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Some big changes with discussions on google docs that I like (except I can't figure out how to change my avatar for the discussion thread.) Watch it, however, as many email notifications for discussions are TURNED ON.

From super-effective search tricks to Google hacks specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time.

A google presentation about the interesting ways to use Google+ - it is public and people can add to it. Some great ideas. Remember we still have some privacy testing to do.

Good presentation to review and add to about Google+.

A google doc form to capture educational twitterers. Then see the spreadsheet it has been captured in. A really cool use of Google docs

Google groups will no longer allow uploading of files and the use of pages, but you can share your google sites to a group and your google docs folders.)

Google Cloud Connect is available in over 30 languages for PC's running Windows 7, Vista and XP. (Not available for Mac yet.) It integrators using Google Apps for domains should work on this over the summer.

"Posted on August 1, 2011 by Claude Almansi In 2006, Copiepresse, the rights managing society of Belgian publishers of French- and German-language daily newspapers, sued Google about the snippets shown in Google News and about the cached versions displayed in Google Search. On May 5, 2011, a decision of the Brussels appeal court slightly reworded but basically confirmed the 2007 judgment of the first instance court : (...) This decision of the Brussels Court of Appeals is therefore important for legal studies: not only because of the doubt about what it actually ordered, but also because its long and detailed initial considerations illustrate several differences between the US and European legal cultures. Until recently, this decision was only available as a photographic PDF on Scribd. This meant that it was inaccessible to blind people and awkward to study for everybody. Fortunately, the BJ Institute of Hyderabad, India, has now made it available as accessible PDF and DOC files. This is the version I used for the above quotation. Thanks to the collaborators of the BJ Institute for their very accurate work."

THis article points out that some new gadgets have been created especially for the education market. But, the next time you're in a Google spreadsheet, check out Insert>Gadget to see what all they've added recently. From word clouds, to flash cards, and more. Fun stuff!

Some VERY cool new gadgets to use with your google spreadsheets

Créer des quiz avec Google docs (article anglais)

Demo site for showing Google Docs to people who don't have an account. It refreshes every hour. Very nice. Shared on Twitter recently

google docs mass uploader

Google doc which has alternatives to Ning.

Here is a global collaborative Google doc with alternative ideas to replace Yahoo's removal of Delicious.

Brief tutorial on how to write equations in Google Docs.

Flubaroo is a free tool that helps you quickly grade multiple-choice or fill-in-blank assignments. I designed it for my own classroom, and want to share it with other teachers... for free! * Flubaroo works with Google docs. Click if you need an introduction to Google docs.

New site that lets you add all kinds of apps to your Google domain. I'm reviewing Socialwok - a highly recommended collaborative environment to "socialize" your Google docs work.

You can use emojis with Google Docs!

A slick presentation about Google apps for education. Becky Evans created and shared this and says you can use it as a presentation to introduce current features to teachers at your school. Take a look as you prepare to give teachers an overview of Google Apps for Education.