03)+The+Wonders+of+Google

=The Wonders of Google=

Scheduled Date:

 * Wed, 04/06/2011

Survey
**NOTE: Please help us customize this session to meet your needs. Complete the form below to indicate your comfort level/interest in Google Apps and share comments/questions in advance.** media type="custom" key="7463939"

Objective
Attendees will be able to utilize technology in a hands-on lab environment, explore Google Apps (such as Google Calendar, Docs, Sites, etc.), and brainstorm how to use features in these Apps to create files with students and colleagues in mind. Teachers will have the opportunity to create, save, and share materials/resources, utilizing technology discovered.

Goals

 * Understand the availability of and how to access dozens of Google Apps
 * Explore fundamentals of key Google Apps (e.g. Google Calendar, Docs, Sites and more)
 * Get started with hands-on experience in Google Apps
 * Collaborate with peers

Agenda

 * Introductions
 * Discuss results of the Google form/survey
 * Discuss the Google presence
 * Activities
 * Accessing Google Apps (create username/password if needed)
 * Fundamentals of Key Google Apps (intro. Google Calendar, Docs, Sites, etc.)
 * Hands-on lab (kick the tires & collaborate with peers)
 * Q & A

Little-known Google Facts:

 * 1) Google's name is a play on the word googol, which refers to the number 1 followed by one hundred zeroes
 * 2) Google's index of web pages is the largest in the world, comprising of billions of web pages. Google searches this immense collection of web pages often in less than half a second.
 * 3) Google marketshare is app. 65%, while Yahoo = 17%, Microsoft = 11%, Ask = 4%, AOL = 2%.
 * 4) Google's global work force is more than 23,000 employees (known as Googlers). The CA headquarters on Silicon Valley's NASA base (called the Googleplex) is over 4 million square feet and includes more than 65 buildings.
 * 5) Google employees get 20% of their time to work on personal projects, out of which Google products have been born.

Google Plans:

 * 1) Google is getting into the really fast broadband business - 1GB/sec (20-100x faster than what most Americans have today).
 * 2) Google plans to introduce a new image format (called WebP) that can cut a JPEG file size by 40% and increase search speeds dramatically.
 * 3) Google has invested in AWC (Atlantic Wind Connection), a plan to errect a 350-mile stretch of wind turbines 10-15 miles off the US Atlantic coastline. It will bring renewable energy to 2 million households. Estimated cost is $5 billion, and Google has invested 37.5%.

Helpful Links

 * List of Google Apps available: @http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
 * Lesson plans incorporating Google Apps: @http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/lesson_plans.html
 * Google Sites resources:
 * General login page for Google Sites
 * Fort Zumwalt login page for Google Sites
 * Sample classroom site template
 * Overview of Google Sites.
 * Tutorials created by a Google Certified teacher.
 * FZSD Site Development Tips
 * Lesser-known Google facts:
 * Google Press Fun Facts
 * Google Milestones