1. BHS Teacher Academy Google Tools What Can Google Do For You and For Your Students?

2. Tools For The Classroom Science – Google Earth: Explore the world from your computer – You can view older imagery of the Earth, fly under the surface of oceans, explore stars, constellations, planets, galaxies and more. – Calculator: Type directly into the tool bar Business – Finance: Business info, news, and interactive charts – Patent Search: Search the full text of US Patents Social Studies – News: Search thousands of news stories English – Scholar: Search scholarly papers – Book Search: Search the full text of books Foreign Language – View web pages in other languages Industrial Arts – Sketch Up: Build 3D models quickly and easily Physical Education/Health -Health: Organize your medical records online

3. General Resources Images Search for images on the web Notebook Clip and collect information as you surf the web Calendar Organize your schedule and share events with friends Docs Create and share your online documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. Similar to the Microsoft suite of products – Allows for collaboration – Create forms to organize data Students who do not have access to PowerPoint at home, can create presentations using this tool. *Don’t forget to test access to these tools at school. See Jon, Brigetta, or submit a site review request to Tim Winner.

4. Google For Educators http://www.google.com/educators

5. What Should You Do Now? Go to Google.com Click “Sign In” – Click “Create an account now” Note: This does not automatically create a Gmail e-mail account for you, simply an account on the Google site.

6. Access Google Tools

7. Explore!