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Google Tools
What it is:
Google is way more than a search engine site. Google for Educators" is a teacher's guide to the following tools:
  • Earth
  • Book Search
  • Maps
  • Docs & Spreadsheets
  • Blogger
  • Sketch Up
  • Calendar
  • Gmail and Google Talk
  • Picasa
  • Personalized Homepage


Here's a new one:
GoogleLit Trips also uses Google Earth to bring literature to life. Current High School titles include The Aeneid, The Grapes of Wrath, Angle of Repose, Catcher in the Rye, and more.

Classroom Examples:
Here are some examples of teachers using Google tools.



Tips for Implementing:
Free professional development is being offered through Google Teacher Academy events held around the country.


 
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