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2013-05-24 14:47:04 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

UK Schools@Google events (Manchester and London)

Presentations and Q&A with Google Apps for Education and Chrome for Education product specialists, as well as teachers from local schools sharing how they are using Google's web technologies to promote learning on the web with their staff and students.

Space is limited, so register today. Your spot is reserved only if you receive a confirmation from Google. We look forward to seeing you there!

When & where
Manchester | 19th June | 5pm-8pm
Old Moat Primary
Old Moat Lane
Withington
Manchester
M20 3FN

London | 20th June | 5pm-8pm
Google UK Ltd
1-13 St Giles High Street
London
WC2H 8AG

2013-05-23 17:12:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Made me smile!

2013-05-23 12:44:50 (0 comments, 5 reshares, 1 +1s)

How To Learn Anything

I saw +Liz Krane  share this nugget of pure awesomeness about learning. [http://goo.gl/HePQ1]

Learning is a skill. It's easy to master. For example, I start differently when I'd want to learn something new in web development. Yes, I do break it down, and I start with deployment. Not the Hello World; deployment! That works for me. Just figure out what works for you.

To demonstrate learning faster, I also use this method to remember what I'm picking up. Deconstructed the video from the share into this visual. It's much easier to remember. #HowToLearnAnything  

2013-05-23 12:39:40 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 6 +1s)

How to Learn Anything

"The major barrier to skill acquisition isn't intellectual... it's emotional." An excellent reminder of how easy it can be to learn a new skill. Kaufman says it only takes 20 hours!

Update: I'd like to add a counterpoint to balance Kaufman's message. I love his talk and it feels intuitively true to me, but there's also another side to the story.

Sometimes it's more fun to learn inefficiently! I love leisurely learning, like following tangents or indulging in reading too many books. :) Every field of study has its own culture and community, its own legends and weird trivia and rich backstories. Exploring and immersing yourself in those strange new cultures is half the fun!

So on top of those 20 hours focused on efficiency, I think it's just as important to have at least a few hours of... more »

2013-05-21 16:21:59 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 0 +1s)

Google I/O 2013 recap and the latest Apps Script news and tips, plus live answers to your questions.

Watch the live stream here - Google Apps Unscripted - Google I/O 2013 Recap

2013-05-21 16:18:50 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

What were you doing when you were a teenager? This 18-year-old has developed an algorithm to diagnose leukemia: http://on.mash.to/10h0Fei

2013-05-21 14:57:29 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Full session for Apps break out at #Atmosphereconf

2013-05-21 00:19:57 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

A charmingly disarming look into the US education system by one of my favourite speakers.
+Google in Education 

2013-05-21 00:17:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Really enjoyed this, one of my favourite speakers just a charmingly disarming gent. 
+Google in Education 

2013-05-21 00:13:12 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Here's why Vic couldn't sleep last night!  A fresh new Google+ Android build that incorporates all of last week's goodness... and more.   Enjoy.

#googleplusupdate

edit 9:52am PST

For the sake of clarity - the new Android app will install on modern versions of Android (Froyo and above) with the advanced image editing features available on Ice Cream Sandwich and above.  Rollout in progress...

2013-05-15 17:38:15 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

On the I/O keynote stage, we're demoing Racer, a multiplayer Chrome Experiment that uses #Chrome across up to 5 devices at once. Watch the livestream at google.com/io to see racers from the #io13 crowd join a 5-person race against Arnaud Weber, head of Chrome Mobile Engineering and former race car driver. You can start or join a race at g.co/racer.

2013-05-14 18:53:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

May 18th is International Museum Day, so each day this week we're going to be highlighting some of Street View's trips to these treasure troves of culture, art and history as we go indoors with Museum-view. We'll be using the hash tag #museumview, if you'd like to contribute your own finds. 

Today's scene is from the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. Click on the following link to be taken to the Street View image where you can explore further. http://goo.gl/maps/qD0vy  #streetview  #internationalmuseumday  

If you enjoy these posts, check out the Google Art Project website for even more treats http://www.googleartproject.com/

2013-05-13 20:16:49 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Gmail and Drive storage is now unified. Have an unlimited size mailbox if you want, or use the extra storage you have in Gmail for your photos or business documents. Enjoy.

2013-05-10 07:57:14 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Bill Gates on the iPad: "Those users are frustrated. They can't type, they can't create documents, they don't have Office there." 

Can Windows gain on Apple in the tablet market? http://on.mash.to/ZBJ6VY

2013-05-07 12:10:07 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

This takes me back! First of many this summer :)

2013-05-04 08:43:09 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

We just launched a new Photo Sphere viewing widget that you can add to ANY website. Check out this example by +Colby Brown (http://goo.gl/BbEpS) and see instructions here: https://developers.google.com/panorama/web

Drop us a link in the comments when you’ve added it to your site! #photosphere

2013-05-03 22:11:05 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

My Adventure Teaching with Glass

As a Glass Explorer, my goal is to transform the way I teach science, making every moment a teachable moment. With the help of +CERN and +Project Glass, I've begun pursuing my goal in the most spectacular way - teaching a class of physics students from halfway around the world while touring the Large Hadron Collider. I'm so excited to share this incredible adventure with you.

2013-05-03 06:48:41 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Starting today, dates and times within emails are lightly underlined: click them to schedule that conference call or lunch date in Google Calendar without ever leaving Gmail.

2013-05-01 20:20:17 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Lovely evening in sunny Dublin, you see it does happen!

2013-04-28 08:24:39 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

+Zoe Ross kicking us off at the Halifax Summit

2013-04-24 14:26:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Pour tous ceux qui sont en France.. 

Nous avons le plaisir de vous convier à l’atelier “Enseigner avec l’Institut Culturel de Google” qui se tiendra le mardi 4 juin 2013 dans les bureaux de Google à Paris. Au cours de cette session vous seront présentés l’Institut Culturel et l’Art Project, ainsi que leur ambition au sein du projet éducatif de Google. 

Nous espérons, grâce à cette session, encourager les professeurs à découvrir les technologies proposées par l’Institut Culturel et l’Art Project, à les intégrer dans leurs méthodes d’enseignement mais aussi à échanger sur l’intérêt pratique de ces outils pour la transmission des savoirs et la réflexion critique. Si vous ne connaissez pas encore ces projets, nous vous invitons à expérimenter ces deux dispositifs en vous rendant sur http://www.googleartproject.com/ et surhttp://www.google.com/culturalinstitute. <... more »

2013-04-24 12:00:52 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 9 +1s)

http://labnol.org/?p=27958 

Go ahead and create a Chrome App for your website in less than 5 minutes.

2013-04-23 16:04:49 (3 comments, 7 reshares, 5 +1s)

Some great tips on using Hangouts with a class.

2013-04-23 15:29:42 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

If you missed our intro to Google in Education heres the video. Thanks to +Shirley Evans for setting this up.

2013-04-23 10:54:48 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Dublin seaside in the morning can be really pretty.

2013-04-19 15:42:18 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

What do you think of Synergyse?

2013-04-16 18:51:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Want your company to run on Chrome? Announcing two new Chrome for Business features that will help your IT team. 

Legacy Browser Support lets companies deploy Chrome while supporting older web apps. Cloud-based management lets IT managers customize Chrome 100+ policies right from the Google Admin panel. 

2013-04-02 19:23:52 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Angel's landing at Zion national park

2013-04-01 06:55:24 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 1 +1s)

Introducing Gmail Blue.  Beautiful. Fast. Powerful.

Read more on the blog:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/introducing-gmail-blue.html

2013-04-01 06:48:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

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2013-03-28 13:07:27 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Google in Education is hanging out with 2 people right now in a live Hangout On Air! #hangoutsonair

2013-03-28 07:46:07 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Listen up, developers. The same magic that lets users collaborate in real-time with Docs, Sheets, and Slides is available to you now via the Google Drive Realtime API. See it in action here: http://goo.gl/aCYuB

2013-03-27 23:27:49 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

If you’re looking for a way to control which values can be entered into a spreadsheet (for accurate and consistent collecting), look no further than our “data validation” feature. With today’s update to Google Sheets, we’ve made data validation even easier and more intuitive.

Say you need to track who brings what for a group trip. Just create a spreadsheet and use data validation to customize a drop-down list of what’s needed -- for the beach, for activities, for first aid. As you type into a cell, autocomplete will filter options to find what you’re looking for and keep data entries nice and neat. 

Give it a try (http://goo.gl/vKI9M) and let us know what you think in the comments!

#googledrive #drivetip

2013-03-23 12:09:38 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 12 +1s)

I don't know if there is anything more satisfying than watching something that you believed in and worked on for a long time (the potential of the power of Google Apps and Chromebooks in education), start to come to fruition! 

Just getting started!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerkay/2013/03/22/chromebooks-are-taking-off/

2013-03-19 14:35:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Fantastic news.

2013-03-15 19:41:43 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Warsaw is a lovely city but -10°c was chilly!

2013-03-15 19:40:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

EDUCATION ON AIR

We are pleased to announce 70 more Education On Air Hangouts in the coming months. 

Educators, students, and Googlers will host live Hangouts On Air about a range of EdTech topics ranging from computer science to improving collabortion with Google Docs.

Check out the schedule online: hangout schedule | eduonair #eduonair  

2013-03-07 09:00:35 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Very excited to be in Dubai at the first #gafesummit in the Middle East.

2013-03-05 08:12:18 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Dubai looking fantastic

2013-03-01 19:46:40 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I must have one!

2013-02-28 06:18:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Nexus 7 now declared "Best Mobile Tablet" by +GSMA!

+ASUS and +Google jointly received this Global Mobile Award at MWC.

#MWC   #MWC2013   #ASUS   #Nexus   #GSMA   #Award  

2013-02-26 15:56:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I couldnt agree more +JR Raphael this I feel is a must read if you are interested in ChromeOS or devices in Schools.

2013-02-26 15:24:41 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 2 +1s)

Data is increasingly defining us - from the information we share on the web, to that collected by the numerous companies with whom we interact. Intrigued by the sheer scales involved, photojournalist Rick Smolan wanted to see how data was transforming the world.

Here, as part of the BBC News - What If? season, take a look at his global snapshots - compiled in his book The Human Face of Big Data.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21535739

2013-02-24 14:24:55 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

The World's Largest Panoramic Photo 
Canon 7D and & EF 400 f/2.8L IS II were used to make this 320 gigapixel.
http://btlondon2012.co.uk/pano.html

An amazing image of London taken from the top of the BT Tower has set a new record for the world’s largest panoramic photo. The image shows a full 360 degree view of London in incredible detail.

Project by numbers:
• 320 – the number of gigapixels in the photo
• 48,640 – the number of individual images shot
• 3 – the number of days it took to shoot all the individual photos
• 3 – the number of months over which the computer processed the final result
• 60,000 – times bigger than an iPhone 4 photo
• 98 – the number of meters long if printed in normal photographic resolution
• 24 – the number of meters high if printed in normalphotographic resolution
•... more »

2013-02-22 19:14:43 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Graphene supercapacitors could make batteries obsolete  #energy #technology #video

2013-02-22 19:08:48 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 2 +1s)

I used Google Glass

http://bit.ly/UQWQOE

2013-02-22 16:09:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Really interesting insight on the use of Chromebooks in the classroom.
Thanks for sharing +Bruno Reddy 
#chromebooksedu  

2013-02-22 00:49:15 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 1 +1s)

Thrilled by the momentum of Chromebooks so far and today we're excited to introduce the Chromebook Pixel. The Pixel is built for the power user who lives in the cloud, and we hope it will inspire future innovation.

2013-02-21 13:39:19 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

“How could you not consider Google Apps in the world we are in today? It, to me, is the best productivity tool you could imagine, in the most intuitive fashion.” 
—Adam Shoemaker, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Monash University