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Google Docs - examples in education

Thursday, January 8th, 2009
In September last year Google asked teachers to send in some examples of how they used Google Docs in their classrooms.
The submissions received ranged from forms that students use to provide peer feedback for group work to spreadsheets used to conduct science experiments. I particularly liked the use of Google Sites as a process journal/e-portfolio by a couple of students doing internships at Blue Ridge Virtual High School. Take a look for yourselves here:
To see some of the better ideas that were submitted, visit the Docs for Teachers page.

Ancient Rome in 3D on Google Earth

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Google have recently announced their latest layer on Google Earth.  Under the Gallery option you can now add an Ancient Rome layer which displays more than 6000 buildings from 320 AD.

In collaboration with the Rome Reborn project, based at the University of Virginia, Google have provided some extraordinary detail on buildings such as the Basilica Julia, the Temple of Vesta and, of course, the Colosseum.

See more details and download the whole program here.

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YouTube - from the horse’s mouth

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

As an update to the previous post, Chad Hurley (the CEO and co-founder of YouTube) has just blogged on the future of online video.

Some key comments:

“Today, 13 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, and we believe the volume will continue to grow exponentially.”

“Our goal is to allow every person on the planet to participate by making the upload process as simple as placing a phone call.”

“In ten years, we believe that online video broadcasting will be the most ubiquitous and accessible form of communication.”

“Over the next decade, people will be at the center of their video and media experience. More and more consumers will become creators.”