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Google resources by a Google Certified Teacher to support her Boot Camp workshops.

This Google Site hosts training and implementation resources for using Google applications in schools.

 a collection of six examples of science based Google Maps. The collection includes examples of use in environmental science and geology lessons. One of my former colleagues also used Google Maps in geology lessons. 

Google Search Lesson Plans and Webinars http://t.co/KIujIDIX - Pernille Ripp (pernilleripp) http://twitter.com/pernilleripp/status/118864612581048320 RT @pernilleripp: Google Search Lesson Plans and Webinars http://t.co/DXxVI86s #PDSmem

Lots of good ideas here. 70+ Google Forms for the classroom http://t.co/r1BBlqEy - Dennis Grice (dgrice) http://twitter.com/dgrice/status/121246157627334656 RT @dgrice Lots of good ideas here. 70+ Google Forms for the classroom http://t.co/42dtPfum #PDSmem

 Hangout Quest is a Google+ game that allows participants to go on a virtual scavenger hunt inside the Palace of Versailles. The object of the scavenger hunt is to find artwork and other objects in the palace. If players invite others to their Hangout, they can compete in a race to find the objects. Hangout Quest uses the Street View imagery of Google Maps to bring players inside the Palace of Versailles. Hangout Quest also includes Google's facial tracking technology, which allows players to move around in the Palace of Versailles by moving their head instead of clicking around with their mouse.

Google Certified Teacher Aaron Slutsky created a YouTube channel covering all sorts of this-and-that related to Google Docs.

Google Fonts for Sites Pages

Google Fonts for Sites Pages

Also sent a collection of projects being done by different schools; some use Google Earth; others use Google Maps. The site has had over 15,000 visitors. You might want to use it. Schools are from several different states and different countries. Some of the topics include explorers, history of students' local communities (very popular), heroes and courageous people. Some of the GCT's have submitted projects to this site.

Montage-a-google is a fun tool that lets you create large, colourful montages using Google's image search. Not only is it an interesting way of browsing the net, it can also be used to create desktop pictures or even posters.

New! Google Earth for Educators

How to Google Maps

Guess-the-google is an addictive guessing game based on Google's image search. It turns the mental activity of searching into a fun, visual and engaging game where people can enjoy the challenge of being the fastest and most efficient at making that connection between search terms and their results.

"Space Lesson Plans with Google Sky"