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A good list of resources for learning about Google Apps and Chromebooks.

MindMup is a free mind mapping tool that can be used online, with Google Drive, and on your desktop. MindMup works like most mind mapping tools in that you can create a central idea and add child and sibling nodes all over a blank canvas. MindMup ...

A great tip from Richard Byrne. Read his blog at http://www.freetech4teachers.com

This presentation has a number of good ideas and examples for how to use Google Apps for Education. A nice introduction with plenty of "goodies" for more experienced users.

40 Ways to Use Google Apps in the Classroom - Google Drive via Best content in educators | Diigo - Groups https://groups.diigo.com/group/educators A great presentation chock-a-block with great ideas for how to use Google Apps in the classroom.

How to Insert Videos Into Google Forms via Free Technology for Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

As the title suggests, this site provides one or two sentence descriptions and large annotated screenshots of some of the best and most popular Chrome apps and extensions out there. With these tools you can turn your browser into a powerhouse application. Take a look! Some of my favorites are the Diigo Web Collector, Save to Google Drive, and Readability.

100+ Best Chrome Apps and Extensions http://t.co/biDmSpMNVR - John Robinson (@21stprincipal) October 12, 2013

Via Free Technology for Teachers and Richard Byrne: "Dictionary Bubble is a free Chrome extension that provides definitions and synonyms for any word that you double-click in an online article. The extension will also provide an audio pronunciation of the words on which you double-click."

Richard Byrne, edtech blogger, describes how to use ready-made scripts and templates in Google Docs to generate flashcards from a Google Spreadsheet.

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A great collection of posts for teachers on the many valuable uses of google forms.