Google Apps

Google Docs in Plain English - CommonCraft

LiveBinder - collection of Google-related resources for educators

Google Tutorials - from Richard Byrne, FreeTech4Teachers blog

Collaboration Wiki - dedicated to Google Apps

Kathy Schrock's Google Blooms - Aligning Google apps to Bloom's Taxonomy

3-Day Professional Development Wiki covering Google Apps (other resources included in the navigation bar)

Ideas for using Google Apps in your classroom:

• Google Docs to create, store, and share collaborative lesson plans

• Google Forms for student surveys, parent information, and assessments

• Google Calendar to organize your classroom, grade level, and school events

• Google Sites to create a class website

• Blogger for your class blog

• Google Earth to create an interactive book map, or to plot the places of an historic event

• Google Maps to practice geography and map reading skills

• Google News for current events

• Picasa for picture sharing, story prompts, vocabulary development

• Create a Googlie - an electronic portfolio of student work

• Googlize your lessons