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=Google Apps for Education - remix from itasc= We have all used Google to search. Have you ever used it as a word processor? How about a spreadsheet? Ever create your own search engine with Google? This area explores a few of the very important Google tools available for teaching and learning.

[|All Things Google] [| Register With Google]


 * [|Google Docs: http://www.google.com/docs]**


 * Educational Ideas:** Adopt Google Docs personally to break down that home/school barrier. Publish your class bulletin using Google Docs.
 * 1) Creating a Document
 * 2) Collaboration in Google Docs
 * 3) Publishing a Document to the Web
 * 4) Add URL to you classroom web page


 * [|Google News: http://www.google.com/news]**


 * Educational Ideas:** Current events in social studies.
 * 1) Search News
 * 2) Email Subscriptions to News


 * [|Google Coop: http://www.google.com/coop]**


 * Educational Ideas:** Library media specialists can create "safe search" engines. Teachers can mash together more focused research projects.
 * 1) Build a Custom Search Engine
 * 2) Have IT set as default web page on browser


 * [|Google Maps: http://www.google.com/maps]**


 * [|Google Earth: http://www.google.com/earth]**


 * Educational Ideas:** See below.
 * 1) Build and Annotate A Map
 * 2) [|Google Earth & San Francisco 1906 Earthquake]
 * 3) [|Google Literature Trips]
 * 4) [|Google Earth 101 for Educators]

**Google Tools**
[|Google Docs] Create documents and spreadsheets. http://www.google.com/docs [|Google News] Google scans the news and allows you to subscribe (email) to news searches. http://www.google.com/news [|Google Coop] Create your own customized search engine. http://www.google.com/coop [|Google Maps] Create Google maps. http://www.google.com/maps [|Google Earth] Google Earth. http://www.google.com/earth