Google+Docs




 * What is it?**
 * Google Docs provides an online office suite that allows you to access your documents from any computer via a web browser.


 * Who can edit?**
 * Docs can be shared with a small team of collaborators at one time (synchronously). A larger number of users can collaborate asynchronously.


 * Benefits?**
 * Google Docs are the best choice for synchronous collaboration on a single document - with some delay, users can see others changes as they occur! The system handles conflicting changes well.
 * A history of revisions is kept for all documents.
 * Upload and export most word processing and spreadsheet file types.
 * Drawbacks?**
 * Only a small number of users can collaborate synchronously. (About 10 in docs and presentations, but Google says 50 can join a spreadsheet at one time.)

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 * World War I Example
 * Pearl Harbor Example
 * Information
 * Adapted Map Quiz Example
 * Booknumbers [|Spreadsheet]
 * Passwords
 * [|Sign-ups]

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**Ideas for Using [|Google Reader]**
 * Great for student research
 * Teachers can add student blogs to their Reader and receive notification every time the blogs are updated.
 * Read your feeds on the go. With Google Reader on your phone you can access your favorite feeds from your mobile device
 * Get students excited to read by allowing them to read things they are excited about!

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[|Google Earth For Educators]


 * Ideas for Using Google Earth**
 * Explorations
 * Book Reports
 * [|"Flying Through the Crusades"]
 * [|Genealogy]
 * [|Battlefield Tours]
 * Current Events

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