Each of the topics below contain multiple links to several sub pages of information:

• Google Earth - find resources for creating a project, searching for and adding places, creating placemarkers, capturing views, and more.

• Classroom - see the basic features; then, go beyond the basics of setting up a Classroom with features such as setting up a grading system, originality reports, live streaming a video meeting, Meet window interface

• Google Forms - see features such as page breaks and section headers, password protecting a Form, validating answers, self-grading Forms, automatically emailing grades to students, and more

• Google Forms - take a practice quiz

• Google Sites - create a website for your classes, department, or school position. Have students use Sites for project-based learning, eportfolios, and teaching their peers.

• My Maps - use to create lessons that take students to places on a map. Have students use My Maps for projects.

• Google Meet - see features for Google Meet - the interface, Meet management protocol, live streaming of videos, starting a Meet from Gmail, and more.

• Drive and Docs Additional Features - see additional features such as exporting Docs as ePub's, typing with your voice, finding where an open file is located in Drive (without leaving the file), writing citations, publishing Docs as webpages, shortcuts in Drive, and moving shared files in Drive.

• Google Chrome Special Features - use these features to help with WEB searches, finding and saving information on the WEB, quick searches using the omnibox, some features of Tabs, special operators, and more.

• Click here  for an entire page of recent updates, additions, and changes from Google

• This sub-page has several, recent updates Google is announcing

This is an entire page of links for you to use.

• The resources on this page are FREE

• They are either in the public domain, or have been uploaded to sites such as Creative Commons, Wikimedia, or Flicker

• Teachers can use them for lessons

• Students can use them for projects and ePortfolios

This is especially useful when trying to find copyright free (or free to use) images and other assets for both teachers' lessons
and students' projects. 

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1)  Detailed instructions for citing images and other files on the WEB.

   You will find:

• how to write citations/attributions

• information for using images and files on Creative Commons, including how to write the attributions

• additional websites you can use for citing photos, images, videos, etc. of others; each site lists its own conditions
  for using content listed

• copyright information Google has listed for using its services

• how to check "licensable" badges for commercial and other licenses

2) Copyright Information About Google Services

3) Finding Images On The WEB You Can Use

This link gives important information about copyright laws, copyright infringement, and "fair use" laws. The information is supplied by Google and relates to respecting copyright laws on Google's services. There are also FAQ's on this page.

• What is copyright?

• What is "fair use"?

• Frequently Asked Copyright Questions

• Google's copyright infringement policy

• Do I have to give credit when I'm using free resources?

Additional Resources:

• Free Resources on the WEB - list of various free resources for teacher lessons and student projects (images, music, videos, books, online libraries); many are in the public domain, which are free for anyone to use

• Writing Citations and Attributions - see how to write citations/attributions for images, text, projects, etc. you find on the WEB

• Information About Copyright Laws - learn about copyright laws, fair use laws, types of works that are subject to copyright, copyright infringement, and FAQ's

• Library of Congress- A Great Resource For Images, Videos, Materials, Primary-Source Documents, Lessons, and Links to The LOC Collections:

  • • Library of Congress, Education Resources - find classroom materials and primary source documents to use with students

    • Teaching with The Library of Congress - offers educators professional development to help them effectively use primary sources from the Library's digital collections

    • Finding Primary Sources - learn about curated sets, online collections, and "Check with the Experts"

    • A Guide for Middle and High School Students - how students can use the LOC

    • American Memory Collection - links to over 100 collections that contain over 7 million historical documents, maps, photographs, films, lessons, activities, and educational resources. This is the largest collection in the Library of Congress.

    • Classroom Materials - investigate themes using primary sources. Topics include American history, elections, government, and more. Search by topic, era, and recommended grade levels.

    • Classroom Connections - help develop critical thinking by analyzing historical events.

    • Today in History - Search the American Memory archives and historical collections to discover what happened in American history on a specific date. This is a great place for students to use as they do research on the WEB.

Use these features to help with WEB searches, finding and saving information, discovering topics, and your personal productivity on the WEB.

Click here to see all the features on one page, or select a topic below.

• Speak Your Search Using Google Chrome. 

• Special Operators

• Quick Searches

• Using The Search Tools At The Top Of A Webpage

• Additional Google Search Results

• Link To Specific Text On A Webpage

• Some Features Of Tabs

• Google Trends

• Google Translate

• Find Related Websites Quickly Without Leaving A Webpage

Click Here For Useful Tips, Tricks, and Google Features

Handouts From Various Conferences

• Google Tools For Educators - Conference Handout

• Useful Google Tips, Tricks, Features, and Handouts

• Google Online Book: 20 Things I Learned About Browsers & The WEB - download PDF (contains useful information)

• Google Chromebooks - Classroom In The Cloud (Classroom Management):

• Connect to students' devices quickly

• View students' Chromebook screens in real time; lock students' screens

• Share instructor's screen to help explain lessons

• Use gameified answer options to give students surveys

• Interact with students using Chat feature, without their peers knowing

• Send attention-grabbing message or instruction to students' devices

• Use the online safety toolkit

• Maine Google Summit, Featuring Google For Education 2014

• NYSCATE Conference 2010 - Session: Teacher & Student Projects Using Google Tools   

• Demos For Audience Practice  (Classic Sites)

• Demos For Audience Practice (New Sites)

• Google Lit Trip - Historical Novel: My Brother Sam is Dead (American Revolution)

• "Google Historical Voyages And Events" - teachers' lessons and students' projects that use Google tools:

• Sign up to join the project

• Download invitation to share with others (PDF format)

•   Create Customized Google Maps For Classroom Projects - ISTE Conference 2011, Google Teaching Booth

•  Best Practices - Conference Handout

•  Resources for Teachers - Teacher Productivity, Handout

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Google Earth - literature trip - on an historical novel by Carol LaRow

  Google Lit Trip - Historical Novel: My Brother Sam is Dead (American Revolution)

1. Click on the link above,  and you will see the entire project, with class materials such as chapter questions, a peer editing Form, sample student reflection essay, a podcast, and more. You will find all of these on Carol's page.

2. Click here to launch the project/tour in Google Earth WEB. It will play automatically in Google Earth WEB on most browsers. Google Chrome works the best.

You will find the literature trip (above) on the following site, which has several teachers' lessons and students' projects:

• Title of Site: Google Historical Voyages And Events

• Theme:  history/ social studies/ current events/ cultures of the World

• Click here to visit "Google Historical Voyages And Events" website (has several projects you can use)

  • See several different schools represented

  • Site has several teachers' lessons and students' projects

  • Use the projects "as is," or replicate them for your own classes

• Submit a project of your own to "Google Historical Voyages and Events" - Fill out this Form

• Download a short project description to share with others (pdf format)

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Teaching An Historical Novel - Posted on Google's Education Site:

          1) Carol's Lesson Plan & Worksheets Posted on Google's Site

          2) Lesson Materials, Student Directions, Worksheets, Links

          3) Power Point Presentation, Teaching An Historical Novel

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Chrome Web Store:

         1) Google Chrome Apps - A List of Useful Chrome Apps For Education

        2) Google Chrome Extensions - A List Of Useful Chrome Extensions For Education And Productivity

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Conferences - Demos For Audience Participation:

  Conferences - Links For Demos and Practices

  Conferences - Resources and Exercises 

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Public Domain And Free Resources:

  Images, music, books, videos, and primary source documents for teacher lessons and student projects

  Click here for FULL Page of resources.

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WEB 2.0: (WEB tools, social networking, tutorials, and resources)

  WEB 2.0 Techniques, Tools, Tutorials

  The Internet for Teaching and Learning

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Project Based Learning:

•   Teacher Resources - Criteria, Project Examples, Unit Plans, Strategies, Evaluations

•   Student Resources - Creative Commons, Free Project Resources - Photos, Clip Art, Sounds, & Music

•   Webquests - Overview, Resources, Examples by Curricular Area

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Teacher Productivity Sites:

•   Teacher Productivity - Useful Sites

•   Elementary Links

•   Secondary Links

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Miscellaneous:

•   Resources for Administrators

•   Resources for Students

•   Library of Congress - Training Handout

•   SMART Technologies

•   STAR Board

•   Whiteboard Resources - Training Handout 

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Navy Pen Pal Project: (Smithsonian Laureate Award)

See a 20-year-long project done by middle school students as they write to deployed Navy ships. Students wrote to more than 21,000 sailors and marines. Over 3,400  students took part in the project.

•  Navy Pen Pal Project - New Site

•   Navy Pen Pal Project - Movies

•   Smithsonian Laureate Award

•  Navy Pen Pal Project - Old Site 

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Google Lit Trips:

  Google Lit Trips - Conference Handout

•   Google Lit Trips - Historical Novel: My Brother Sam is Dead (American Revolution

•   Google Lit Trips - Homepage

  • 1. Project found in "Grades 6-8" section

    2. Scroll down and click on, My Brother Sam Is Dead

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Google Workspace for Education - Recent Announcements & Updates:

Recent Announcements From Google - Updates And Changes To Google Tools

Formerly Called: GSuite and Google Apps For Education 

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Google Historical Voyages And Events - 

Teacher and student projects that use Google tools:

     1) Sign Up To Join Project       

     2) Download Invitation To Share With Others (PDF Format)

Use this page for additional resources and practices during conference presentations

• Conferences - Links For Demos and Practices

• Conferences - Resources and Exercises

Apple Resources: OSX, iLife, iWork, iPad, and How-To's

• iPad Educational Apps, Resources (under construction; please check back)

•  iPad For Administrators - Information Before Workshop

•  iPad For Administrators Workshop, Resources

•  iPad Tips And Tricks

•  Safari Learn To Use Its Features, Navigate the WEB Effectively

•  OSX, Using Spotlight

•  OSX, Using The Finder and Dock

•  OSX, Menu Bar

•  Apple's iLife - Tips and How-To's

•  Apple's iWork - Pages & Keynote

•  iLife & iWork Language Arts Project - Biographical Stories & Poems, Hosted on Apple's ALI Site

•  ITunes U, Resources (under construction; please check back)

•  OSX

Teacher Productivity Sites:

• Teacher Productivity - useful sites for educators, homeschoolers, and parents/guardians

• Elementary Links

• Secondary Links

These are Interactive Sites.
Use with whiteboards and jamboards, or have students use individually, at computers or mobile devices.

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Overview, definition, characteristics, getting started, resources

• Teacher Resources - Criteria, Project Examples, Unit Plans, Strategies, Evaluations

• Student Resources - Creative Commons, Free Project Resources - Photos, Clip Art, Sounds & Music

• Webquests - Using Webquests in Your Classroom, Resources, Examples by Curricular Area

See all the resources for educators and students. Access its many pages and find primary source documents and artifacts. Or, search for lesson plans on topics you are teaching. Take part in educator blogs and discuss educational issues. Use the map collection, or take students on a virtual tour through the halls of the current exhibits. Many of its resources are in the public domain and are free for download. 

Library of Congress Handout by Carol LaRow - has explanations & links to all the categories & topics.

 Some things you will find:

• primary source documents - Teachers and students can see original sources of information about various topics, which provide first-hand accounts of historical events, current events, and past eras. For example, students can study primary source documents on topics such as the American Revolution, World War II, Louisiana Purchase, California Gold Rush, etc.  Primary sources can include things such as photos, videos, newspaper articles, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.

• lesson plans - Teachers can find lesson plans on different topics they teach. The lesson plans include learning objectives, materials needed, procedures, assignments, and ways to differentiate the instruction.

• access to the LOC's extensive digital online collections - The LOC houses a digital collection of maps, photos, manuscripts, artifacts, prints, and books. Visitors to the online, digital collections are free to use these resources because they are in the "public domain."

•  professional development - The LOC also offers workshops and webinars for teachers to learn how to use primary source documents in their classes.

Create custom search engines for students. The engine will only search sites you pre-approve. Helpful in assisting students as they search for information on the WEB - eliminates time spent on irrelevant websites. It directs students to sites with useful information you have pre-determined. This is also useful for younger students to direct them to "child safe" sites.

You can add the search engine box directly on your class webpage or unit of study webpage.
It works exactly like a typical Google search box.

Click Here to learn more

 Some things you will find:

• descriptions of the features

• uses for different grade levels

• two sample custom search engines you can try out

• links to learn more about the custom search engine tool