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Ready to get started teaching with Google Earth? Want to see some examples of classroom use? This is a collection of ready-to-use classroom activities that use Google Earth.

Today, I'm happy to announce that you too can use our color filter in your own image searches. Just search for something the way you normally would, such as [tulips]. On the results page, click on the "All colors" drop down in the blue bar and choose a color. For example, try restricting your results to [yellow tulips]. Want to see purple tulips instead? Simply click on the color filter again, select purple, and voila - you have pages of beautiful images! You can also combine the color filter with any other image filter to further refine your search. For example, if you're looking for an image of an orange butterfly, try restricting to photos or clip art.

Good example of a Hangout on Air

"From search games to presentations on how to use Docs & Spreadsheets with your students, here you can find real-world examples of innovative ways that teachers and librarians are using Google tools to help students learn"

"http://www.geogreeting.com/view.html?yzCnUsDUnozDUBymuCa" - my example for IT dept

Check resources for example policies & AUP

Bianca Hewes unpacks her use of feedback focusing on medals and missions. She provides a range of examples to.support this.

Google Presentation with some great, practical examples of ways Google Apps could be utilized in education.

"Google Drive for Educators Join this course to get an in-depth overview of all the features available in Google Drive. Topics include Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drawings, and Keep. The course will explore sharing and collaboration features, anywhere/anytime access across devices, editing documents, and much more. Register to learn more examples of how to bring your classrooms to the cloud."

Here's a great example of how Librarians are using the information fluency / literacy games from 21cif.com.

Within this site you will find lesson ideas, examples, and downloads for mathematics that embrace active learning, constructivism, and project-based learning while remaining true to the standards. The initial focus will be for grades 5 and up, but teachers of younger students may be able to find some uses or inspiration from the site. Higher level thinking skills, such as analysis, synthesis, and creativity are encouraged as well as technology skills and social learning. The scope of this site is mathematics, but many lessons lend themselves to interdisciplinary activities also.

Google is constantly looking for new ways to spur innovation and creativity in science and engineering. We are looking for the best examples of showing your work in Google Earth using KML. And we'll reward the brightest scientists, researchers, and students from all over the world.

Let's talk security and why you should take advantage of Gmail's recent SSL feature, and why you might want to be careful using other non-SSL webmail services. But first, make sure your connection is secured using SSL. How do you know a connection is secured by SSL? The handy "s" after "http" will tell you. For example, https://mail.google.com is encrypted while http://mail.google.com is not. You can force an encryption by adding the "s" yourself, or by turning on "Always use https" from the Browser Connection settings of your Gmail account.

Automatically create sets of items from a few examples

"the Template Gallery contains a number of 'gadgets' which are really useful vocabulary building tools. For example,the Flash Cards spreadsheet gadget allows you to create flash card sets easily and quickly. "

"With classes, homework, and projects-not to mention your social life-time is truly at a premium for you, so why not latch onto the wide world that Google has to offer? 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 list of 10 different ways to teachers use Google docs with some simple examples explained. These could easily be adapted for a variety of different classroom extensions

"About Google for Educators At Google, we support teachers in their efforts to empower students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. That's why we've assembled the information and tools you'll find on this page. Here, you'll find a teacher's guide to Google Tools for Your Classroom. And to spark your imagination, you'll find examples of innovative ways that other educators are using these tools in the classroom. While you're here, you can sign up for the quarterly Google for Educators newsletter, as well as check out the latest from The Infinite Thinking Machine, a Google-sponsored, WestEd-produced blog for educators, by educators. Since we launched the Google for Educators site, we've heard from many of you that you'd like an easy way to communicate with us, and more importantly, with your fellow teachers. To that end, we've launched a new community with the Google for Educators Discussion Group. Visit often to learn of new announcements from us and to share any of your ideas. "

Resources and examples of ways to use Google Docs as an efficient tool for learning