Educator ideas
 * Be sure to see the Product Tour, Outreach and the Gallery
 * How to create virtual tours in Google Earth and some lessons for your classrooms
 * Google Earth gallery
 * See a sample here
 * See the Google Maps Tour here
 * How to use Street View in Maps
 * The Street View Car
 * **PROJECT OPTION:** Create a virtual tour of at least 5 locations.

[|Google Labs]
 * All of Google's new toys, some are incredible.
 * GQueues

[|Google Chrome]
 * A browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

Google Sites Google SketchUp
 * Build your own, pop-up free, website with domain forwarding, many templates, and so much more
 * Watch the video and see the templates at this overview page
 * Watch the Video
 * Google 3D Builder
 * Tesselations in SketchUp Grades 4-8

Google.org - the philanthropic arm of Google

Google Voice Google Alerts
 * Email voicemail, record conversations, an array of forwarding options, and much more - watch the videos

Google Health with video Google Finance with video Google Translate Google News Google Alerts GOOG-411 Google Videos Google Alerts Google Groups Google Social Search Google Knol 14 Google Tricks


 * 1) Given a background on Google tools and research in support of best practices, the course participants will identify learning needs within the classroom by indicating and implementing several Google Document solutions for the classroom.
 * 2) Given a background on Google tools and research in support of best practices, the course participants will establish classroom procedures by using, interpreting, and developing custom Google Maps, Google Sky, and Google Earth.
 * 3) Given a background on Google tools and research in support of best practices, the course participants will compose a dynamic classroom by organizing scalable, sharable classroom content with iGoogle.
 * 4) Given a background on Google tools and research in support of best practices, the course participants will complete strong classroom lessons by building classroom and district curriculum resources with Google Finance, Google Health, Google News, Google Translate, and Google Video.
 * 5) Given a background on technology integration and research in support of best practices, the course participants will build connected learning communities by applying the functions of Google Groups and creating a blogging platform with Blogger.
 * 6) Given a background on technology integration and research in support of best practices, the course participants will explain their philosophy of technology integration by completing a final presentation that demonstrates creative, digital solutions for the class and writing an action plan for the implementation of technology's within the course participant's professional practice.
 * 7) Given a background on Google tools and research in support of best practices, the course participants will identify enriched digital lessons and future solutions by applying the functions of Google Sketchup and Google Labs.
 * 8) Given a background on Google tools, technology integration, and research in support of best practices, the course participants will apply basic editing skills with Picasa and by building web sites with Google Sites.
 * 9) Given a background on Google tools and research in support of best practices, the course participants will organize all competenices by generating a single, organized account and Google Calendar.