Google+Apps+in+Education

=Google applications are free tools that enable you to do several things ranging from planning trips, creating/updating documents, to designing a new home using Google Sketchup. Read below to learn more about Google Reader, Google Maps/ Earth, Google Docs, and Google Sketchup. =

__Google Reader: __
(Information from http://www.google.com/googlereader/tour.html)
 * Google Reader constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content. Whether a site updates daily or monthly, you can be sure that you won't miss a thing.
 * Google Reader shows you all of your favorite sites in one convenient place. It's like a personalized inbox for the entire web.
 * Millions of sites publish feeds with their latest updates, and our integrated feed search makes it easy to find new content that interests you.

Below is my lesson plan which incorporates Google Reader

__Google Maps: __
[|Explore Google Earth]

__Google Docs: __
(Information from [])
 * Import your existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations, or create new ones from scratch.
 * Access and edit from anywhere, all you need is a Web browser.
 * Share changes in real-time, invite people to your documents and make changes together, at the same time.

__Google Sketchup: __
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