NLU Google Workshop Winter 2010

Google for Educators Overview Tools and Strategies for Educational Innovation Lucy Gray Education Technology Specialist Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education The University of Chicago

I Google

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

Google Philosophy

Google Philosophy Focus on the user and all else will follow.

Google Philosophy Focus on the user and all else will follow. It’s best to do one thing really, really well.

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.

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.

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.

Google Philosophy

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.

Applied to Learning

Applied to Learning Focus on the student and all else will follow

Applied to Learning Focus on the student and all else will follow It’s best to teach a few things really, really well.

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.

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.

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.

Applied to Learning

Applied to Learning You can teach without doing evil.

Applied to Learning You can teach without doing evil. There’s always more information out there.

Applied to Learning You can teach without doing evil. There’s always more information out there. The need for information crosses all borders.

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.

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.

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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Questions that come to mind...

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?

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

Features

Features Recent Projects and News The Inﬁnite Thinking Machine Teacher Community Classroom Activities Classroom Posters Tools for Your Classroom

Recent Projects and News http://www.google.com/educators/index.html

Recent Projects and News http://www.google.com/educators/index.html Doodle 4 Google Google Apps Webinar Google Teachers Academy for Administrators Computer Science Education Week Google Model Your Town competition Commonsense Media

Inﬁnite Thinking Machine http://www.inﬁnitethinking.org/

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

Teacher Community http://www.google.com/educators/community.html

Teacher Community http://www.google.com/educators/community.html A Google Group for all teachers Participate in threaded discussions Network with other educators

Classroom Activities http://www.google.com/educators/activities.html

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

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

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

Tools for Your Classroom http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html Book Search Docs Earth Groups Maps Sites News Picasa iGoogle SketchUp Web Search Google Apps Education Edition Blogger Custom Search Engine Calendar

More Even More

Tools for Your Classroom

Book Search http://books.google.com/

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

Earth http://earth.google.com/

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

Maps http://maps.google.com/

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

News http://news.google.com/

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

Web Search http://www.google.com/support/websearch/

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

Docs & Spreadsheets http://docs.google.com/

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 IL-TCE Volunteer Documentation ADE NECC proposals

Custom Search Engine http://www.google.com/coop/cse/

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

Google Apps - Education Edition http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/index.html

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

Next Steps

Strategies for success

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 Advocate and educate in your district about the power of these tools

Recommended Resources

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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NLU Google Workshop Winter 2010

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