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NICE Mini-Conference 2008: Google in Education
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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5. Google Philosophy
Focus on the user and all else will follow.
Itâs best to do one thing really, really well.
Fast is better than slow.
Democracy on the web works.
You donât need to be at your desk to need an
answer.
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6. Google Philosophy
You can make money without doing evil.
Thereâs always more information out there.
The need for information crosses all borders.
You can be serious without a suit.
Great isnât just good enough.
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9. 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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10. Google for Educators Site
The InïŹnite Thinking Machine
Teacher Community
Classroom Activities
Classroom Posters
Recent Projects and News
Tools for Your Classroom
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11. InïŹnite Thinking Machine
A weblog sponsored by WestEd and Google
âInternet T.V. showsâ found also in iTunes and Google
Video
Concrete examples of innovation in education
7 contributors
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12. Teacher Community
A Google Group for all teachers
Participate in threaded discussions
Network with other educators
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16. Recent Projects and News
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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17. 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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19. Book Search
âSearch the full text of books to ïŹnd
ones that interest you and learn
where to buy or borrow them.â
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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20. Earth
Satellite imagery of the Earth that includes layers of information
Content partners include Discovery Education, National Geographic,
Wikipedia
Still pictures
Share ïŹles
Google Earth
Google Earth Community
Teacher Meme
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29. 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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39. Blogger
Free weblog service
Restrict access to entire blog
Restrict comments
Restrict listing in Blogger (still available on Internet)
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46. Google Docs & Spreadsheets
Documents, spreadsheets AND presentations
Import and export using a variety of ïŹle types
Share and publish ïŹles
Open ïŹles sent in Gmail directly in Docs & Spreadsheets
Examples:
Global Warming Project
IL-TCE Volunteer Documentation
ADE NECC proposals
NKO Schedule
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52. 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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56. 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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57. 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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58. Some other favorites...
Google Video
YouTube
Image Search
Accessible Search
Blog Search
Reader
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59. Recommended Resources
The Search by John Batelle
The OfïŹcial Google Blog
The InïŹnite Thinking Machine
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60. Strategies
Sign up for the Google Educator newsletter
Join the Google Educator Community
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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61. Find me on ....
Gmail: elemenous@gmail.com
Skype: elemenous
AIM: elemenous
Blog: lucygray.org
Flickr: elemenous
Twitter: elemenous
YouTube: elemenous
Del.icio.us: elemenous
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