This document provides an overview of Google tools for educational use, including Google Sites for creating class hubs, Google Maps and Earth for exploring locations, and Google+ and Hangouts for communication and collaboration. The agenda covers using Google Sites as a class resource repository, creating maps and exploring locations with Google Maps and Earth, and videoconferencing and screensharing with Google+ Hangouts. Additional resources are also provided.

1. Google Essentials
Lucy Gray
Interlochen Arts Academy
April 2, 2012
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2. Resources
http://www.lucygray.org
Today’s Meet
http://todaysmeet.com/
interlochentech
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3. More Even More
http://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/index.html
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4. Agenda
Google Sites as Your Class Hub
Google GeoApps
Google+ and Google Hangouts
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5. http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/index.html

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Google Sites
http://sites.google.com

7. https://sites.google.com/a/parishepiscopal.org/honors-physics/
Dolores Gende

8. James Sanders
https://sites.google.com/site/historywithsanders/

9. Dan McDowell
https://sites.google.com/site/westhillsphoto/

10. Oregon Google Summit
http://www.googlesummit.org/

11. John Smith
https://sites.google.com/a/boyslatin.org/smith/

12. Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
12Creating a Google Site

13. Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
13Creating a Google Site

14. Step 9
Step 10
Step 8
14Creating a Google Site

15. Managing a Google Site

16. Google Sites Help

17. How can you use Sites?
Class homepage
Repository for planning activities
ePortfolios
Professional development
Events
Projects
Administrative communications
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Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/

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Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Getting Directions

20. Getting Directions

21. 21
Step 1
Making a Map
Step 4
Step 3
Step 2

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Step 5
Making a Map
Step 7
Step 6

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Step 8
Step 9
Step 10
Making a Map

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Note: If you click on the Import button, you can import existing .kml or .kmz files
Importing Existing KML and KMZ files
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kml.php
http://www.googlelittrips.org/

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26. 26Step 11

27. 27Step 12

28. 28Finding Your Map

29. Looking at Your Map

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Google Earth
http://www.google.com/earth/index.html

39. Haiti

40. Haiti with a USGS .kml layer

41. Haiti with a USGS .kml layer

42. Epicenter of 2010 Earthquake

43. Additional layers of information

44. Additional layers of information

45. Additional layers of information

46. Historical images: 2009

47. Historical images: January 12, 2010

48. Historical images: January 24, 2010

49. Browser Integration

50. Downloaded a .kml or .kmz file on damage

51. Looking at Google Maps within Google Earth

52. Google Sky

53. Google Sky

54. Google Moon

55. Flight Simulator

56. Flight Simulator

57. Tours

58. Preferences

59. Google Earth’s Tour

60. Streetview

62. How can you use Maps & Earth?
Think about consumption vs. creation.....
Creating maps for trips and tours
Exploring countries in world language classes
Plotting routes taken in films & literature
Campus tours
Tours of historical sites
Calculating distances between locations
What else?
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Google Plus
https://plus.google.com/

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Add To Your Circles
Steve Hargadon
Larry Ferlazzo
Kern Kelley
Esther Wojcicki
Cheryl Oakes
Jim Sill

67. 67Google Hangouts

68. 68Google Hangouts: Screensharing

69. 69Google Hangouts: Apps

71. How could you use Google+ and Hangouts?
Professional development
Networking with peers
Live broadcasts
Videoconferencing with experts
Parent conferences
Tutoring (despite Google+ not being available in GAFE)
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72. CUE’s Google Workshops
http://gwe.cuetoyou.net/Home
Google in Education Diigo Group
http://groups.diigo.com/group/google-in-education
Lucy Gray
http:www.lucygray.org
Twitter: elemenous
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