Presentation by Kristina Paul and Brian Housand at NAGC 2009 St. Louis, MO November 7, 2009

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3. Dear Google Geek Squad, I like to have my students work on team projects, just like they will need to someday in professional settings. We currently use Microsoft Office products like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but the students find it difficult to stay organized when they have multiple copies of files with track changes shared through email and on flash drives. It gets so confusing! Do you have any solutions for making collaborative student projects run more smoothly? Sincerely, Ms. Trump

4. The Recommends… GOOGLE DOCS http://docs.google.com

26. Dear Google Geek Squad, My students want to conduct some survey research. I have seen services like Survey Monkey and Zoomerang, but I wanted to use something full featured and FREE. Can Google help me? Reliably yours, Mrs. Cronbach

27. The Recommends… GOOGLE FORMS http://docs.google.com

34. Dear Google Geek Squad, I would like to set up a fun, friendly website to share information with my students and their parents, but I have no experience with website design. I also don’t have a lot of time or any money. Can you help me?

35. The Recommends… GOOGLE SITES http://sites.google.com

51. Dear Google Geek Squad, How do you keep up to date with all that Google has to offer? How can I find out about the Google tools and services that I am interested? Is there a way to train the news that I am interested in to come to me? Mr. Millan

52. The Recommends… GOOGLE READER http://reader.google.com

54. The Official Google Blog http://googlepress.blogspot.com Google Student Blog http://googleforstudents.blogspot.com Google Research Bloghttp://googleresearch.blogspot.com Docs: The Official Google Docs Blog http://googledocs.blogspot.com Google Lat Long Blog http://google-latlong.blogspot.com

56. Dear Google Geek Squad, My doctor recommended that I stop carrying a 35 pound school bag around all the time, so I’m trying to lighten the load. I’d like to stop carrying my planner around, but I don’t know how I’ll stay organized with all of my schedules! Do you have any solutions? Busy in Beufort, Mrs. Swatch

57. The Recommends… GOOGLE CALENDAR http://calendar.google.com

66. Dear Google Geek Squad, I am looking for a way to creatively teach geography to my students. In the past I have used Flat Stanley as an option with great success, but I am looking for a way to update this for the 21st Century. How can Google help? -- Mrs. Ansel

67. The Recommends… GOOGLE PICASA WEB ALBUMS http://picasaweb.google.com

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69. The Recommends… GOOGLE MAPS http://maps.google.com

80. Dear Google Geek Squad, How can I help my students to become better searchers? I tell them to just “Google” what they are looking for, but they often get lost in “the cloud.” What do you suggest? Ms. Lewis

81. The Recommends… GOOGLE For Educators www.google.com/educators

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90. Tricks with the Search Box

98. Dear Google Geek Squad, I am looking for a way to liven up geography in my classroom. I LOVE cartography, but my students don’t share my excitement for maps and globes. I want to help my students better understand their place in the world. Are there any ways that I can use Google to enhance my lessons? -Rand

99. The Recommends… GOOGLE EARTH (and so much more) http://earth.google.com

100. 12 Things to Do in Google Earth Other Than Search for your House

113. Dear Google Geek Squad, I am organizing an enrichment cluster program at my school. We have all sorts of topics for our enrichment clusters – from invention convention to the stock market. Do you have any resources that I can share with my enrichment cluster facilitators?

114. The Recommends… GOOGLE CONTENT TOOLS such as…

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152. Uncle Danny’s Chestnut Cutter

153. What’s Next for the GoogleGeek Squad?

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