NICE Mini-Conference 2008: Google in Education

Google Education: Teaching and Learning InnovationLucy Gray

Lead Technology Coach

The Center for Urban School Improvement

The University of Chicago

1Saturday, January 26, 2008

I♥Google


New York Google Teachers Academy


Google’s Mission

“Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible

and useful.”


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.


http://www.google.com/corporate/tenthings.html


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.




Attributes Worth Replication

Innovation

Imagination

Playfulness

Intellectual Curiosity

Dedication to Quality

Flexibility


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?


Google for Educators Site

The Infinite Thinking Machine

Teacher Community

Classroom Activities

Classroom Posters

Recent Projects and News

Tools for Your Classroom


http://infinitethinking.org

http://infinitethinking.org

http://www.google.com/educators/community.html


http://www.google.com/educators/activities.html


http://www.google.com/educators/posters.html

http://www.google.com/educators/posters.html

http://www.google.com/educators/index.html




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


http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

Teacher Community

A Google Group for all teachers

Participate in threaded discussions

Network with other educators




Exemplary Lessons

NECC Presentations

Computer Science Unplugged

Google Lit Trips


http://www.google.com/educators/6_12.html

http://www.google.com/educators/6_12.html

http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html

http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html



http://www.google.com/educators/activities/unpluggedTeachersDec2006.pdf

http://www.google.com/educators/activities/unpluggedTeachersDec2006.pdf

http://www.googlelittrips.org/

http://www.googlelittrips.org/

Classroom Posters

Book Search

Scholar

Earth

Search Tips

Web Search

Quiz & Answers


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


http://code.google.com/opensource/ghop/2007-8/

http://code.google.com/opensource/ghop/2007-8/

http://www.google.com/educators/gaw2007.html

http://www.google.com/educators/gaw2007.html

http://www.google.com/educators/weeklyreader.html

http://www.google.com/educators/weeklyreader.html

http://www.google.com/educators/spectrum.html

http://www.google.com/educators/spectrum.html

http://maps.google.com/help/maps/cleanup/




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


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


http://books.google.com/intl/en/googlebooks/about.html

http://books.google.com/intl/en/googlebooks/about.html

https://services.google.com/inquiry/books_email?hl=en




http://books.google.com/googlebooks/newsviews/




http://books.google.com/googlebooks/shakespeare/

http://books.google.com/googlebooks/shakespeare/

http://books.google.com/books?as_list=BDQDQKp4QgKCr8fn7-MDFARoU2sTi5zHJ4B-hDduGKqas1OSfhbU

http://books.google.com/books?as_list=BDQDQKp4QgKCr8fn7-MDFARoU2sTi5zHJ4B-hDduGKqas1OSfhbU

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


http://earth.google.com/

http://earth.google.com/

http://bbs.keyhole.com/entrance.php?Cat=0

http://bbs.keyhole.com/entrance.php?Cat=0

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=EducationEducators&Number=740005&fpart=&PHPSESSID=

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=EducationEducators&Number=740005&fpart=&PHPSESSID=

Maps

Google Maps

Searchable

Call feature

My Maps

Google Maps User Guide


http://maps.google.com/

http://maps.google.com/

http://local.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=68480

http://local.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=68480

News

Search hundreds of publications

Use in conjunction with Google Reader

Archives


http://news.google.com/

http://news.google.com/

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


http://www.google.com/ig


http://www.google.com/ig%20

http://www.google.com/ig%20

Web Search

Define

File Type

Currency Conversion

Calculator

Track Packages

Google Help: Search Features


http://www.google.com/help/features.html

http://www.google.com/help/features.html

Blogger

Free weblog service

Restrict access to entire blog

Restrict comments

Restrict listing in Blogger (still available on Internet)


http://www.blogger.com/home

http://www.blogger.com/home

Calendar

Google Calendar

Editable and shareable by multiple people

Mobile capabilities

New Features


https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=cl&passive=true&nui=1&continue=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Fcalendar%252Frender&followup=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Fcalendar%252Frender

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=cl&passive=true&nui=1&continue=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Fcalendar%252Frender&followup=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Fcalendar%252Frender

http://www.google.com/calendar/

http://www.google.com/calendar/

http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlecalendar/new.html

http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlecalendar/new.html

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


http://docs.google.com/%23created-by-me

http://docs.google.com/%23created-by-me


http://docs.google.com/TeamPresent?docid=ddzhj2td_3gzxvp3

http://docs.google.com/TeamPresent?docid=ddzhj2td_3gzxvp3

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


http://groups.google.com/

http://groups.google.com/

SketchUp

Google SketchUp

3D Warehouse

Designing with SketchUp Infowiki

SketchUp for Dummies - Aidan Chopra


http://www.sketchup.com/

http://www.sketchup.com/

http://sketchup.google.com/

http://sketchup.google.com/

http://sketchup.google.com/product_3dwh.html

http://sketchup.google.com/product_3dwh.html

http://dws.editme.com/

http://dws.editme.com/

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


http://www.google.com/coop/cse/

http://www.google.com/coop/cse/

http://www.google.com/coop/manage/cse/

http://www.google.com/coop/manage/cse/

Google Apps Education Edition

Google Apps for Education

Customizable

Includes:

Gmail

Google Talk

Google Calendar

Google Page Creator

Google Start Page


http://www.google.com/a/edu/

http://www.google.com/a/edu/

https://www.google.com/a/edu/

https://www.google.com/a/edu/

Some other favorites...Google Video

YouTube

Image Search

Accessible Search

Blog Search

Reader


http://video.google.com/

http://video.google.com/

http://www.youtube.com/

http://www.youtube.com/

http://images.google.com/

http://images.google.com/



http://search.blogger.com/

http://search.blogger.com/

https://www.google.com/reader/

https://www.google.com/reader/

Recommended Resources

The Search by John Batelle

The Official Google Blog

The Infinite Thinking Machine


http://www.amazon.com/Search-Rewrote-Business-Transformed-Culture/dp/1591840880




http://www.infinitethinking.org/

http://www.infinitethinking.org/

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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