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Google is known for its useful web tools, but did you know that a lot of them have incredible applications for education? Take a look at these Google tools to see how they’ll work for your classroom.
  1. Google Custom Search Engine: Create your own custom search engine and tell Google which sites you want it to index and you’ll be able to offer your students the best of the web.
  2. Google Docs: Google Docs offers teachers and students a web-based word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation editor that can be used securely and collaboratively from any computer.
  3. Google Book Search: Search the full text of books ranging from popular best sellers to out-of-print books on Google’s Book Search.
  4. Google Groups: Set up a discussion group for your classroom on Google Groups.
  5. Google News: Google News is a wonderful place to look for news in newspapers and magazines around the world.
  6. Google Maps: Your class can use Google Maps to build maps of your community, learn about cities, and more.
  7. Google Sites This Google tool allows teachers and students to create useful web pages without having to use complicated code. (need a google account)
  8. Google classroom posters: Help your students search the web better with these posters that contain tips for using Google Search and other Google products.
  9. iGoogle: iGoogle allows you to create a custom page for your classroom that includes components like a school calendar, bookmarks, news, and more.
  10. Blogger: Start a class blog with Blogger, and you can share work, pictures, and more, all while staying connected with your classroom community.
  11. Google Notebook: Use Google Notebook as an easy to use notepad for the web.
  12. Google Calendar: With Google Calendar, you can easily communicate school schedule information with your classroom community.
  13. Google classroom activities: Here, Google offers a few activity ideas for elementary school children.
  14. Google Earth - Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others. Click here to download Google Earth 5.0
  15. Google Search Features -

    Improve Your Search Experience

    In addition to providing easy access to billions of web pages, Google has many special features to help you to find exactly what you're looking for. Some of our most popular features are listed on this site.







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chofish42 Do you Google? 1 May 13 2009, 7:14 PM EDT by wrwarrick
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I think there is so much Google has to offer, but do teachers in your school tap into this untapped resource? Even if you aren't an educator, do you use these tools? If so, what is your favorite?
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posted by chofish42   Aug 31 2010, 8:13 PM EDT
Fun tips to make your google searching fun and easy!