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WATCH | Google is using laser technology to bring a new, cheaper Internet to remote areas

WATCH | Google is using laser technology to bring a new, cheaper Internet to remote areas | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"This is not the first time that Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has embarked on a mission to bring reliable, cheap Internet to communities in rural and remote areas ..."

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Google launches "Project Relate" and wants you to help test it

Google launches "Project Relate" and wants you to help test it | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google needs help to improve its speech recognition software and make it more inclusive. Here's how you can join in ..."

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"Of course, you would need to be 18 or older and strangers or people you've just met should find it difficult to understand your speech. You also need to be an English speaker residing in the United States, Australia, Canada, or New Zealand ..."

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Here is a good Pinterest alternative for teachers

Here is a good Pinterest alternative for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google has recently released a new social networking and web curation platform called Keen. This is, as MakeUseOf stated, Google's alternative to Pinterest ..." 

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Google has a plan to disrupt the college degree

Google has a plan to disrupt the college degree | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google's new certificate program takes only six months to complete, and will be a fraction of the cost of college ..."

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Guest post | Is virtual reality (VR) a reality in the classroom?

Guest post | Is virtual reality (VR) a reality in the classroom? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google has recently announced it is scrapping its VR projects leaving educators questioning the place of this technology in the learning environment. In this post, virtual reality (VR) expert and..."

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Also, see the comment at the bottom of the post about https://educatorsinvr.com/

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A brief comparison of reverse image searching platforms – DomainTools Blog

A brief comparison of reverse image searching platforms – DomainTools Blog | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"...This time around I’ll be briefly comparing the reverse image search capabilities of some major image search engines. We’ll look at Google, Yandex, Bing, and TinEye. Hopefully you’re familiar with these search engines already but if you aren’t this post is a good crash course for what kind of results you can expect from each ..."

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Is Microsoft or Google your next LMS? The view from BETT  

Is Microsoft or Google your next LMS? The view from BETT   | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Notes from BETT 2019 show in London looking at Microsoft Teams and potential as a learning platform competitor..."

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Google unveils ‘Course Kit’: Create, receive and grade assignments with ease - EdTechReview™ (ETR) 

Google unveils ‘Course Kit’: Create, receive and grade assignments with ease - EdTechReview™ (ETR)  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With Google’s new tool - Course Kit, instructors can seamlessly create new assignments, receive completed student work and grade within their existing LMS ..."

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Free Technology for Teachers: Google's "Be Internet Awesome" curriculum is now available in Spanish 

Free Technology for Teachers: Google's "Be Internet Awesome" curriculum is now available in Spanish  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"At about this time last year Google introduced Be Internet Awesome . Be Internet Awesome offers an interactive site called Interland ..."

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DuckDuckGo vs. Google: The best search engine for you

DuckDuckGo vs. Google: The best search engine for you | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"DuckDuckGo might be the privacy-focused search engine you've been looking for. But do its features hold up? We look at DuckDuckGo vs. Google to find out ..."

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Five observations students can record with Google's Science Journal app  

Five observations students can record with Google's Science Journal app   | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google's Science Journal app provides some neat tools for recording data and writing observations. Within the app students create ..."

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That image is not yours. Do not touch.

That image is not yours. Do not touch. | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it
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Google has a course that teaches kids how to deal with trolls and online scams using games

Google has a course that teaches kids how to deal with trolls and online scams using games | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The curriculum consists of a set of instructional texts and videos, as well as supporting quizzes and games to reinforce the lessons .."

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The best and most popular websites in the world 2022

The best and most popular websites in the world 2022 | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"What is a website?  Before you know the best and most popular websites in the world, one has to know what a website means and what it does..."

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How we built a new tool without ever meeting in person

How we built a new tool without ever meeting in person | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Meet Threadit, a tool that helps you make short video recordings to share your work and connect with your team ..."

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Pre-made presentation templates to teach students about digital citizenship and online safety

Pre-made presentation templates to teach students about digital citizenship and online safety | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google has recently teamed up with Pear Deck to design "custom, interactive presentations and vocabulary flashcards to accompany the Be Internet Awesome curriculum" ..."

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Google launches Keen – An AI-powered rival to Pinterest

Google launches Keen – An AI-powered rival to Pinterest | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google has launched a new content curating social media platform called Keen, which allows users to collect and discover ideas about topics of their choosing ..."

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We street-proof our kids. Why aren’t we data-proofing them? |

We street-proof our kids. Why aren’t we data-proofing them? | | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google recently agreed to pay a US$170 million fine for illegally gathering children’s personal data on YouTube without parental consent, which is a violation under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) ..." 

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If you give a student a Chromebook

If you give a student a Chromebook | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Give a student a Chromebook and watch them find answers and solve problems, learn alongside their peers, and connect and collaborate in new ways with apps and extensions ..."

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Google is filling high school classrooms with Androids and Chromebooks — but the kids just want iPhones

Google is filling high school classrooms with Androids and Chromebooks — but the kids just want iPhones | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google has won over the ed-tech market. But it seems that they can't win the teens themselves ..."

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Fifty fascinating facts about Google you probably don't know 

Fifty fascinating facts about Google you probably don't know  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google is the most visited website on the planet, but you already knew that, right? However, do you know that Google does 65k+ searches every second? And..."

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Udacity and Google launch free online career courses

Udacity and Google launch free online career courses | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google and Udacity have teamed up to offer 12 free career courses for recent graduates, mid-career professionals and those re-entering the workforce. The duo tested out the concept in March, when Udacity launched a "Networking for Career Success" course for 60,000 "Grow with Google" learners in Europe and the United States ..."

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Five ways I got the future of the LMS wrong

Five ways I got the future of the LMS wrong | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Misguided thoughts from 2008 about how the learning management system would look in 2018 ..."

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How to land an interview with Google for a software engineer position

How to land an interview with Google for a software engineer position | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google is one of the most valued companies in the world and is well-known for the perks they offer their employees. They pay some of the highest salaries in the tech industry. As a result Google receives more than two million resumes, but hires only around 4 000 employees every year ..." 

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Twenty-three iPad Google apps every teacher should know about ~ Educational Technology & M…

Twenty-three iPad Google apps every teacher should know about ~ Educational Technology & M… | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it
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