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google-blockly - A visual programming language - Google Project Hosting - 21 views

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Blockly is a web-based, graphical programming language. Users can drag blocks together to build an application. No typing required.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Blockly is a web-based, graphical programming language. Users can drag blocks together to build an application. No typing required. <br /> <br /> </div>

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How To Migrate Your Entire Google Account To A New One | Lifehacker Australia - 16 views

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Whether you finally decided to shed sassyhacker957@gmail.com for a more professional handle or you want to swap Google accounts for less embarrassing reasons, Google doesn't have a built-in system for migrating your data to a new account. So we figured it out.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Whether you finally decided to shed sassyhacker957@gmail.com for a more professional handle or you want to swap Google accounts for less embarrassing reasons, Google doesn't have a built-in system for migrating your data to a new account. So we figured it out.</div>

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Nine Dangerous Things You Were Taught In School - Forbes - 35 views

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Be aware of the insidious and unspoken lessons you learned as a child. To thrive in the world outside the classroom, you're going to have to unlearn them.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Be aware of the insidious and unspoken lessons you learned as a child. To thrive in the world outside the classroom, you're going to have to unlearn them.</div>

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Become a Google Apps Ninja | Jeff Utecht - 22 views

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I then thought what a great way to build a tech team at our school. To find the kids that are geeky/eager enough to go and find the answers they don't know on their own.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I then thought what a great way to build a tech team at our school. To find the kids that are geeky/eager enough to go and find the answers they don't know on their own.</div>

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What's New in Google Apps - 15 views

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Built just for Google Apps administrators, this site is your "one place to go" for the latest news on upcoming
products, features, and learning resources. Follow our four easy steps to get started now!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Built just for Google Apps administrators, this site is your "one place to go" for the latest news on upcoming <br /> products, features, and learning resources. Follow our four easy steps to get started now!</div>

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Search Education - Google - 31 views

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Web search can be a remarkable tool for students, and a bit of instruction in how to search for academic sources will help your students become critical thinkers and independent learners.

With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Web search can be a remarkable tool for students, and a bit of instruction in how to search for academic sources will help your students become critical thinkers and independent learners. <br /> <br /> With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training.</div>

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Old storage plans vs. new storage plans - Google Drive Help - 8 views

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This is an overview of Google storage plans for people who purchased a storage plan prior to 24 April 2012

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is an overview of Google storage plans for people who purchased a storage plan prior to 24 April 2012</div>

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Top 10 Clever Tricks Built Right Into Gmail - 55 views

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Even if you consider yourself a Gmail ninja, though, there are quite a few tricks you might not know about (and some that Google didn't even intend). Here are our top 10 clever tricks built right into Gmail.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Even if you consider yourself a Gmail ninja, though, there are quite a few tricks you might not know about (and some that Google didn't even intend). Here are our top 10 clever tricks built right into Gmail.</div>

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Five secrets of Google Docs & Spreadsheets | IT At Work | ZDNet UK - 54 views

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Recently, we spent time at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, talking to some of the folks behind Google Docs & Spreadsheets, part of Google's web-based office suite. We asked the product experts we met for their favourite features that often don't get the limelight or that people simply don't know about. Here are five that we thought were worth sharing:

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Recently, we spent time at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, talking to some of the folks behind Google Docs & Spreadsheets, part of Google's web-based office suite. We asked the product experts we met for their favourite features that often don't get the limelight or that people simply don't know about. Here are five that we thought were worth sharing:</div>

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50 Little-Known Ways Google Docs Can Help In Education | Edudemic - 43 views

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We've discovered 50+ great tips for getting the most out of Google Docs as a student, with awesome ideas and tricks for collaboration, sharing, and staying productive.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We've discovered 50+ great tips for getting the most out of Google Docs as a student, with awesome ideas and tricks for collaboration, sharing, and staying productive. <br /> </div>

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Google Apps for Education California Summit - 21 views

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The program features Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, practicing administrators, solution providers, Google engineers, and representatives from the Google Apps for Education team.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The program features Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, practicing administrators, solution providers, Google engineers, and representatives from the Google Apps for Education team. </div>

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Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic] - How-To Geek - 41 views

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Tips for refining your Google searches

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12 Ways to Be More Search Savvy | MindShift - 25 views

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But as quick and facile as the process is, there are ways to be even more efficient, more search-savvy. And it's our responsibility to teach kids how to find and research information, how to judge its veracity, and when it's time to ask for a grownup's help.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">But as quick and facile as the process is, there are ways to be even more efficient, more search-savvy. And it's our responsibility to teach kids how to find and research information, how to judge its veracity, and when it's time to ask for a grownup's help.</div>

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eT@lking: "Betcha" don't know all this about Google Search! « The #australias... - 17 views

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In this webinar we will look at some of the useful techniques and skills for searching effectively using Google. We will also be looking at some of Google's other useful services, including Images, Books, Scholar, Maps and Translate.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In this webinar we will look at some of the useful techniques and skills for searching effectively using Google. We will also be looking at some of Google's other useful services, including Images, Books, Scholar, Maps and Translate. </div>

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CS4HS - The University of Sydney - 6 views

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CS4HS at Sydney is a free two day workshop for high school maths, science and computing teachers to be held in the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney on Thursday the 12th and Friday the 13th of April, 2012.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">CS4HS at Sydney is a free two day workshop for high school maths, science and computing teachers to be held in the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney on Thursday the 12th and Friday the 13th of April, 2012. <br /> <br /> </div>

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How to Choose the Right Words for Best Search Results | MindShift - 36 views

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How to Get Google Docs Form Data in an Email Message - 42 views

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Here's how you can add email capabilities to your Google Forms step by step:

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Here's how you can add email capabilities to your Google Forms step by step:</div>

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Sign Into Your Google Account on Public Computers Without Typing Anything - 33 views

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Sign Into Your Google Account on Public Computers Without Typing Anything

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Google Educast | EdReach - 36 views

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The Google Educast, hosted by the Google Certified Teachers, features a weekly roundup of the newest Ed tools from Google, highlighting best practices using Google tools, and further highlighting the impact that these tools have on the classroom, schools, and school districts.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Google Educast, hosted by the Google Certified Teachers, features a weekly roundup of the newest Ed tools from Google, highlighting best practices using Google tools, and further highlighting the impact that these tools have on the classroom, schools, and school districts.</div>

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Change Management (Public) - 21 views

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Going Google presentation by Dana Nguyen

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