Rich Kiker, an "Authorized Google Education Trainer," maintains this living Google tool dashboard resource for educators. (Click on the image above to view it live on his website.) Created using the Symbaloo program, each box links you to either a Google/Chrome tool or a Google/Chrome-friendly tool that could be helpful in your classroom.
Here are a few highlights of the many tools within the Google tool dashboard:
*Readability - This program cleans up the website you are viewing into basically a text article by removing things like ads.
*Google News Archive - This Google website lists a large number of newspapers that have accessible online archives and is a great primary document resource.
*Constitute - This organization maintains a digital collection of the world's constitutions for you to read, search, and compare.
*Street View Trek - A version of the Google Street View of neighborhoods, this site takes you into deserts and jungles while providing information on applicable topics.
*Chrome Experiments - This is, well, pretty much exactly what it sounds like. It connects you with tools being created and piloted.
Each square in the above image represents a different tool, so this is just a quick sampling. Have fun exploring!
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