google tools for educators

Tools for educators

Search

• Information • Visualisation of Google servers

http://bit.ly/bPqdQZ• How google search works• http://ppcblog.com/how-google-works/• Search tips and tricks• tips http://bit.ly/lEhxgz• google desktop

Copyright free content

• http://bit.ly/ex4yqC

•It starts with a gmail account•Priority search•Identification•Group email accounts

•Calendar http://bit.ly/mOuKZI

Group sign on

• Creating a single gmail address for a whole class http://bit.ly/jmXTEr

• Single sign on integration with Moodle http://bit.ly/uW9K0

• Multiple google accounts http://bit.ly/d4zufm

Google culture

• http://bit.ly/dtCW1s• Work arounds

Docs

• Cloud• 1 Gb – any type of file (cf. Dropbox)• Word processing and spreadsheets• Collaboration (eg. Skype)• Tips and tricks for the classroom

http://bit.ly/eGx04d• Docs animation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt9F7tKcZcU

Youtube

• Second biggest search engine• Embedding• Channel creation

Create content

• Blogger/blogspot• Google sites

https://sites.google.com/site/mtbeautyactonline/

• Google reader• Igoogle (cf netvibes)

Android

Android

• Broad use• Different model to iphone• Apps• Location – current project:

http://bit.ly/iHYX1V• skymaps

Latitude

Skymaps

Earth and Maps

• 50 ideas for educators http://bit.ly/aNU4tu• google maps for history teachers• http://www.youtube.com/user/vedette72#p/a

/u/1/nI5_x_6K-A0

Other…

• Sketchup http://interactive3dconstruction.wordpress.com/

• Wave and buzz

The more and even more >> buttons

• Cloudcourse internal course system http://bit.ly/ayapfS

• Calendar• Chrome – carries your browser settings

around the web• Orkhut• translator

And if that wasn’t enough…

• 10 Google Services That Don’t Get the Limelight They Deserve http://bit.ly/aqtKl9