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Information Literacy Games: Finding Kermit This blog post features a great video of Kermit the frog singing It Ain't Easy Being Green. It follows up with an explanation of a search game that can be used with the whole class in a lab or on an individual workstation. It's part of a free series of online information literacy / information fluency games available from 21cif.com. Finding Kermit was the inspiration for one of the first Internet Search Challenges created by Dr. Carl Heine. The task is to track down a picture of Kermit ready for graduation in the least amount of time. The search game is embedded on the page so you can try it without going to the main site. Many teachers use this as a whole class lab activity. Put up a search challenge and then it's off the races! Most of these games were developed for middle and high school students. Adults find them challenging as well.

Instructions for using Google Docs to create a mobile web page with links that can be easily used on an iPod Touch or iPhone.

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!

"Google Docs provides many ways to go paperless through sharing and collaboration options. There is not just one single right way to use Google Docs for a paperless classroom. Rather there are many tools and features that can be used on their own or in combination to meet your varying needs. This guide will cover many of the most common ways that Google Docs can help teachers and students move away from paper and into a digital-only environment."

74 Interesting Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom

Using Google Forms and Twitter Aaargh Too Many Google Forms! My Proposal to use...

"Video-based lessons for grades 7 - 12 This course uses instructional videos and creative projects to teach students how to use G Suite applications like Docs, Sheets, and Slides."

Tutorials on how teachers can use Google Forms and Flubaroo. 

"Send Personalized Emails using Mail Merge in Gmail [Video Tutorial]"

I used ThingLink to organize and put together some useful resources for using Google Docs for learning. Scroll your mouse over the interactive image to explore a wealth of resources.

"Join us for our 100th Episode Spectacular! After Google On Air Hangouts spectacularly fails- we make do and share a whopping 100 Google tips for educators that you will not want to miss! "

Very cool resource for using Google docs as self-grading quizes in the classroom. 

VocabularySpellingCity is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging learning games using any word list. The most popular activities are Spelling TestMe, HangMouse, and our vocabulary games, available to Premium Members. The most popular word lists are Sound Alikes, Compound Words, Hunger Games and SAT Words. This is a free app!

"Back to School - Educational Uses with Google Earth"

Google Apps is also governed by a detailed Privacy Policy, which ensures we will not inappropriately share or use personal information placed in our systems. The Google Apps Terms of Service contractually ensures that your institution (or students, faculty, and staff) are the sole owners of their data. Because customers own the data they put into Google Apps, we believe it should be easy for your users to move their data in and out of our systems. The controls, processes and policies that protect user data in our systems have obtained a SAS 70 Type II attestation and will continue to seek similar attestation. Google complies with applicable US privacy law, and the Google Apps Terms of Service can specifically detail our obligations and compliance with FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) regulations. Google is registered with the US-EU Safe Harbor agreement, which helps ensure that our data protection compliance meets European Union standards for educational institutions.

Good info page on explaining Google Apps EDU and answers to common concerns.

Lots of great ways to teach with Google Earth. This site includes how it can be used, how educators are using Google Earth (with resources), how to use it as a reasearch tool, good places to get data, and how to keep up with Google Earth changes. There are lots of things here for all subject areas.

A combined effort between Steve Kluge at Fox Lane High School and myself ended with the development of a poster presentation at the Northeastern Sectional GSA Meeting demonstrating the usefulness of the powerful, yet user friendly, program of Google Earth.

Alan November Learning - Using Google Map overlays.