Google+Applicaions

toc =**What is Google?**= • Brief description o Google's Place in the World Wide Web o From Humble Beginnings as a Stellar Search Tool to Free Application Warehouse Empire • List of Free Applications Offered by Google o Gmail (e-mail service) o Google Calendar (calendar/appointment service) o Google Talk (instant messaging service) o Google Docs & Spreadsheets (online word processor and spreadsheet) o Google Maps (mapping tool) o Google Earth (virtual globe) o Google SketchUp (3D drawing tool) o Picasa (digital imaging editor and web album) o Blogger (blog service provider) o Google Book Search (books or excerpts online) o Google Scholar (academic journal search engine) o Google Video (video sharing service) o Google Desktop (desktop alternative) o ...and many other tools in the works...

=**Gmail**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google Calendar**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google Talk**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google Docs & Spreadsheets**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google Maps**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google Earth**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google SketchUp**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Picasa**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Blogger**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google Book Search**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google Scholar**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google Video**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**Google Desktop**= • What do I need to use this tool? • How is this tool being used in education? o Examples o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use • Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

=**What the Google Future Brings!**= • What other tools are emerging from Google? • Why should we care about Google's influence on Education? • Where can I find additional resources about the Google Applications phenomenon?