Google+Classroom

The Google Classroom is a term coined by Google techies in 2009. It refers to the use of various google applications with students both inside and outside of the classroom. Examples of Google Applications include: Google Earth - [] Google Docs - [] Google Sketch Up - [] Google Calendar - [] and Blogger - [] These are the most popular google applications to date, but it is the combination of the google applications that makes them more powerful as a learning tool. Examples of other applications can be viewed at [].

Google Labs have many apps that are very useful in your classroom and useful for you:

Public Data - [] - web2.0 graphic search engine e.g. Population past and projections - China, India, Australia and Indonesia - []Image Swirl - [] - image search engine e.g. Science and Technology search - similar to wonderwheel but with images []
 * Quick Research Tools:**

Google Squared - constructs a quick research grid - http://www.google.com/squared e.g. Teaching Strategies - []Google Trends - [] - a comparative search engine investigating popularity e.g. A search looking at Australian Curriculum and the QSA - []

Google Wonder wheel - [] A spider map search engine to allows the user to find information in a different format

Posters for the classroom: []