Google Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials - I didn't know I could do that in Google! Tom D’Amico – @TDOttawa November 2014

Learning Goals

• By the end of this session you will:

• have learned at least one tool/idea to save you time or learned of a tool to help your students in their learning process

• be able to say ‘wow – that 45 minutes went fast!’

A look back … Video Link

Free Audio Library

How to Use Audio Library

YouTube

Video in Education YouTube for Teachers Video Curriculum

YouTube - Captions

Change font size and colour of closed captions

Toggle Closed Captions on

and off

Better yet – always leave

them on!

Translate YouTube captions into over 200 other languages

You Tube Video Editor

How to Use Video Editor Tutorial – Video Editor Video Editor Help

You Tube Video Editor

How to Use Video Editor Tutorial – Video Editor Video Editor Help

You Tube Video Editor

How to Use Video Editor Tutorial – Video Editor Video Editor Help

You Tube Video Editor

How to Use Video Editor Tutorial – Video Editor Video Editor Help

Google Trivia

Google Trivia!

• When did Google buy YouTube?

Google Trivia!

• When did Google buy YouTube?

2006

Google Trivia!

• What is the estimated value of YouTube today?

Google Apps for Education

Why GAFE ?

Our Board #OCSB moved to GAFE in 2010 to promote the 4Cs:

-Collaboration -Communication -Critical Thinking -Creativity

Google Tools GAFE Resources Google 101 course

Google Gooru

Google Add-Ons

Automate tasks within Google Docs and Google Sheets

-Mail merge

-labels

-Bibliographies

-Much... more!

Add-Ons Education Add-Ons Samples Doctopus Add-On

Video link

Google Forms Add-Ons

Automate tasks within Google Forms add-ons

-formLimiter

-Ultradox Trigger

-Choice Eliminator

-Much... more!

How to Form Limiter Features Choice Eliminator

Customize Google Forms

Add your own look to Google Forms

How to customize your own Google form

Google Trivia

Google Trivia!

• Name the two founders of Google?

Google Trivia!

• Name the two founders of Google?

Google Image Search

How to Search by Image Get Image Information

Google Voice Search “OK Google” Hands-free Search

How to search by Voice Voice Commands

Google Search

Wildcard search tips 8 Good Tips Google Search Forum

Google Custom Searches

How to create a custom search Custom Search tutorial

Word Problem Search

Wolfram Alpha Search

“OK not Google... But maybe they will be acquired at some point by Google!

Google Trivia!

• What is Google’s mission?

Google Trivia!

• What is Google’s mission?

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and

make it universally accessible and useful.

Chrome Browser

How exciting can a Browser be?

Chrome Extensions Recommended Extensions

Chrome Experiments

Try something

new!

Google Translate

How to use Google Translate

Google Translate

How to use Google Translate

Google Trivia

Google Trivia!

• What was Google originally called?

Google Trivia!

• What was Google originally called?

BackRub

Google Trends

How to Use Google Trends

Google Cultural Institute

Cultural Institute Dead Sea Scrolls Art Project

Google Ideas

Connecting experts, users, and engineers around critical issues

Google Constitute Human Trafficking

Google Trivia

Google Trivia!

• What was Google’s first tweet?

Google Trivia!

• What was Google’s first tweet?

Google's first ever Tweet in February 2009 read: "I'm 01100110 01100101 01100101 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01101100 01110101 01100011

01101011 01111001 00001010." For anyone not fluent in binary, it reads: "I'm feeling lucky."

Google News

Google News tutorial Google News Help

Google Alerts

What are Google Alerts

Create Alerts for: -School name -Principal name -Your name -Anything!

Newspapers Archive

Ottawa Citizen – July 30, 1820

Researching newspapers using Google Newspaper archives

Google Trivia

Google Trivia!

• How many zeros are there in a Googol?

Google Trivia!

• How many zeros are there in a Googol?

A Googol is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros

Google Scholar

How to Use Scholar Google Resources Scholar Search

Google Keep

Google Keep explained Why use Google Keep

Google Hangouts

Connect with:

•Other Teachers •Guest Speakers •Other Classes

Hangouts tools Hangouts Resources Hangouts on Air

Connected Classrooms

Virtual Field Trips

Connect with:

•Experts •Guest Speakers •Virtual Field Trips •Watch Archives •Participate Live

Google Trivia

Google Trivia!

• What is the nickname of Google’s California headquarters?

Google Trivia!

• What is the nickname of Google’s California headquarters?

The Googleplex

Google Panoramio

What is Panoramio Panoramio Community

A community for exploring places around the world through photography

Google Panoramio

What is Panoramio Panoramio Community

A community for exploring places around the world through photography

Photo credits: Roger Narbonne

Google Maps Gallery

Combining Google Maps with Institutional data

Sample Maps Gallery – Earth at Night

Google Sky

Sky Moon Mars

Using Google Sky Maps

Google Trivia

Google Trivia!

• What does Google use to cut the grass at its U.S. main site?

Google Trivia!

• What does Google use to cut the grass at its U.S. main site?

The operation of 200 goats (plus herder and a border collie) is kind to the

environment, and as Google puts it: "A lot cuter to watch than lawn mowers.

Google Wedding

Yes – you can plan

your wedding

with Google Tools!

Google Bookmarks

New Bookmark manager extension

for Chrome

Bookmark Manager Explained Bookmark Manager Help

Google Trivia

Google Trivia!

• How many searches are there per month on Google

Google Trivia!

• How many searches are there per month on Google

Approximately 100 Billion searches per month!

Coming soon...

Try something

new!

Google Open Gallery

Coming soon...

A new approach to

eMail

Google Inbox Google Inbox demo

Google A-Z Resources

A Great Google Site with examples of Google A-Z (some discontinued applications)

Ask The Gooru

Google Apps Training Videos

Google For Education Docs & Drive Gmail Sites Calendar Chrome Search YouTube Google Maps Chromebooks Google Play Google Apps Digital Literacy Learn / Apply in Class

Additional Google Resources Google Communities

Training Center Google Apps

Gmail for Educators

Google Drive for Educators

Chrome and Chromebooks for Education

... More

Gmail Google Apps Drive Google How To

My Google Resources

iGeneration – 21st Century Education Site

Twitter

iGeneration – 21st Century Education Resources are updated on a daily basis

http://goo.gl/skCORz

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