1. Google Tools: Now You Try It! by Jared Covili

2. Google Search  Find my Phone Number (Jared Covili).  What time the last showing of “Avatar” is at the Century 33 theater?  What is the forecast for this weekend in Denver, Colorado?  Define the word Endemic.  What is 22 divided by 7 to the 5 th decimal?

3. iGoogle  Add a News Pod to your iGoogle Page  Add Something Fun to your Page  Create a gadget to add to your page.

4. Google Calendar  Add a public calendar to your Google Calendar  Change the color of your information  Schedule an event for next week

5. Gmail  Add an attachment to an email using Gmail.  Invite a friend to Gmail

6. Google Earth  Add a placemark at one of your personal history events.  Visit the Eiffel Tower (sightseeing) and measure it’s height.  Locate the home you grew up in. Find your elementary school. Use the path measure tool to find out the distance you walked to school (uphill both ways!)  Find driving directions from your home to St. George.  Find one educational location(s) in Google Earth Community.

7. Picasa  Crop one photo  Remove the red eye from your photos  Use the soft focus or focal black & white to enhance a picture  Create a collage of your photos.  Export a photo to the web.

8. Google Docs  Create a form you can use for a Parent Contact sheet.  Upload a document to share with colleagues.  Create an online presentation to use with students.

9. Work Time  You will have until 2:30 to work on your personal history.

10. Show Time  Create a folder for your placemarks in Google Earth.  Add your 5 placemarks to the folder.  Click File>Save as and save your project as a.kmz file.  Save the file to the S Drive in the Google Tools folder  It’s Show Time!!!

11. Curriculum Timeline Project  Combine different elements of Google Earth and Picasa to make a tour of 5 important events in a particular curriculum area. ◊Picasa: Edit your 5 digital images to use in your tour. Upload these photos to the web. ◊Google Earth: Mark each location using Placemarks. Type a brief description of each event. Add a photo and description of the event. At the end of class, submit the tour of your curriculum topic.

12. Develop a Classroom Website.  Combine different elements of Google Sites, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Groups to create a classroom website. ◊Google Sites: Develop a site to share information, assignments, events, and images from your classroom. ◊Google Calendar: Create a calendar to share important dates to parents and students and embed this in your website. You should include dates for the next month of your class. ◊Google Docs: Upload and share your important classroom documents, including: disclosure, syllabus, handouts, and more. You should upload at least 5 new documents. Publish the documents and link to them through your website.