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40 Google Plus Tips for Newbies

"Create a tag cloud from cells in your spreadsheet with the advanced word cloud gadget. Popular words are bigger and bolder. Choose the color, exclude common ."

A very cool idea for analysing google spreadsheet content

"Google Docs now lets you move a file to a folder without using the Docs list. Just click the "folder" icon next to the title of the file and you can pick one or more folders. This works for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, PDF files and any other files."

Whether you're a student facing final papers or a parent helping kids with research assignments, Google has just made the process a lot easier with a new tool that automates the research process.

Does anyone miss these? Enable read receipts Editions supported: Read receipts are available only in Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government. Compare editions now A read receipt is an email notification delivered to the sender when a recipient opens (and presumably reads) an email. The receipt confirms that the recipient saw the message and records the time. See Requesting read receipts for more information.

"Google has a number of great applications that can assist you with the technology staff development efforts in your school and the best part about it, is that they are all free and easy to use. "

Google Plus for GAFE

"50 Things to do with Google Maps Mashups "

google apps tutorials at itunes U

We're chomping at the bit to get our grimy little hands on the new Google Drive. We wrote about it in our March issue of the Edudemic Magazine, featured it a couple weeks ago, and now want to start figuring out how the basically-real tool will help teachers around the planet. After all, that's what Edudemic is all about! We throw caution to the wind and just start trying to figure out fun and useful ways to use technology in the classroom. Who cares if that technology isn't available yet?

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

"GOOGLE MODEL YOUR TOWN OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

Today's post, however, is about a great work that has been done by our colleague Tom Barret. He has created awesome example forms for different topics. He has also , thankfully , made all these forms availabe for us to download and use with our students. I have checked all his forms and I was really amazed by the great efforts he has put into them. You can use these forms with your students for sure but remember to keep in mind the great things you can do with Google Forms if you give it a little time. Check out this list of forms below and click on any title to access its corresponding form. The pictures you see below are only  half snapshots of each form:

" Getting Schooled by Google Google Apps for Education is quickly gaining traction around the world. See the visual impact it's had. more "

"20+ Awesome & Unique Uses Of Google Reader You Probably Didn't Know"

How to Add Favicons on Google Sites

GOOGLE SEARCH TIPS YOU MUST KNOW Search by Reading levels and more

"Google Teacher Academy"

"Introducing appointment slots in Google Calendar"

Looks like a great option.