Google is again trying to redefine what it means to search for information on the Web and get closer to delivering on its mission statement to “organize the world’s information” and make it accessible. It may also get us closer …
How Cool is Google Image Search? You Can Even Use a Picture as a Search Parameter!
Google Image Search is a pretty fascinating tool with plenty of possibilities for teaching-related uses.
How To Download & Back Up Your Gmail & Other Google Data
Google makes getting data back onto your computer pretty easy but you can also use these same methods if you’re looking to ditch Google because of concerns about their privacy policy.
Google Launches Redesigned Education Site
Google has revamped its site for educators, creating a redesigned repository for all its educational tools and resources for teachers, schools, and students.
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/01/google-launches-new-education-site/…
Get More Out Of Google: Tips and Tricks for Students Conducting Online Research
A great list of tips and tricks on how students can get more of Google.
http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2011/11/23/infographic-get-more-out-of-google.html…
How to use Google Scholar
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18 Ways Teachers Can Use Google+ Hangouts
If you haven’t tried out Google+ Hangouts yet, take the time to learn more about it and consider some of these amazing ways you can use it to add to your existing curriculum and make class time easier, more fun, …
Graphing Comes to Google
Google has added graphing functionality to its seemingly ever-growing list of search bar capabilities: now, when users type in a function — for example: sin(x) — the first search result will be an interactive graph allowing users to explore different …
Google Forms: How to Create a Quiz or a Test that Automatically Grades itself in Google Docs
Using forms in Google docs lets anyone create forms quickly and share those forms via email, embed them into a webpage or blog. If you are a teacher, you can create formulas that allow you to have these forms graded …
How to Integrate Google Docs in Science and Math Like a Pro
Google Docs offer an advanced set of collaboration and communication tools to help your students acquire the skills necessary to help them soar, in their education and out in the world.The following are tips and ideas for using Google Docs …
Google Docs Revamps Presentations, Adds 50 New Features
Google just introduced a new version of its Googlde Docs presentations Web app. The app has more than 50 new features. Learn more about them.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/242121/google_docs_revamps_presentations_adds_50_new_features.html…
How to Create your own Google Maps
There are many scenarios where you may want to build your own maps. Let’s now look at some of the best online tools that make it easy for us to create custom maps in the browser without requiring any programming …
Google Earth: 1 Billion Downloads and So Many Uses in the Classroom
Google Earth was one of the very first pieces of software that I began to create educational resources with. As I put it in one of my first ever blog posts 5 years ago: ”This app won me over straight …
Google debuts Dart, a JavaScript alternative
Google just launched an “early preview” of Dart, a programming language the company hopes will help Web application programmers overcome shortcomings of JavaScript that Google itself feels acutely.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20117924-264/google-debuts-dart-a-javascript-alternative/…
From the desert to the web: bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls online
Dead Sea Scrolls online: Google and the Israel Museum have partnered to launch a new website that allows the public the ability to examine the Dead Sea Scrolls in fine detail. The site provides searchable, high-resolution images of the scrolls, …