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 * Go Google: Searching, Gmail, Google Maps, and More **

Tuesday July 8, 2014 6:00 - 8:00pm EASTERN

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**Links/files mentioned or used during this session:** [|TeachersFirst]

=** Part One - Searching on Google **=


 * [|About Google]

[|Google for Education]

[|Springfield Library – Google Options]

[|Every Second on the Internet]

[|Super Searching] - ways to SAVE TIME while searching

[|Presentation on Searching Tips for Google]

[|KidRex] (Google Searching for Younger Students)

[|Video Search]

[|Google Images]

[|Clever Uses for Reverse Image Search] - find where the image originated but can also use it to find out about specific items in the photograph

[|Time Search History]

[|Google books]

[|Blog Searches]

[|Google Trends]

[|Google Correlate] - Searches that correlate with real-world data (compare states, trends, and more). See the FAQ page to learn more about the specifics.

[|Google News (Timeline)]

Wildcard searches: Start typing in a phrase and see all of the possible options that come up. Risky but interesting. Interesting when you want to compare something, but you don't know what to compare it to yet: ex. iPad vs. ?

[|Custom Search Engine]

[|Google Alerts]

[|Google Media tools]

[|Google Zeitgeist] ||

=** Part Two - Google Maps **=


 * [|geoGreeting] || Send greetings to friends using Google Maps. || [|TeachersFirst Review of geoGreeting]   ||
 * [|Build with Chrome] || Build a virtual LEGO playground, uses Google Maps. || [|TeachersFirst Review of Build with Chrome] ||
 * [|Next Exit History] || Travel the US and the world on any device, powered by Google Maps. || T[|eachersFirst Review of Next Exit History] ||
 * [|The Secret Door] || Click the door to transport yourself all around the world using Google StreetMap mashup. || [|TeachersFirst Review of The Secret Door.] ||
 * [|Pursued - Street View Game] || Explore this highly engaging street view game using Google Maps. This is a MUST SEE!! || [|TeachersFirst Review of The Pursued] ||
 * [|View from Your Window] || Travel around the world using Google Maps - learn latitude/longitude coordinates and visit locations are the world. || [|TeachersFirst Review of View from Your Window] ||
 * [|Photo tour of Landmarks] || Use Google Maps to travel around the world on a photo tour. || [|TeachersFirst Review of Landmarks with Photo Tours in Google Maps] ||
 * [|Google Treks] || Use Google Treks to create Google Maps that include text, pictures, video files, audio files, and more. || [|TeachersFirst Review of Google Treks] ||
 * [|Tooth Tally] || Use Google Maps to compare the "tooth loss" from around the world. This site appears to need updated a bit, but is still worth a look. || [|TeachersFirst Review of Tooth Tally] ||

=** Part Three - Google Calendar **=

[|Google Calendar] - Seven Reasons to use Google Calendar

[|Calendly]  is an appointment scheduling tool that syncs with your Google Calendar

[|You Can Book Me] - Schedule appointments using Google Calendar

[|Learnboost Teacher Gradebook] - Keep track of grades, attendance, and lesson plans. Import Google calendars

=**Part Four - Gmail and Other Cool Google Tools for Your Classroom**=


 * [|Courosa’s] [| library] Learn how to create subaccounts for your gmail account

[|The Email Game]

[|Mailinator]<span class="gmw_"> - Create <span class="gm_ gm_036ec304-beb9-b29d-0bad-5c6fa83526c9 gm-spell">subaccounts with your gmail account for more than 100 students

[|Boomerang] - A unique way to delay emails, great for use in the classroom

[|Tips] for using Gmail in the classroom

[|Teach Parents Tech]

[|GeoSettr]

[|Ways ESL/EFL Teachers can use Google.com] ||