Presentation used in a workshop at National Louis University, Spring 2009 Note that I use a standard set of slides and update them every time I give this presentation.

1. Google for Educators Overview
Tools and Strategies for
Educational Innovation
Lucy Gray
Lead Technology Coach
Urban Education Institute
The University of Chicago
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2. I♥Google
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3. New York
Google Teachers Academy
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4. Google’s Mission
“Organize the world’s information
and make it universally accessible
and useful.”
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5. Eric Schmidt
Celebration of Teaching & Learning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfDW7qAdFGk
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6. Google Philosophy
Focus on the user and all else will follow.
It’s best to do one thing really, really well.
Fast is better than slow.
Democracy on the web works.
You don’t need to be at your desk to need an
answer.
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7. Google Philosophy
You can make money without doing evil.
There’s always more information out there.
The need for information crosses all borders.
You can be serious without a suit.
Great isn’t just good enough.
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8. Applied to Learning
Focus on the student and all else will follow
It’s best to teach a few things really, really
well.
Fast is better than slow.
Democracy in the classroom works.
You don’t need to be at school to need an
answer.
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9. Applied to Learning
You can teach without doing evil.
There’s always more information out there.
The need for information crosses all borders.
You can be serious without a suit.
Great just isn’t good enough.
Courtesy of Mark Wagner, CUE
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10. Ideas worth replicating...
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11. A video is worth 1000 words...
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12. Questions that come to mind...
How can we use these tools for our own professional
productivity?
How can we incorporate these into our own
schools?
What can schools learn from innovative businesses?
What are WE doing differently?
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13. Google For Educators Site
http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
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14. Features
Recent Projects and News
The Infinite Thinking Machine
Teacher Community
Classroom Activities
Classroom Posters
Tools for Your Classroom
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15. Recent Projects and News
http://www.google.com/educators/index.html
Ancient Rome 3D Curriculum
Competition
Election Tools for Teachers
Google Education Resources
GeoEducation
Using Docs in the Classroom
Google Celebrates Earth Day
2008
Doodle 4 Google
Open Source Contest
Geography Awareness Week
Weekly Reader and Google Docs
Project Spectrum
International Cleanup Weekend
Google Lunar Xprize Educational
Content
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16. Infinite Thinking Machine
http://www.infinitethinking.org/
A weblog sponsored by WestEd and Google
“Internet T.V. shows” found also in iTunes and Google
Video
Concrete examples of innovation in education
7 contributors
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18. Teacher Community
http://www.google.com/educators/community.html
A Google Group for all teachers
Participate in threaded discussions
Network with other educators
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20. Classroom Activities
http://www.google.com/educators/activities.html
Classroom Activities
Exemplary Lessons
NECC Presentations
Computer Science Unplugged
Google Lit Trips
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21. Classroom Posters
http://www.google.com/educators/posters.html
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22. Tools for Your Classroom
http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html
Book Search
Earth
Maps
News
iGoogle
Web Search
Blogger
Calendar
Docs
Groups
Sites
Picasa
SketchUp
Google Apps Education Edition
Custom Search Engine
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23. More Even More
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24. Tools for Your Classroom
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25. Book Search
http://books.google.com/
“Search the full text of books to find
ones that interest you and learn
where to buy or borrow them.”
About Google Book Search
Add Google Book Search to your
site
Google Book Search - News &
Views
Explore Shakespeare with Google
My Library
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31. Earth
http://earth.google.com/
Satellite imagery of the Earth that includes layers of information
What’s New In Google Earth 5.0
Content partners include Discovery Education, National Geographic,
Wikipedia
Still pictures
Share files
Google Earth
Google Earth Community
Teacher Meme
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37. Maps
http://maps.google.com/
Google Maps
Searchable
Directions
Street View
My Maps
My ProfileProfile
Google Maps User Guide
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45. News
http://news.google.com/
Search thousands of publications
Use in conjunction with Google Reader via RSS feed
Archives
Custom news searches and personalized news page
Blog search
Comments by people in the
Quotes
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54. Web Search
http://www.google.com/support/websearch/
Define
File Type
Currency Conversion
Calculator
Track Packages
Earthquakes
Google Help: Search Features
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59. Docs & Spreadsheets
http://docs.google.com/
Documents, spreadsheets AND presentations
Import and export using a variety of file types
Share and publish files
Open files sent in Gmail directly in Docs & Spreadsheets
Examples:
Global Warming Project
IL-TCE Volunteer Documentation
ADE NECC proposals
NKO Schedule
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65. Custom Search Engine
http://www.google.com/coop/cse/
Formerly known as Google Co-op
Roll your own search engine using pre-selected sites
Embed on your website and blog
Bookmark sites directly to list of web sites
Others can can contribute to the web sites search
Examples:
My Search Engines
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66. Google Apps - Education Edition
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/index.html
Google Apps for Education
Customizable design
Features can be deactivated
Includes:
Gmail
Google Talk
Google Calendar
Google Page Creator
Google Start Page
Sites
Video
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67. Next Steps
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68. Strategies for success
Get a Google Account (Gmail gives you a Google account OR you can make
a Google account with any email address)
Concentrate on one tool to start
Focus on your own productivity
Make generic student accounts for projects
Or sign up for Google Aps
Advocate and educate in your district about the power of these tools
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69. Recommended Resources
The Search by John Batelle
The Official Google Blog
Google in Education group within Diigo
Google Teacher Center newsletter
Google’s YouTube channel
Google Teacher Academy Resources
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70. Find me on ....
Gmail: elemenous@gmail.com
Blog: http://lucygray.org
Skype, AIM, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, del.icio.us,
Diigo: elemenous
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