SMSTECHNOTES2.3

GoogleFest ’12

On January 19th a number of you joined us for our second annual GoogleFest, a full day of workshops designed to open Google doors for you and your students. We invite you to continue to return to our GoogleFest site as a resource to support Google-related work Thursday, February 2, 2012 here in Scarsdale Middle School. link

GoogleFest ’12 docs, sites, maps, books, iGoogle, calendar, chrome...

and, of course, an essential part custom maps in Google docs and ✦ Google Calendar Sync a of every presentation... Google sites. Google calendar with Apple’s iCal. ✦ Image Search Search by ✦ Goo.gl Google URL Shortener. SEARCH image – Search Google with an Create a short, easy to send URL image instead of text. As suggested above, we think to share with someone else. link there is still plenty to be talking ✦ Image Search Filter your ✦ Subscribe (RSS) Embed the about concerning the use of search results by color and type. Middle School or District Google products and services ✦ Google Flights Use Google to calendars in iGoogle. here at the Middle School. Please search, filter and book flight ✦ Google Bookmarks Access take a look at GoogleFest site, options. link your bookmarks from any and feel free to add comments computer via the Web. and share resources on any page. ✦ YouTube Video Editor Google’s instant iMovie. Easy ✦ Chrome Use a really fast A GoogleFest Dozen upload to the Web and Sites. link browser for the Web, Docs AND We had a lot of fun on January ✦ LMGTFY (Let Me Google That Applications. 19th, and we came away from for You) Email a video of a Google ✦ Chromebook Use a laptop each workshop with a tip or two, Search. link designed to run Chrome, a great something to surprise even die- ✦ iGoogle Design a personal solution for library and classroom. hard GoogleHeads like ourselves: homepage of Google and other In fact, we’ve just started a 10 ✦ Google Maps Students and Web gadgets (Reader, Calendar, Chromebook pilot, in STI classes teachers can now create, Docs, Gmail, ToDo.) and, now, in the Library for annotate, share and embed student use.