Virtual Keyboards in Google Search http://bit.ly/ahNhIo Virtual Keyboards in Google Search
Our user research has shown that many people are more comfortable formulating search queries in their own language but have difficulty typing these queries into Google.
To overcome the difficulty they face in typing in their local language scripts, some people have resorted to copying and pasting from other sites and from online translation tools. But there’s an easier way — a virtual, or “on-screen” keyboard, lets you type directly in your local language script in an easy and consistent manner, no matter where you are or what computer you’re using.
Beyond Google http://bit.ly/98LF6i Beyond Google
15 tools and strategies to help your colleagues and students use more than the first page of Google search results.
A Look into Googles Insights http://www.clicktrue.biz/blog/research/a-look-into-googles-insights/ A Look into Google’s Insights
Ever wondered what the world is searching for on the internet? Google has this tool called Google Insights for Search that helps advertisers and marketers understand user behavior. The tool offers a comprehensive set of statistics based on search volume.
Google Insights is valuable when assessing how search-friendly your business or product is. You can compare seasonal trends, geographic distributions, and category-specific searches, and you can group all these variables together if you want to make your search even more specific. http://www.google.com/insights/search/
Free 33 Page Guide - Google for Teachers http://bit.ly/b7eGOW Free 33 Page Guide - Google for Teachers
How Google Keeps Your Data Safe in the Cloud http://mashable.com/2010/03/04/google-apps-disaster-recovery/ How Google Keeps Your Data Safe in the Cloud
Synchronous replication is a system that Google Apps uses to store customer’s info in two data centers at once, so that if one data center fails, Google (Google) says it nearly instantly transfers data over to the other one that’s also been reflecting the actions taken by the customer all along.
Google Classroom posters http://www.google.com/educators/posters.html Google Classroom posters
Want to help out students and colleagues with handy tips on improving search results and using popular Google products like Google Earth? Just print out these posters and hang them where everyone can see them.
Google for Educators Discussion Group http://groups.google.com/group/google-for-educators?hl=en Google for Educators Discussion Group
Welcome to the Google for Educators Discussion Group. We'll be using this group to keep you updated on Google's K-12 Education initiatives, but our real hope is that this will become the home of a vibrant community of educators. We encourage you to use this space to start discussions with fellow teachers. Talk about anything you'd like. Share ideas about innovation in education; ask questions about where to find teaching resources; tell your colleagues about curricula you've created that have worked really well.
Explore Google Search http://www.google.com/landing/searchtips/ Explore Google Search
Search is at the heart of everything we do at Google. Our engineers work every day to solve the hardest search problems, and thus improve your online experience.
Here's a glimpse at what they do, the features they've built and the remarkable user stories that inspire our work.
The history and future of Chrome OS http://tr.im/sW3d The history and future of Chrome OS
Google Precipitate http://code.google.com/p/precipitate/ Precipitate lets you search for and launch the information you have stored in the cloud from within Spotlight or Google Desktop for Mac.
Precipitate works by creating files on your machine that are imported by Spotlight, then periodically checking in with the server and updating the local files to reflect any changes. Note that changes may take up to an hour to be visible in local searches.
Google to Launch Operating System http://tr.im/rlLb Google to Launch Operating System
Google announced on their blog that they’re releasing an operating system: Google Chrome OS.
"Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we're already talking to partners about the project, and we'll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve."
Google Custom Search http://www.google.com/coop/cse/ Google Custom Search ... With Google Custom Search, you can harness the power of Google to create a customized search experience for your own website.
- Include one or more websites, or specific webpages
-Host the search box and results on your own website
-Customize the look and feel of the results to match your site
See this example from a teacher ... Ancient China-6th Grade
Top 6 Game-Changing Features of Google Wave http://mashable.com/2009/05/31/google-wave-features/ Top 6 Game-Changing Features of Google Wave
You’ve probably heard people talk about Google Wave being a game-changer, a disruptive product, or maybe even as an email killer. But while keywords and phrases like these grab people’s attention, they don’t explain why or how Google Wave could be a paradigm-shifter.
In this article, we explore these questions by highlighting some of Google Wave’s most unique and promising features.
By exploring these features, we can better understand the potential of this new technology.
Google Wave http://wave.google.com/ Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, release late 2009.
Watch the demo video, sign up for updates and learn more about how to develop with Google Wave.
Open source
A wave is equal parts conversation and document. People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.
A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.
A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.
Google Wave Review at Techcrunch
Switch on Gravity in a Google Search http://tr.im/m4M6 Switch on Gravity in a Google Search in Google's Chrome web browser
A bit silly really .... but fun
All Googles Features on One Page http://www.onlyjust.net All Google's Features on One Page ... the selection, organization and design provides for a user-friendly experience within a single interface.
A Google Data Center http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRwPSFpLX8I a Google Data Center (Video Tour)
First presented at the Google Efficient Data Centers Summit, hosted at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA on April 1, 2009.
Google Friend Connect http://www.google.com/friendconnect Google Friend Connect
... means more people engaging more deeply with your website -- and with each other.
Google for Educators http://www.google.com/educators/ Google for Educators
At Google, we support teachers in their efforts to empower students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. That’s why we’ve assembled the information and tools you’ll find on this site.
Tools for your classroom | Classroom activities | Classroom posters | Google Teacher Academy | Teacher Community |
Google Slapper http://gogglis.appspot.com/ Google Slapper
OK .. this is not Google ... but slightly related
Ever felt like slapping someone with a google search, while in an IM conversation, chatrooms, or on Twitter? simply write http://gog.is and put the keywords in the url, like this: http://gog.is/clerks. This will redirect them to the google search for clerks.
GoogleGuide: Making Searching Even Easier http://www.google.com/educators/all_grades.html Classroom activities - A brief overview of Google products and ideas for integrating them into classwork (all grades)
GoogleGuide: Making Searching Even Easier | Build Your Own Search String | Search in the Classroom | Custom Search Engine Starter Guide |
Librarian Central - Tools http://tinyurl.com/yds7xj Librarian Central - Tools
Looking for tools to help teach your students and patrons how to use Google more effectively?
Search Tips Poster | Search Tips Bookmark | Web Search Poster | Search Tips Tent Card | Educators Poster | Google Book Search Poster | Google Scholar Poster | Libraries and Google Book Search |
Google updates search with old magazines http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28156997/ Google updates search with old magazines
Google has added a magazine rack to its Internet search engine. As part of its quest to corral more content published on paper, Google Inc. has made digital copies of more than 1 million articles from magazines that hit the newsstands decades ago.
2008 Year-End Google Zeitgeist http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2008/index.html 2008 Year-End Google Zeitgeist
As the year comes to a close, it's time to look at the big events, memorable moments and emerging trends that captivated us in 2008.
As it happens, studying the aggregation of the billions of search queries that people type into the Google search box gives us a glimpse into the zeitgeist — the spirit of the times.
We've compiled some of the highlights from Google searches around the globe and hope you enjoy looking back as much as we do.
Googles SearchWiki http://mashable.com/2008/11/20/google-searchwiki/ Googles SearchWiki ... a way for you to customize search by re-ranking, deleting, adding, and commenting on search results. With just a single click you can move the results you like to the top or add a new site.
You can also write notes attached to a particular site and remove results that you don't feel belong.
These modifications will be shown to you every time you do the same search in the future. SearchWiki is available to signed-in Google users. We store your changes in your Google Account.
If you are wondering if you are signed in, you can always check by noting if your username appears in the upper right-hand side of the page. http://tinyurl.com/5vyt36
A Fresh Look At Google Gears http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/04/googles-gears-not-just-for-offline-accessibility/ A Fresh Look At Google Gears
The overall goal of Gears is to bestow upon web applications much of the same functionality enjoyed by desktop apps.
And it’s doing so through a browser extension that can be installed for a range of browsers (Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer) on a range of operating systems (Windows, Windows Mobile, Mac OS, and Linux).
With the release of Google’s own Chrome browser, some users don’t even have to install Gears; it just comes pre-loaded, making Chrome a super browser of sorts from the get-go.
Google Moderator http://moderator.appspot.com/ Google Moderator
Google Moderator, a tool to organize "tech talks" or question and answer sessions. It is a free service that Google used internally, but now made public.
Matt Cutts said Google calls this application Dory "after the fish who asked questions all the time in Finding Nemo)."...
Google Launches Enhanced 404 Widget http://searchengineland.com/080819-133436.php Google Launches Enhanced 404 Widget
Google has launched a new tool within Google Webmaster Tools that allows Webmasters to create custom 404 pages.
Scool inservice session for Teachers about Google http://cbauermeister.googlepages.com/googleplayday Scool inservice session for Teachers about Google applications ... the content and structure for a one day session.
Simply Google http://www.simplygooglefromonepage.blogspot.com Simply Google is a roundup of every Google search and service out there on one convenient page.
Cleverly done on a Blogger Blog
GrandCentral http://www.grandcentral.com/ GrandCentral
GrandCentral is a service from Google that gives you a virtual phone number that allows you to direct it to automatically ring any phones (home, office, mobile) configured to the service when called at one primary central number.
Google Apps for Administrators http://www.google.com/support/a/ Google Apps for Administrators
The main help page for those wishing to set up Google Apps for their school or business