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Great weekly Podcast that covers new features in Google Apps as well as interviews, current features and an app exploration.

Great weekly Podcast that covers new features in Google Apps as well as interviews, current features and an app exploration. 

Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine. The Mountain View-based company took the unusual step of announcing its latest product on the Labor Day holiday after it prematurely sent out a comic book drawn up to herald the new browser's arrival. The free browser, called "Chrome," is supposed to be available for downloading Tuesday in more than 100 countries for computers running on Microsoft's Windows operating system. Google said it's still working on versions compatible with Apple Inc.'s Mac computer and the Linux operating system.

The newest addition to the Google Wonders Project collection takes visitors on an underwater tour of the Great Barrier Reef. Divers used the world's first tablet-operated underwater camera to capture high-definition panoramic images of the reef to create stunning packages of content..

Resources, Activities for Making & Exploring Science

Android app for the Google-Weekly.net Podcast, which highlights new features, current features and an app exploration section.   The podcast is geared toward educators. 

"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."

"Presentations Alternatives to Powerpoint Automate with Google Add-Ons Become a Chrome Ninja! Doctopus & the Paperless Classroom Explore & Create with Google Maps Forms & Flubaroo: Create and Autograde Quizzes Google Drive Basics QR Codes & Augmented Reality Student Blogs "

View this TechRepublic Webcast, featuring the Google Security Team: Bradley Taylor, Eric Sachs and John Flynn, as they explore security threats against web-based apps and what measures you can take to protect your organzation against them. 

"Fifteen tools and strategies for helping students to explore the web beyond the first two pages of Google results."

"Here's a brief video we put together to welcome you to the Google Docs Community. We hope you'll explore the videos on this channel, subscribe, and connect with other Google Docs fans. "

Find lessons including project based lessons using google earth to explore mathematics concepts.

Explore news sites read by McCain, Obama and political journalists.

Explore some of the most stunning photos in the world. Click on a destination to view photos.

News archive search provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives. In addition to helping you search, News archive search can automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods.

"This Google Site is a companion to the Google Tools for School Boot Camp workshop. This hands-on workshop will focus on all the free applications from Google that support teaching and learning. Click on the links below to explore the applications we will learn in this workshop."

JB Schramm has touched on a key data point for high school graduates that most school districts do not have the capacity to explore - How are your graduates doing in college? Are they prepared? Do they stay?

Author and activist Michael Pollan is a passionate advocate for sustainable food. In his compelling talk at PopTech, he explores how our industrial food system is keeping us overly dependent on fossil fuels, destroying our environment, and making us sick. Breaking this cycle requires fundamentally changing our relationship to food - and eating more meals together. - awesome!