Keyboard accelerators, mnemonics, and shortcuts
Keyboard accelerators let you open menus using special keyboard shortcuts. The table lists shortcuts for people using Chrome on Windows/Linux. If you're working in Internet Explorer or Firefox, replace Alt with Alt+Shift. If you're working on a Mac, replace Alt with Ctrl+Option.
Day one of introducing Google Docs to a class is always an exciting one, I have been fortunate to be able to see three cohorts experience the fun ways to use it. Today we made a start with our Year 5s and had a great afternoon.
Google Docs is an easy-to-use online word processor that enables you to create, store, share, and collaborate on documents with your science and math students. You can even import any existing document from Word and Simple Text. You can work from anywhere and with any computer platform to access your documents.
With so many schools adopting Google Apps for Education, you may be wondering what all the fuss is about. This article explores exactly what you can look forward to if your school or district decides to 'go Google'.
Vicki Davis is asking for some help for her kids. "They have been using Google Lively as part of the Digiteen Project teaching digital citizenship (http://www.digiteen.net), however Google has announced it will shut lively down on December 31st." See her 'coolcatteacher' blog --> http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/ for more details.
Montage-a-google is a simple web-based app that uses Google's image search to generate a large gridded montage of images based on keywords (search terms) entered by the user. Not only an interesting way of browsing the net, it can also be used to create desktop pictures or even posters
Share your Outlook, iCal, and Google Calendars. Gives you iCal calendar sync & Outlook calendar sync. Free calendar download, view your Google Calendar offline.
Guess-the-google is an addictive guessing game based on Google's image search. It turns the mental activity of searching into a fun, visual and engaging game where people can enjoy the challenge of being the fastest and most efficient at making that connection between search terms and their results.
Google's Book Search program will help the blind and wheelchair-bound read more, a disability group told a federal judge Wednesday, giving Google some much needed support in its attempt to create the online library and bookstore of the future.