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Poplar Tech Conference - Google Tools
Google provides a variety of tools for schools including search tools to find information on the web, productivity tools for creating documents and presentations, and communication and collaboration tools to work with others. It also includes reference tools for looking up definitions and conversions, entertainment options for finding photos and news, and tools for travel planning and presenting information.
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- #7 Lots more limiters on the sidebar than there used to be.
- #8 Options sidebar for Images search Note: still have to go to ADVANCED SEARCH to limit to images that can be reused.
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