Google

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What is Google?
A web search program that ranks web pages in a list of hits by giving weight to the links that reference a specific page. The more hits a web page has on your topic, the higher it is ranked. But, it is so much MORE .......

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An excellent wiki on Google: Workshoponestop

Features of Google:
toc =Lessons= [| Examples of lessons using Google] [|More lessons] [|Google for Educators] from John Pederson

=[|Homepage]= [|To sign up] Personalize Google's Homepage and make it your own. You can add Google gadgets and RSS feeder.

=[|Calendar]= Keep track of all your life's important events in one place. You can add events and send invitations effortlessly, share your schedule with friends and family, and search for events you might enjoy

=[|Documents and Spreadsheets]= Create, store, and share documents and spreadsheets on the web that others can updates from their own computers, even at the same time. Import your existing documents or create new ones from scratch. Edit your documents and spreadsheets from anywhere. Share changes in real-time, working simultaneously.

Using [|Google Docs] in the Classroom Docs and Spreadsheets in the classroom Docs and Spreadsheets cheat sheet Lesson examples media type="youtube" key="eRqUE6IHTEA" height="353" width="425" [|You Tube]

=[|Earth]= Combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. Fly from space to your neighborhood. Type in an address and zoom right in. Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions. Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings. Save and share your searches and favorites. Even add your own annotations.

[|Google Earth Users Guide] Tutor for a trip around the world using Discovery Planetmedia type="custom" key="121500" Lessons: [|Google Earth Lessons] [|World Weather Map] [|Google Earth Hacks] - tons of lessons [|State Capitals] [|The Diamond Industry] Google Cheat Sheet

Navigating in Google Earth media type="youtube" key="vp9hX6OQ8z4&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

Searching in Google Earth media type="youtube" key="Ca5hj7LG6Zs&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

Marking locations in Google Earth media type="youtube" key="FB1EseH7jzs&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

Obtaining coordinates in Google Earth media type="youtube" key="sEpqGlIY04s&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

Geotagging Picasa photos in Google Earth media type="youtube" key="S6GGDWMlGiY&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

[|Civil Rights Tour] [|Links to sites] [|Downloads for Teachers]

Google Earth [|Help Center]

[|Designing lessons] in Google Earth

=[|SketchUp]= Free, easy-to-learn 3D modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3D. With just a few simple tools, you can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, and wood working projects - even space ships. And once you've built your models, you can place them in Google Earth, post them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies. No registration is required. SketchUp users in K12 Education can choose between Google SketchUp (the free version) or SketchUp Pro (which is free for educators and very affordable for students and schools). Sketch up cheat sheet

=[|Blogger]= A free blogging tool to post your voice on the web, collect and share things that you find interesting. Send camera phone photos straight to your blog while you're on the go with Blogger Mobile (go.blogger.com) Includes a feature called AudioBlogger, that lets you call Blogger from any phone and leave a message that is immediately posted to your site as a MP3 audio file. Blogger Cheat Sheet Blogger Basics

=[|GMail]= Find the exact message you want, no matter when it was sent or received, 2 Gb of storage. Each message is grouped with all its replies and displayed as a conversation.

=[|Book Search]= Both copyrighted and public domain books are digitized. Full-text key word search all books. You only get a "snippet" of about 6 lines of text highlighting keywords of the search with copyrighted works. When you find a book you must own, you can buy it from Amazon.com or other advertisers who pay Google for your clicks. Public domain books are PDF format are available for download.

=[|News]= Google News gathers stories from more than 4,500 English-language news sources worldwide, and automatically arranges them to present the most relevant news first. Topics are updated every 15 minutes, so you're likely to see new stories each time you check the page. Pick the item that interests you and you'll go directly to the site that published the story. Advanced searching tools options.

=[|News Archive]= Search and explore historical achieves for //__The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Guardian Unlimired,__// and Factiva, Lexis-Nexis, HighBeam Research and Thomson Gale databases. Includes entire archives of //__Time__// and //__The Washington Post.__// Usually articles older than 60 days are previewed for purchase.

=[|Scholar]= Coverage of academic material - journal articles, reports, conference proceedings, and e-theses, dissertations, and peer-reviewed papers.

=[|Picasa]= A free software download from Google. Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit, and share all the pictures on your computer. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organized. Picasa Cheat Sheet

=[|Maps]= Free web map server application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services including Google Maps, Google Ride finder, and embedded maps on third-party websites. it offers street maps, a route planner, and an urban business locater for the United States, most western European states, and satellite images for the whole world. See also mash-ups: New York city subway map layered over maps.

=[|Video]= Upload your own videos and instantly share them with your friends via email or post them to a blog. Key word searching for other posted videos includes sort by relevance, date, duration, those for sale, and those for free.

=[|Notebook]= Google Notebook lives in your browser, you won't be left with a scattered collection of notes, Word documents, and browser bookmarks to sort through; all your web findings will be gathering into one organized, easy accessible location that you can access from any computer. [|Google Notebook] [|Google notebook tour and ideas]
 * Clip useful information: You can add clippings of text, images, and links from web pages to your Google Notebook without ever leaving your browser window.
 * Organize your notes: You can create multiple notebooks, divide them into sections, and drag-and-drop your notes to stay organized.
 * Get access from anywhere: You can access your Google Notebook from any computer by using your Google Accounts logging
 * Publish your notebook: You can share your Google Notebook with the world by taking it public.

=[|Desktop]=
 * Quickly search your computer foe emails, web history, and files.
 * View news, photos, and more anywhere on your desktop
 * Add Google Gadgets to customize your desktop and Sidebar to add to your Google Desktop including calendars, clocks, timers, stocks, weather, sketch pads, calculators, sports, games, music, maps, photos, Google Videos, Google Notebook, RSS to speech, etc...

=[|Educators]= Find classroom activities, posters, and educational videos. Contains a librarian center, teacher community, and Google groups.

=[|Page Creator]= Create your own web page and share your information with the world. Add pictures and videos for others to view.

=Search Tricks= Search ideas
 * Title search - intitle:moon
 * Site search - site:Nasa.gov
 * URL search - inurl:nasa
 * Related search - related:nasa
 * Certain files -
 * Adobe - pdf
 * Word - doc
 * Works - wks, wdb, wps
 * Excel - xls
 * PowerPoint - ppt
 * Linked pages - link:www.lee.k12.nc.us (restricted to pages linked to [|www.lee.k12.nc.us])
 * Stocks - stock:symbols (ex: Stock:Nike)
 * Dictionary - define:kettle
 * Calculator - 33+1=, 5*6 , 250/5
 * Weather - weather:27330 or weather:Sanford,NC
 * Movie information - movie:27330 or movie:Sanford, NC

=[|Google Search Page]= = = = = =Cheat Sheets= [|Google Help : Cheat Sheet] [|Google Guide] [|Google Cheat Sheet]
 * Alerts
 * Get email updates on the topics of your choice
 * Blog search
 * Find blogs on your favorite topics
 * Book search
 * Search the full text of books
 * Catalogs
 * Search and browse mail-order catalogs
 * Checkout
 * Complete online purchases more quickly and securely
 * Desktop
 * Search and personalize your computer
 * Directory
 * Browse the web by topic
 * Earth
 * Explore the world from your computer
 * Finance
 * Business information, news, and interactive charts
 * iGoogle
 * Add news, games, and more to the Google homepage
 * Images
 * Search for images on the web
 * Local
 * Find local businesses and get directions
 * Maps
 * View maps and get directions
 * News
 * Search thousands of news stories
 * Notebook
 * Clip and collect information as your surf the web
 * Patent Search
 * Search the text of US patents
 * Product Search
 * Search for stuff to buy
 * Scholar
 * Search scholarly papers
 * Specialized Searches
 * Search within specific topics
 * Toolbar
 * Add a search box to your browser
 * Video
 * Search for videos on Google video and Youtube
 * Web Search
 * Search over billions of web pages
 * Web Search Features
 * Find movies, music, stocks, books, and more
 * Labs
 * Explore Google's technology playground
 * Blogger
 * Share your life online with a blog - it's fast, easy, and free
 * Calendar
 * Organize your schedule and share events with friends
 * Docs and Spreadsheets
 * Create and share your projects online and access them from anywhere
 * Gmail
 * Fast, searchable email with less spam
 * Groups
 * Create mailing lists and discussion groups
 * Orkut
 * Meet new people and stay in touch with friends
 * Picasa
 * Find, edit and share your photos
 * SketchUp
 * Create 3D models for Google Earth
 * Talk
 * IM and call your friends through your computer
 * Translate
 * View web pages in other languages
 * YouTube
 * Watch, upload, and share videos
 * Maps for mobile
 * View maps and get directions on your phone
 * Mobile
 * Use Google on your mobile phone
 * SMS
 * Use text messaging for quick info

Parts taken from: Lee Hubbard, ITF Lee County Schools Patrick Crispen, www.netsquirrel.com