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//**Wednesday, February 6, 2013**//
 * ~ [[image:google.PNG]] ||~ = in the Classroom = ||
 * Professional Development Day **

//** Objectives: **//

 * Explore a variety of Google tools for the classroom that can be used across curricula.
 * Generate ideas how the tools can be used in your classroom.

= Session 2: Tools for Geography, Foreign Language, Social Studies and Math =
 * **Session** || **Time** || **Topic** ||
 * = **1** || //8:30 AM - 10:00 AM// || Tools for Collaboration and Communication Across the Curriculum ||
 * = **2** || //10:15 AM - 11:45 AM// || Tools for Geography, Foreign Language, Social Studies and Math ||
 * = **3** || //1:15 PM - 3:00 PM// || Research ||

Google Earth

 * **What is it?**
 * Google Earth is a free, downloadable application that combines satellite imagery,maps, 3D terrain and 3D buildings to create a highly realistic virtual globe.
 * If you don't have it, you can get it here: @http://www.google.com/earth/index.html


 * **Why use it?**
 * Fly to the sky (Toolbar -> Sky)
 * View historical imagery (Toolbar -> Time Slider) Hurricane Sandy
 * View 3D buildings (Layers) // *Video: New 3D Imagery for Google Earth //
 * Draw and measure (Toolbar -> Ruler)
 * Create a tour


 * **Instructional Ideas:**
 * Google Lit Trips
 * Lesson Plans
 * Tutorials
 * Google Earth: 50 Exciting Ideas for the Classroom
 * Google Earth - Integrating Google Tools 4 Teachers
 * Investigating Earthquakes Using Real Time Data
 * Sally Ride Science on Sky in Google Earth
 * Panoramio: // *Video: Discover the World Through Photos //
 * // *Video: Panoramio and Google Earth Part I //
 * // *Video: Panoramio and Google Earth Part II //
 * Using Google Earth in the Science Classroom

Google Maps

 * **What is it?**// *Video: Google Maps - An Introduction //
 * Google Maps is an intuitive service for navigating global maps information. It enables you and your students to look up and study addresses anywhere in the U.S. and in many other countries and get point-to-point, draggable directions plotted on an interactive street map.
 * @http://maps.google.com


 * **Why use it?** *// Video: How to Create a MyMap in Google Maps //
 * Students can use Google Maps to:
 * Keep track of class pen pals.
 * Take virtual tours of countries where a language they are studying is spoken. (Include planning for local transportation, site-seeing, dining and hotel reservations!).
 * Learn about animal and plant life by embedding information in maps of different habitats.
 * Teachers can use Google Maps to:
 * Plan a field trip with students.
 * Create a map of the school or school events for parents.
 * Teach history by embedding primary documents into interactive maps for students to explore.


 * **Instructional Ideas:**
 * How to Use Google Maps in the Classroom (note: YouTube videos)
 * Maps - Integrating Google Tools 4 Teachers
 * More ideas
 * Google Teacher Academy Resources
 * **Play a Map Game **Here's a game you can play as an entire class. Divide your students into groups if necessary so that each group has access to a computer. Give each group a list of five historical landmarks around the world, and have them find and print aerial photographs of the landmarks on their list. Judge the winner based on the speed and accuracy with which they found their items.

Google News

 * **What is it?** // *Video: About Google News Updates //
 * Google News brings together news from thousands of different sources from around the world and makes them available in a single place.


 * **Why Use it?**
 * Students can use Google News to:
 * Compare and contrast current events from a variety of sources.
 * Find primary documents related to historical events over the past 200 years.
 * Access the news from their mobile phones – no computer lab required.
 * Teachers can use Google News to:
 * Personalize their news page to stay informed on topics they teach.
 * Search the news for stories relevant to a particular day’s lesson.
 * Model for students how to examine bias and reliability in the news.


 * **Instructional Ideas:**
 * Create a "The World This Week" photo poster.
 * Students compare and contrast articles on a single event from different sources - nationally and/or internationally.
 * Provide foreign language reading and translating material from authentic sources.
 * Use Google News Timeline for Genealogy and Family History
 * Google News Tech Tip Tuesday

Google Reader

 * **What is it?**// *Video: Google Reader in Plain English //
 * Google Reader allows you to choose to receive updates from particular blogs, news sites or other web pages. Google Reader constantly checks these sites for new content and then brings updates to a single location to be read, sorted and shared, complete with annotations.
 * @http://google.com/reader


 * **Why use it?**
 * Students can use Google Reader to:
 * Keep updated on current events and news that they care about.
 * Collect, annotate, and share research for collaborative projects.
 * Read items that are shared by their teacher to help with current assignments.
 * Teachers can use Google Reader to:
 * Keep track of student blogs all in one place.
 * Follow best practices in education by reading other educator’s blogs.
 * Share relevant news articles with students or colleagues through the ‘Shared Items’ feature. (Shared items can even be annotated with notes!)


 * **Instructional Ideas:**
 * Subscribe to other blogs to see what students around the world are creating on the web, and then share the best posts with their own students.
 * Share news and current events on specific areas of interest and units of study.
 * Older students may have their own Google Reader account for conducting research.
 * Google Reader - Integrating Google Tools 4 Teachers
 * Google Reader - Strengths, Weaknesses and Classroom Ideas

Picasa

 * **What is it?** // *Video: Introducing Picasa 3 //
 * Picasa is a free application that helps you instantly organize, edit and share all the pictures on your PC or Mac.
 * Get Picasa: @http://picasa.google.com/
 * Picasa is also integrated with Google+ on the web


 * **Why use it?**
 * Anything you can do in iPhoto, you can do in Picasa.
 * Picasa is free for both Mac and Windows.
 * Many students are visual learners.
 * Students can use Picasa to:
 * Organize and manage photos for projects and reports.
 * Quickly edit photos and other images.
 * Share photos of school events with friends and family.
 * Teachers can use Picasa to:
 * Create an album for each student.
 * Quickly create a slideshow for open house.
 * Share field trip photos online for parents.


 * **Instructional Ideas:**
 * Take pictures of student work, presentations, or field trips throughout the year and quickly turn them into a slideshow that you can play at open house or during parent conferences.
 * Students can create a historical photo album by taking pictures of themselves in historical costumes and settings.
 * Journalism students can keep all photos for each edition of their newspaper or magazine in one location on their classroom PC, adding descriptions and captions that make them easy to find, re-use, and share.

SketchUp

 * **What is it?** // *Video: Create Cool Stuff with Google SketchUp //
 * Google SketchUp is a drawing and 3-D model building software application that is free.
 * SketchUp for Educators


 * **Why use it?** // *Video: Getting Started with Google SketchUp //
 * Students can use SketchUp to:
 * Visualize geometry and other mathematical concepts.
 * Model buildings and learn about architectural design and engineering.
 * Design interiors, landscapes, and buildings in 3D.
 * Easily share their designs with others via the web.
 * Teachers can use SketchUp to:
 * Engage students who are more adept visual learners.
 * Introduce the world of 3-dimensional design.
 * Illustrate geometry and other mathematical concepts.
 * Help students learn to model existing real world buildings, such as local historical or school buildings, and geo-locate them in Google Earth.


 * **Instructional Ideas:**
 * Students design and create their own castle.
 * 3D Vinci
 * Teach 2D and 3D geometry concepts in math.
 * Students design and create green living spaces.

Additional Resources
Google in Education Google for Educators (wiki page) More Google Products 20 Technology Skills that Every Educator Should Have