Google+Apps+for+Education

WOW! Google can do THAT???
Don't know how to get started? Go to our GAFE login page HERE and sign in with your Google Apps for Education credentials. This will give you access to a wide variety of collaborative tools! Note: Google Apps work best in the Chrome browser, which is a free download.

Why is it free? Will it always be free? How secure is GAFE? Are there ads? Got questions? Click on this link: //**Frequently asked questions about Google Apps for Education:**// @https://support.google.com/a/answer/139019?hl=en

Here's a link to a helpful 33-page guide to Google for Teachers. Image above courtesy: http://www.portfolio.com/images/site/editorial/illustrations/2008/02/cartoon-fish-large.jpg Already a Google user? Then scroll to the bottom of this page for THE MOST AMAZING IDEAS for using Google Apps in the Classroom Ever!!!

9 Best Practices for Using Google in the Classroom:

@http://plpnetwork.com/2014/02/26/google-apps-learning-9-practices/

Google Search Think you know everything there is to know about google search? Think again. First of all, move your mouse over the list of items in the upper left side of the screen (they appear when you move your mouse to this area). Web Search is the default, followed by Image search. But what about the other links that appear? There are many, many Google Apps that you'll want to explore (many of them appear here on this wiki page). But let's start with basic searching. Often overlooked is the RELATED SEARCHES feature, because the suggested search terms appear at the bottom of the page. Direct your students to take a look if they're not happy with what they're finding. Also, click on the ADVANCED SEARCH hyperlink to the right of the main search box, and you've got all the Boolean Operators you'd ever need.
 * Applications to explore:**

Google Scholar Designed to help students research works from scholarly journals, patent applications, and legal opinions. You can read full text legal documents from US federal and state district courts.

Google Books Try Advanced Search, which allows you to search for full-length books in the public domain. These books are available for free download and printing. You can also create your own bookshelf of favorite reads.

[|Google Drive] Word Processing/Presentation/Spreadsheet tool that allows you to **share your work** with others. This tool is great for collaboration, or for sharing information digitally as a sort of electronic bulletin board. You can create Forms, which are great for creating surveys or for gathering information from others, even for creating tests and quizzes. Be sure to check out some of the templates (think word games, calendars, etc.) for students and teachers. In addition, you can create a collaborative spreadsheet (like Excel), a presentation (like PowerPoint), a Form (survey tool that populates a spreadsheet), a drawing, and other interesting collaborative tools. AND IT'S ALL FREE.

Google Fast Flip Use Google Fast Flip to discover and share news articles. It combines qualities of print and the Web, with the ability to "flip" through pages online as quickly as flipping through a magazine.

This is what Google Fast Flip is like - a news stand on the Internet! Google Shared Spaces These little programs (widgets) allow you to do an amazing number of tasks collaboratively. Conduct polls (yes, no, maybe), create a map with the map gadget, use a collaborative drawing board with draw board, play games, make lists with listly, manipulate "magnetic words" with magnetic fridge poetry, and more. All widgets are shareable via link or embedding like the one below: media type="custom" key="9755700"

Google SketchUp3D software tool allows you to design buildings, which then can be placed within Google Earth or other applications. This is also a free download. Google Earth View the Earth via satellite images, take virtual tours of landmarks, historical sites, tourist destinations, create your own virtual field trips and more. This application requires a free download. Google Lit Trips This is a mashup with Google Earth, so you'll need it installed on your computer, as well as Google SketchUp, if you want to enjoy the full effect. Visit places featured in literary works, take virtual trips along with the characters in books, as well as linking to Google's search engine to research the setting and historical events relevant to each work.

And now for... THE MOST AMAZING IDEAS for using Google Apps in the Classroom Ever!!!


 * A Fun Video for Introducing Google Docs: @http://bit.ly/cne1rJ
 * Heaps of resources and examples of Google docs in the classroom []
 * A series of blog posts describing step by step how to create a teacher/student collaborative website using Google Part 1: [], Part 2 [], Part 3 [], Part 4: [],
 * 100-Plus Google tips that will save your time in school []
 * 70+ Google Forms for the Classroom | edte.ch @http://bit.ly/gEqRQh
 * Learning and Leading @http://bit.ly/fx1Pfi  "Not a programmer? Use Google Sites"
 * Nice resource wiki on Google tools for the classroom: __ @http://bit.ly/guNySi __ (Long link [])
 *  Here is a complete guide to Google Squared __ @http://bit.ly/dtnFm0 __
 * How Do Your Students Use Google To Search For Resources? @http://flpbd.it/yNOw
 * Periodic Table of [|#Google] <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> Elements: <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">@http://code.google.com/more/table/
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Googlize a Lesson Wiki __ @http://ow.ly/2q5jr __
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">12 Reasons To Teach Searching Techniques With Google Advanced Search... Before Using Basic Search <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">@http://wp.me/pBrsB-vV
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Google Templates For Student Projects: <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">@http://bit.ly/awYjMm
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">__Google Spaces for Language Learning @http://bit.ly/dSH4qO some example gadgets to play with [|#Esl] [|#elt] [|#tefl] [|#efl] __ <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|#edtech]
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">__[]__
 * <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> @http://goo.gl/jMYBTGoogle Tools: <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> Google Cloud Connect - sync office docs back into cloud <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|#awesome]
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> 'View Google Search Results by Reading Level' <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">@http://is.gd/SnGtAE
 * Google for educators: Slideshow [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/empty.png width="32" height="32" link="file:echucaelearning/Google_Docs_Overview_for_Educators (1).ppt"]] [[file:echucaelearning/Google_Docs_Overview_for_Educators (1).ppt|Google_Docs_Overview_for_Educators (1).ppt]] []
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Everything Google for classrooms and teachers []
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Tons Of Ideas For Using Google Docs In The Classroom: __ @http://bit.ly/igAbIE __
 * 100 + Google tricks for teachers []
 * Track Google applications on the Twitter with #gapps #googleapps
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Google A - Z is truly phenomenal <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">@http://goo.gl/d387
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Googlize a Lesson Wiki <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">@http://ow.ly/2q5jr
 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Introducing the Google <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|#Science] <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> Fair! __ @http://j.mp/dPUJKR __
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Google Docs Connects with Microsoft Office (Finally) <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">@http://t.co/6ZRilfz
 * Upload Documents to Google Docs With One Click @http://ow.ly/2pJNy
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Google Apps update alerts: New in Google Docs: Connectors, hidden controls, and more upload options <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">@http://bit.ly/ehZlHA
 * How Google works infographic @http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/how-google-works.pdf
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Using Google Forms: <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">@http://wp.me/pMYOc-6
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Soungle - The Google of Royalty free Sound Effects <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">@http://ow.ly/2qtiA
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">5 Lesser-Known Google Tools for Students & Teachers <span style="color: #0084b4; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">@http://bit.ly/a7b1UU
 * Google apps learning videos EXCELLENT! @http://is.gd/e9Wbh [|#gct]
 * Google for Teachers II @http://bit.ly/cdpJh1
 * Free Google Guide II for teachers []
 * Google tools tutorials []
 * Super-charged Google web resources specifically for teachers. Powerful tools @http://ow.ly/2o5wS
 * 100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School! @http://ow.ly/2mn83
 * Why An Entire State’s Schools Just ‘Went Google’ @http://bit.ly/9P5mEf
 * [|Why use Google?] Do you use Google? Well, of course you do! But how often do you use it in the classroom and/or for setting pre and post-task activities? Are you familiar with all the resources they've got freely available to innovate your classroom?
 * [|Google for Teachers: Everything you Always Wanted to Know…] Google for Teachers. The Free Technology for Teachers website is a constant source of excellent materials and information and this latest offering is no exception.
 * How to Mimic the iGoogle Interface - @http://tinyurl.com/lkyndk
 * 10 Google Services That Don’t Get the Limelight They Deserve @http://is.gd/e6OA1
 * [|Some Basic Tools/Links for Ed Tec]
 * Google Alarm plug-in notifies you when info is sent to [|#Google] @http://j.mp/djYwlJ
 * Beyond Google []
 * Some Handy Updates to Google Docs: @http://bit.ly/aBHVYp
 * What other teachers recommend for using Google in class []
 * Beyond Google: Great downloadable resources for integrating technology in the classroom []
 * Video: 11 Years of Google in 2 Minutes@http://bit.ly/2ygc6h **amazing!**
 * **Google search and tracking tips you should know about, links to conversion and translation tools, etc.**
 * **[|http://www.google.com/landing/searchtips/][|__http://www.google.com/landing/searchtips/__]**
 * Google Brings Your Search History to Your Phone @http://bit.ly/967vNO
 * How to Get a Google API Key @http://tutorialblog.org/how-to-get-a-google-api-key/
 * Find a story, map a story, tell a story <- Use Google maps to tell indiv. stories, full instructions @http://www.rebooting.ca/place/
 * More reasons for using Google Docs in the classroom...@http://tiny.cc/n3v36
 * Google Site loaded up with lots of web 2.0 resources...@http://bit.ly/cNndAP
 * Google Tools organized with Glogster. Cool. @http://bit.ly/c6fBWq
 * Great LiveBinders On Everything Google: @http://bit.ly/avqchG
 * Google News Archive is cool. Here's a quick screencast of how to find the good stuff: @http://bit.ly/cZ3fyp
 * Going Googley with Google Tools []
 * Google Tools for Schools Bootcamp []
 * Google for educators []
 * Google for Teachers - A resource []
 * [iPad, iPhone] GoDocs for iPad/iPhone (Google Docs™ full support): Google2163 @http://shrten.com/51fi
 * Don't forget these 45 essential Google Links from Google Ambassadors. @http://bit.ly/9Fu77w
 * Tricks To Use When Searching On Google @http://bit.ly/crY7Z7
 * 57 Google tools for every student and teacher []
 * 101 Google tools and hacks []
 * 10 Google Forms for the Classroom | edte.ch @http://bit.ly/aDIDVn