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Date: Thursday - April 04, 2013 Time: 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM Location: The Hewitt School Speaker: Jenny Kirsch   The Hewitt School 45 E 75th Street New York, NY 10021 Grades 4-12 With just a few great tools, teachers can easily provide students with a broader, more vivid learning experience. This workshop will begin with an introduction to Google Chrome, featuring specific Chrome Extensions geared to helping teachers become more efficient in their daily tasks. The morning will be devoted to exploring filters for Google and YouTube searches, and learning how to build custom Google search engines. In the afternoon you will hear from teachers and students who are using concrete applications of Google Apps for Education in their classrooms. The end of the day will be reserved for experimentation with your newly acquired knowledge of Google Apps, so be sure to come with a laptop* and a few curriculum ideas you'd like to enhance!

"Visit this site to learn all the tips and tricks for using Google Earth as a teaching tool. You can view lesson plans for a variety of grade levels and subjects, discuss Google Earth teaching tactics with fellow educators, see student-created work, and read how other teachers are using Google Earth in the classroom."

Boost reading and writing confidence. Offer support for Google Docs/web to students with learning difficulties, dyslexia or ELL/ESL.

Boost reading and writing confidence. Offer support for Google Docs/web to students with learning difficulties, dyslexia or ELL/ESL.

"Official Google Earth Help Center where you can find tips and tutorials on using Google Earth and other answers to frequently asked questions."

"Google Forms allows teachers to collect information quickly and effectively which is what the goal should be for utilizing new technology in the classroom. Rather than illegible entry or exit slips, Google Forms allow teachers to know exactly what their students know at the beginning and end of a lesson."

...before and after Google+ There are some serious changes afoot. If you're a Picasa Web Albums user, this is a good resource for you.

"Join the worldwide geo-modeling community and help put every village, town, and city on the 3D map. Your 3D models can appear in Google Earth and Google Maps for all the world to see."

"Google Earth Outreach gives nonprofits and public benefit organizations the knowledge and resources they need to visualize their cause and tell their story in Google Earth & Maps to hundreds of millions of people."

From the site: "Help your students become better searchers Web search can be a remarkable tool for students, and a bit of instruction in how to search for academic sources will help your students become critical thinkers and independent learners. With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training."

For more info, view the link below: http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/01/can-google-help-students-master-art-online-search

Full of information for how to use Google Earth for teaching and learning. Includes tutorial tips, a variety of related classroom resources, and student work samples.

The .kml files allow for exploring the seafloor in 3D using street view. To use them in Google Earth: 1. Download the .kml file to your computer. (right-click, Save Link As, etc) 2. Launch Google Earth, click File-->Open and select the downloaded .kml file. 3.The new content will appear under "Temporary Places" in the "Places section of the sidebar. Make sure you have the "Explore the Ocean" layer checked under "Ocean" in the "Layers" section of the sidebar for these to work.

3 great tips on how to use Google Docs for teaching and learning.

A must read article for all teachers who are interested in making peer assessment and feedback part of their students learning. The author, a high school AP Language teacher, uses Google Drive (especially the forms option) wonderfully to prepare his students for the AP exam. The amount of feedback each student and the teacher receives on each writing assignment is pretty remarkable.

Over 150,000 historical maps that can be downloaded, viewed, and analyzed by students in Google Earth. A great resource for learning about the past and how our world has changed over time.

"Google Earth Blog is dedicated to sharing the best news, interesting sights, technology, and happenings for Google Earth."

Use Google Earth to explore, study, and learn about climate change. Includes videos by Al Gore, climate experts, and famous celebrities.

A great place to check out for all the latest Google Earth/Maps updates, news, and release information.

This is the place to visit in order to download, get help, and learn about all things Google Earth.

Link to Richard Bryne's website with many Google Earth resources for all grade levels and subject areas.

Google Earth can be used for learning in many ways and in all the subject areas. Check out this guide created by Richard Bryne for helpful tips and lesson/project ideas.