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Pre-recorded but still valuable.

Good resource for educators to learn more about how to use Google Apps. Scroll down to learn via webinar how to use Gmail, Google Docs, Google Forms and more.

Video demos and tutorials on how to use Google Apps. *Google Video (video yourself instead of the usual email, record workshops for teachers who can't make it, record messages for students working on differentiated projects, have students use for class projects), make a class website with Google Sites, and see how to use Google Docs, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and more!

Google Labs is shutting down. Some sites, like Google Docs, have graduated into the Google mainstream, others converted to Android Apps, and others will be moved or shut down completely. View and bookmark many of these little known sites before it's too late.

This is a great article about hidden features in google docs. I use google docs quite a bit and this was very useful.

A great set of resources for any educator who is in a Google environment. Provides training in all Google products and nice tips and tricks that are geared specifically for the classroom.

Site containing lesson plans, tutorials and opportunities to talk "teacher to teacher" all on the topic of using Google Earth.

Lessons and activities from Google to help students become more proficient at conducting searches on the web.

Mind map for using Google. Links include classroom tools, google teacher academy, teacher community, NECC presentations, classroom activities, and classroom posters. I like the way the author used the web to map everything out. Kind of reminds me of a sports playoff bracket but in this case it's used to help you pinpoint exactly what you need.

An affordable VR package is coming to select schools, along with some guidance from Google.

These tools from Google for Educators, whether old and familiar or new and improved, will keep teachers and students inspired, inventive, and organized.

Google doc add-ons for teachers

"In this webinar team members from the Littleton Public Schools in Colorado will talk about how Google Apps for Education has improved the way that faculty and students work in the district. Google Apps for Education is free web-based email, calendar & documents that allow for collaborative working anytime, anywhere."

Cool way of using video-based questioning to keep kids engaged.

Google Forms as a classroom tool

A Google search engine geared towards students and teachers.  The teacher tab includes lesson plan searches and a professional development section.

I found the lesson plans tab and the professional development sections to be the most useful for teachers like myself. I would need to do a bit more investigating to decide if the student centered search engine is useful for elementary students.

The competition for attention is a major concern with Internet commerce and education.

Using Google Cardboard (Expectations) in the classroom fro virtual field trips.

Download or create interactive Google Earth maps that trace the movements of characters from fiction, authors' lives, or adapt it for non-fiction travel adventures. Requires installation of Google Earth.

Easy to navigate site for multiple grade levels and topics