The document discusses Google's tools and resources for education, including its mission and philosophy. It provides an overview of the Google for Educators site which contains resources like the Infinite Thinking Machine blog, a teacher community, classroom activities, and tools for the classroom including Google Docs, Calendar, Groups, and more. Strategies are suggested for educators to start using Google tools, such as signing up for newsletters and joining online communities.
NICE Mini-Conference 2008: Google Toolsguest399f9f
My 2008 mini-conference preso on Google tool. There are many links in this preso to helpful resources. Many of the links are not underlined, so try clicking on resources.
NICE Mini-Conference 2008: Google Toolsguest399f9f
My 2008 mini-conference preso on Google tool. There are many links in this preso to helpful resources. Many of the links are not underlined, so try clicking on resources.
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.
Re-Charge Classroom Instruction with Google Sites - TCEA 2015Diana Benner
Feeling overwhelmed when it comes to utilizing tools in your classroom throughout the day? Using Google Sites as your landing strip for everything you do digitally in your classroom. In this session, you'll learn how to create and edit a Google Site. Come prepared to work on your own Site.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
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UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
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When stars align: studies in data quality, knowledge graphs, and machine lear...
NLU Google
1. Google Education:
Teaching and Learning
Innovation
Lucy Gray
Lead Technology Coach
The Center for Urban School Improvement
The University of Chicago
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9. Google Philosophy
Focus on the user and all else will follow.
It’s best to do one thing really, really well.
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10. 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.
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11. 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.
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12. 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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14. 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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20. Questions
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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23. Google for Educators Site
The Infinite Thinking Machine
Teacher Community
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24. Google for Educators Site
The Infinite Thinking Machine
Teacher Community
Classroom Activities
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25. Google for Educators Site
The Infinite Thinking Machine
Teacher Community
Classroom Activities
Classroom Posters
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26. Google for Educators Site
The Infinite Thinking Machine
Teacher Community
Classroom Activities
Classroom Posters
Recent Projects and News
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27. Google for Educators Site
The Infinite Thinking Machine
Teacher Community
Classroom Activities
Classroom Posters
Recent Projects and News
Tools for Your Classroom
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29. Infinite Thinking Machine
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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37. Recent Projects and News
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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39. Tools for Your Classroom
Book Search
Earth
Maps
News
iGoogle
Web Search
Blogger
Calendar
Docs
Groups
Page Creator
Picasa
SketchUp
Google Apps Education Edition
Custom Search Engine
Google Notebook
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42. Book Search
“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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44. Earth
Satellite imagery of the Earth that includes layers of information
Content partners include Discovery Education, National Geographic,
Wikipedia
Still pictures
Share files
Google Earth
Google Earth Community
Teacher Meme
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64. Personalized Homepage
iGoogle
Start page with your content selections
Other Google apps can be added to your personalized homepage
e.g., Co-op search engines
Lots of other widget-like doodads available created by outside parties
Create your own gadgets
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76. Blogger
Free weblog service
Restrict access to entire blog
Restrict comments
Restrict listing in Blogger (still available on Internet)
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85. Google Docs & Spreadsheets
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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92. Groups
Public or private
Distribute e-newsletters
Host threaded discussions
Create accompanying web pages using Page Creator
Management tools
Customize the look of your group
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99. Custom Search Engine
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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101. Google Apps Education Edition
Google Apps for Education
Customizable
Includes:
Gmail
Google Talk
Google Calendar
Google Page Creator
Google Start Page
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107. Strategies
Sign up for the Google Educator newsletter
Join the Google Educator Community
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108. Strategies
Sign up for the Google Educator newsletter
Join the Google Educator Community
Join the Google in Education bookmarking group in Diigo
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109. Strategies
Sign up for the Google Educator newsletter
Join the Google Educator Community
Join the Google in Education bookmarking group in Diigo
Concentrate on one tool
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110. Strategies
Sign up for the Google Educator newsletter
Join the Google Educator Community
Join the Google in Education bookmarking group in Diigo
Concentrate on one tool
Start with improving your own productivity
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111. Strategies
Sign up for the Google Educator newsletter
Join the Google Educator Community
Join the Google in Education bookmarking group in Diigo
Concentrate on one tool
Start with improving your own productivity
Make generic student accounts for projects
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112. Strategies
Sign up for the Google Educator newsletter
Join the Google Educator Community
Join the Google in Education bookmarking group in Diigo
Concentrate on one tool
Start with improving your own productivity
Make generic student accounts for projects
Advocate and educate in your district about the power of these tools
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113. Find me on ....
Gmail: elemenous@gmail.com
Skype: elemenous
AIM: elemenous
Blog: lucygray.org
Flickr: elemenous
Twitter: elemenous
YouTube: elemenous
Del.icio.us: elemenous
Diigo: elemenous
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