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This page includes Apps for Business events, as many topics apply equally to all Apps editions. For more videos and webinars, visit the Google Apps YouTube channel.

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"With regard to education, our goal is to leverage Google's strengths and infrastructure to increase access to high-quality open educational content and technology and build communities of support that encourage grassroots proliferation of innovation in education. We now face a new and deep Digital Divide, where students know how to consume technology while others are creating the technologies that will shape our future. It is time to bridge this divide by supporting access to curriculum and educational technology for all students..."

"This website provides tutorials and sample course content so CS students and educators can learn more about current computing technologies and paradigms. In particular, this content is Creative Commons licensed which makes it easy for CS educators to use in their own classes. The Courses section contains tutorials, lecture slides, and problem sets for a variety of topic areas: * AJAX Programming * Algorithms * Distributed Systems * Web Security * Languages In the Tools 101 section, you will find a set of introductions to some common tools used in Computer Science such as version control systems and databases. The CS Curriculum Search will help you find teaching materials that have been published to the web by faculty from CS departments around the world. You can refine your search to display just lectures, assignments or reference materials for a set of courses."

"Chrome is an essential skill in the process of learning and one of the core tools required for Google Educators. To effectively teach your students, you'll need to understand how Chrome is applied for teaching and learning. To begin, review each lesson and complete each video or activity."

A Google Education Trainer is a bit different because it isn't as much about what you do in your classroom, it is about really learning the tools. To become a trainer, you must pass a series of tests designed to test your knowledge of Google Tools including the Google Apps for Education Admin Panel. Once you successfully pass all tests, you are considered a "Google Apps Qualified." To become a "Google Apps Education Trainer," you need to submit a video, a record of past workshops you've given, and a case study. The purpose of this process, is to show how you use Google Apps to both train other educators and innovate instruction.