This document discusses tools provided by Google that can be used for educational purposes. It provides an overview of Google's mission and philosophy, then describes various Google tools and services including Google Search, Google Books, Google Earth, Google Maps, Google News, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, Custom Search Engines, and Google Apps for Education. It encourages educators to get a Google account to start using the tools and to focus on mastering one tool at a time.

1. Tools and Strategies
for Educational
Innovation

3. Gail
Braddock
 Education
Technology
Specialist
 Google
Certified
Teacher
 Discovery
STAR
Educator
Tennessee
Discovery
Leadership
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 Twitter:
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 LGBraddock@gmail.com

4. I Google
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Google’s
Mission
“Organize
the
world’s
information
and
make
it
universally
accessible
and
useful.”

5. 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.
http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html

6. 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.
http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html

7. 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.

8. 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
Dr.
Mark
Wagner,
CUE

9. A
video
is
worth
1000
words...

10. 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?

11. Google
For
Educators
Site
http://www.google.com/educators/index.html

12. Features
 Recent
Projects
and
News
 Teacher
Community
 Classroom
Activities
 Classroom
Posters
 Tools
for
Your
Classroom

13. Tools
for
Your
Classroom
http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html

15. Classroom
Activities
http://www.google.com/educators/activities.html
 Classroom
Activities
 Exemplary
Lessons
 NECC
Presentations
 Computer
Science
Unplugged
 Google
Lit
Trips

16. Classroom
Posters
http://www.google.com/educators/posters.html

17. Google
teacher
community
http://www.google.com/educators/community.html
 A
Google
Group
for
all
teachers
 Participate
in
threaded
discussions
 Network
with
other
educators
 Highly
Recommended
as
a
place
to
start

19. Tools
for
Your
Classroom
http://www.google.com/help/features.html

20. Web
Search
http://www.google.com/support/websearch/
 Define
 File
Type
 Currency
Conversion
 Calculator
 Track
Packages
 Earthquakes

21. 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

22. Earth
Download
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

23. Maps
http://maps.google.com/
 Google
Maps
 Searchable
 Directions
 Street
View
 My
Maps
 Google
Maps
User
Guide

24. 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

29. Docs
&
Spreadsheets
http://docs.google.com/
 Documents,
spreadsheets
AND
presentations
 *New*
-­‐
upload
any
file
type
 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
 NKO
Schedule

31. 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

32. 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,
Docs,
Talk,
Calendar,
Groups,
Sites,
and
Video,
Blogger

33. 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
Apps
for
Education
 Advocate
and
educate
in
your
district
about
the
power
of
these
Google
tools

34. Resources
 The
Search:
How
Google
and
Its
Rivals
Rewrote
the
Rules
of
Business
and
Transformed
Our
Culture
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
Special
Thanks
to
Lucy
Gray
for
her
Resources

35. Thank
you!
~~Gail
Braddock
 Gmail:
lgbraddock@gmail.com
 Blog:
gbraddock.blogspot.com
 Twitter
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 Diigo:
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