Google Tools key-players, gurus, experts

Phil Bradley at http://www.philb.com/

Phil Bradley is a leading consultant on internet search, web design/optimization that has articles for librarians, information staff, information professionals and web designers.  The articles provide information on search engines, searching the internet, keeping up to date on internet events, web page and web site design.

Marziah Karch at http://google.about.com/

Marziah Karch is a self described Internet research junkie and technophile. She uses Google tools to blog, email, socialize, shop, and research. She's given several professional presentations on the use of Google tools for educators and for personal use 

Sample Lesson Plans

http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth_discovery.html

Google and Discovery Education have teamed up to make it easier for K-12 educators to use technology in the classroom. We've created a series of lesson plans that use Discovery Education unitedstreaming and a couple of Google products, Earth and SketchUp, to teach social studies, language arts, math and geography. Available for elementary, middle and high school classrooms, these lessons are available for download right here on the Google for Educators site (Google, 2007).

http://www.google.com/educators/p_sketchup_discovery.html

Google and Discovery Education have teamed up to make it easier for K-12 educators to use technology in the classroom. We've created a series of lesson plans that use Discovery Education unitedstreaming and a couple of Google products, Earth and SketchUp, to teach social studies, language arts, math and geography. Available for elementary, middle and high school classrooms, these lessons are available for download right here on the Google for Educators site (Google, 2007). 

Please click on link to go to Tutorials

Click here to go to Tutorial for Downloading Google Earth

Click here to view Tutorials on Google Earth Controls and Placemarks, Finding Places in Google Earth, Google Earth Tours, Google Earth Presentations, Google Earth Activities, Google Earth Extension Activities

Sources

Karch, Marziah (n.d.). What is Google. Retrieved July 17, 2007, from http://google.about.com/od/googlebasics/p/whatisgoogle.htm

This site explains what Google is and provides a brief Historical overview of how google caim into existence.  It also provides information on system requirements for downloading Google.

Notess, Greg (n.d.). Toolbars: Trash of Treasures?  Retrieved July 24, 2007, from http://www.infotoday.com/online/jan04/OnTheNet.shtml

This site gives historical insight to Google and provides some toolbar basics and information on toolbar options.

Bradley, Phil (n.d.). A comparison of the Google and A9 toolbars. Retrieved July 24, 2007 from  http://www.philb.com/toolbars.htm

This site compares Google to some other search engines.

Bradley, Phil (n.d.). The Google Toolbar. Retrieved July 24, 2007 from  http://www.philb.com/gtoolbar.htm

This site provides installation requirements and information about the toolbar options and features.

Jelling, Jacop (n.d.). Tops in Toolbars.  Retrieved July 24, 2007 from http://www.chassell.net/index.php/web_internet/tops_in_toolbars

Google, (2007). Explore, Search and Discover. Retrieved July 24, 2007, from Google Earth Web site: http://earth.google.com/

Google, (2007). Google Earth and Discovery Education unitedstreaming.  http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth_discovery.html

This site has lesson plans integrating Google Earth and Discovery Education.

Google, (2007). Google SketchUp and Discovery Education unitedstreaming. http://www.google.com/educators/p_sketchup_discovery.html

This site has lesson plans integrating Google Sketchup and Discovery Education.