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This week on The Google Educast: Black bar is back for good (bye bye drop-down); new G+ page for Google Docs; Chromebooks available Down Under! Subcategories in the Chrome Webstore. Chrome extension: World Time Buddy; new Chromebook videos; Chromebooks vs. iPads? Is it Apples and . . . Horses? Chromebook Ninja Tips. Beware the old look of Gmail -- it's a trap! New tips for copying and pasting in web apps. Google Sites for student projects: potential pitfall with using a template. AND MORE! Related posts: Google Educast Show #5 – Go Go Chrome Web Store! Google Educast #045: Drive it Home Google EduCast #15 – Here Comes Another Google Teacher Academy!

This week The Google Educast: CompSci scholarship for vets, new Styles in Docs, new look in GCal, and "they're still textbooks." Google Earth Walks, searching for GEarth content, and don't forget our listener map! Social Folders and WunderMaps. Adding 3-D Awesome to iBooks Author. FABruary, Choose Your Own Adventure, and Teaching Search. Related posts: Google Educast #034: Tying it All Together Google Educast #048: Ex- “cite” -ing Times with Google Docs Google Educast #28: Inside Search Education with Tasha (from @Google)

This week the Google Educast is joined by Aaron Slutsky and Rachel Wente-Chaney. We look at the technology used by POTUS in the recent State of the Union, as well as discussing the his idea of mandatory high school graduation. Next, a quick look at YouTube/teacher and Aaron shares another URL shortener. We also discuss using Google sites as a light weight LMS and Rachel talks scripts. This cast ends with a great Chrome story from Aaron’s school district. Related posts: Google Educast #053: Too Many to Count Google Educast #048: Ex- “cite” -ing Times with Google Docs Google Educast Show #5 – Go Go Chrome Web Store!

Diane, Fred and Sean get familiar with the Google+ Live Hangout On Air, as they share the week's tips and tricks related to the Google EDU universe. New privacy policy and terms of service, Public Alerts in Maps, and Google Earth 6.2 released. A discussion of Google Currents on the iPad and Google+ for teens age 13 and up. Threaded comments in Blogger, Street View's Pegman, and Tammy Worcester's cool spreadsheet templates for generating QR codes. Using QR codes with young kids and Google EDU gets a makeover. Our first On-Air Hangout in Google+ thanks to Harold Carey, Jr.! Related posts: Google Educast #28: Inside Search Education with Tasha (from @Google) Google Educast #048: Ex- “cite” -ing Times with Google Docs Google Educast #27: Change is Good (and Tough)

Kim, Fred and Sean get up close and personal in Google Hangouts and slow bandwidth is [almost] not an issue. Hear about resources for helping students understand SOPA and PIPA and new incentives for why students should get their Doodle on. Get in the know with Google’s “Good To Know” campaign, boundaries get shady in Google Maps, Google Plus tips and learn how to make a Table of Contents in Google Docs.

This week on the Google EduCast: The black toolbar is back, Google attempts to connect us even more by adding Search Plus Your World-What does this mean for students? Hear about Google Body’s new identity, visit college campuses virtually with Google Maps and Earth and learn how we mail merge with Google Spreadsheets. Chris Betcher explains how to save time by creating custom searches in Google Chrome and learn how to get your students involved in the Google Science Fair. Show Hosts:   Kim Zimmer, Chris Betcher , Chris Atkinson Send us your thoughts!  Leave us an email at googleeducast@Edreach.us

This week on the Google Educast: Google History and Art Online, Google Docs vs. M$ Office, CloudOn. What Do You Love and Let Me Google That For You.  Using the new Google Presentations, and a new tool called WiFli to go with Google Forms. YouTube Downloader Chrome Extension and its implications on Terms of Service or Copyright.  Best Practices for tracking changes using comments, revision history, or text formatting in Google Docs. Show Hosts:   Diane Main, Fred Delventhal, Chris Betcher , Sean Williams Send us your thoughts!  Leave us an email at googleeducast@Edreach.us

In the news: Google extends through 2012 free calling via Voice from Gmail, YouTube Slam and YouTube Rewind 2011. Google Voice – tips for using in education. Google Tasks and Inbox Zero. Things to try in 2012: Forms for the one-device classroom, Fear Not the Docs List, App Inventor Reborn at MIT. Show Hosts:   Diane Main, John Sowash, Chris Betcher  Send us your thoughts!  Leave us an email at googleeducast@Edreach.us

Welcome new contributor Chris Betcher to the Google Educast! Here's the breakdown for this episode: Changes to your Google interface and several new additions to Google+. Search Caption Challenge. Google Map Maker and custom video messages from Santa. Stock Photos -- a "Clip Art" option for Google Docs! Scribbles in your mobile Gmail app and a review of the more than 100 changes to Google Docs in 2011.

Here's the breakdown for this episode: In the News: YouTube's makeover, easier ways to oversee e-mail in Google Apps for Education, and Computer Science Education Week. Interview with Tasha Bergson-Michelson of Google Search Education. Google Currents and an update to the Picasa application. Google Earth Puzzles, Placespotting, Listener Map reminder and #EduWin

In this episode, we talked about a number of changes Google has made recently to available products as well as the interface, including the new iPad app for Apps.  We discussed EasyBib as a fantastic third-party add-in to Google Apps for Education. You can use Google Groups embedded into a Google Site to run a very simple LMS for easy access to threaded discussions.  Holiday fun is here with new Angry Birds Seasons and NORAD Tracking Santa.  Finally, QR codes open up a wealth of possibilities in the education setting.  Hear some ways teachers are using QR codes with the students. Show Hosts:   Diane Main, Fred Delventhal, John Sowash, Sean Williams The complete show notes are now on the EdReach Wiki.   Send us your thoughts!  Leave us an email at googleducast@Edreach.us

Restricting non-Google editor file types that can be downloaded in Google Apps for Education (or Business); Google Maps — add your listener location to our shared map!; setting up Sites to be optimized for Mobile devices with just one click; Google Easter Eggs and little-known fun stuff; Google Music is out of Beta and ready for educators to make great use of; new YouTube player tab on the right in Google+. Show Hosts:   Diane Main, Fred Delventhal, and Kyle Brumbaugh. The complete show notes are now on the EdReach Wiki.   Call us on our comment line! If you’d like to leave some feedback you can call us on our very own EdReach Comment line: That’s: (443) 93REACH.

The Google Educast is Reborn! This week we discuss the new look across all Google products, the new Presentation editor, discuss file versions in Google docs, using collections to organize and share documents, and highlight a teacher’s use of Google Moderator in the classroom. Show Hosts:   John Sowash, Sean Williams, Diane Main, Daniel Rezac The complete show notes are now on the EdReach Wiki.   Call us on our comment line! If you’d like to leave some feedback you can call us on our very own EdReach Comment line: That’s: (443) 93REACH.

    Show Host: Jay Blackman Show contributors: Fred Delventhal and Chris Atkinson Subscribe to The EdReach Podcasts on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed. The complete show notes are now on the EdReach Wiki. Don’t forget to add your comments below to answer our question “What Google Labs tool should Google save?” for your chance to win a Google+ invite! We’ll share some of the responses on next week’s show. Call us on our comment line! If you would like to leave some feedback you can call us on our very own EdReach Comment line: That’s: (443) 93REACH.

    Show Host: Jay Blackman Show contributors: Fred Delventhal and Daniel Rezac Subscribe to The EdReach Podcasts on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed. The complete show notes are now on the EdReach Wiki. Don’t forget to add your comments below to answer our question “What Google Labs tool should Google save?” for your chance to win a Google+ invite! We’ll share some of the responses on next week’s show. Call us on our comment line! If you would like to leave some feedback you can call us on our very own EdReach Comment line: That’s: (443) 93REACH.