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Google+

Have you been getting into the Google + sandbox and playing around? Trying to figure out where it fits, and maybe how it might be helpful in education? Me, too. Along with plenty of others – I have read estimates that Google+ users already number 2 to 4 million!   Luckily, some of those front-runners [...]

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YouTube EDU

Google’s recent teacher newsletter had two items that I decided to investigate further. The first is a google doc slide show: Google Apps in Classrooms and Schools, 32 Ways to Use Google Apps in 50 Minutes. I didn’t learn any new application of Google Apps for the classroom, but I do think I could share [...]

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Fun PD Day at Google Cambridge HQ

A METAA-organized professional development day at Google Cambridge Headquarters was a great success today. We had a really good turnout of participants and the presentations were engaging, interesting, and full of information. Google presenters included Stephen Vinter, Jaime Casap, Dana Nguyen. A presentation about Google Books was also extremely interesting, but I can’t find the [...]

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Google Fast and Apple Simple

At the recent annual ACT Meeting Larry Berger, chief executive officer and co-founder of Wireless Generation, presented on “Google Fast and Apple Simple: The Critical Interdependency between Technology and Information Solutions.” In his presentation, he explained that for educators to use data to make decisions about teaching, differentiation, and student-learning, the systems have to be [...]

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Google Apps Marketplace

Be sure to look at Google’s new App Marketplace. Per Google: The Google Apps Marketplace offers products and services designed for Google users, including installable apps that integrate directly with Google Apps. Installable apps are easy to use because they include single sign-on, Google’s universal navigation, and some even include features that integrate with your [...]

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Zeitgeist 2010

Google’s Zeitgeist page is a compilation of the most searched queries. Google created a “2010 in review” video based on the queries for the year. The video represents what we were interested in during the year, from Haiti to the oil spill to the Soccer World Cup. As you watch it, count how many of [...]

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Google Science Fair

Press Release…. On the 11 January 2011 Google is launching the inaugural Google Science Fair. We have partnered with NASA, CERN, National Geographic, Scientific American and the LEGO Group to create a new STEM competition that is more open, accessible and global than ever before. We wanted to reach out to educators prior to launch [...]

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Just for fun!

How “millennial” are you? Take the quiz and share your score. Or, share how you might use this as a conversation starter at a Professional Development event. Fun Google Map Directions 1. Browse to Google Maps. 2. Select “Get Directions.” 3. Enter Taiwan as start location. 4. Enter China as end location. 5. Click “Get [...]

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20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web

Google has created this really charming picture book, 20 Things I Learned about Browsers and the Web. The book explains, in a very accessible way, things like browser plug-ins, extensions, IP addresses and DNS. Google provides nice explanations of concepts like cloud computing and web apps. You will want to share this e-book with your [...]

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Being Googleable

Googleable refers to something that is able to be found by searching on Google, the Internet search engine. Our students may not realize how much of what they post is googleable and very durable. Even after they have deleted the silly pictures of themselves at a party, or the ill-advised rantings about a teacher or [...]

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