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I just wish they would do one near me… maybe some day… Perhaps I can create my own curriculum…
Google Teacher Academy - Chicago
Chicago, IL
September 24, 2008
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Applications Due: [...]
08 Aug, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Foreign Language| Google| Google Translate
Google has been great at coming out with new applications for the iPhone/iTouch. Last night they announced a new service that I think is really useful: a specialized interface for the iPhone/iTouch for Google Translate.
With the ubiquitous ability of the iPhone, and high speed 3G connection, this is a great find for any student [...]
09 May, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: General| Google| Google Translate
Shared by Jeff VanDrimmelen
This really is a big find for educators. When you come across a page in some language, just put it in here, and you can translate it… and with support for so many languages… it just doesn’t get much better! 
Google…
06 May, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Google| Teacher Tools
I received this e-mail today on a listserv I am part of. Google is accepting applications for their next Google Teacher Academy that starts June 25th of this year in Mountain View California… talk about awesome professional development! You should apply!
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Hello and Happy National Teacher Day,
In 1953, Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded the 81st Congress [...]
29 Feb, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Google| Student Tools| Teacher Tools| Video
So there have been live online streaming services for a while now, but none of them have seemed to take off.
Today TechCrunch linked to a video that said YouTube was going to have offer live video streaming services sometime later this year.
Aside from being a huge Google fan, this could potentially be important [...]
Just read about a new Google Chat option that I think is pretty sweet. You can now embed a widget on a blog that will allow ANYONE, even those without Google accounts to chat with you. I have embedded one on my blog, so feel free to chat with me.
Uses in education? Could [...]
20 Feb, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Google| Second Life| Student Tools
Last year when Google announced their Android platform they demo’d a device with a virtual environment. This morning I read an article about a hack that allowed someone to access Second Life on an iPhone, and a new company that is going to make Second Life accessible on 3G Handsets… Sweet!
Now your second life can [...]
19 Feb, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Google| Student Tools
I have been very impressed with Google Translate for a while. The ability to translate chat’s, and pretty much anything is changing the way we do research. Well, here is another little tool to help in the process.
I read about a new Firefox extension today called gTranslate. It allows you to select text on [...]
24 Jan, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Google| Student Tools| Teacher Tools
GoogleTutor posted a nice reminder tutorial online today about the power of real-time collaboration with Google Docs and Spreadsheets. This past semester a class I was taking wrote a nice paper as a whole class and used Google Docs for gathering everything together between us all. Nice.
15 Jan, 2008
Posted by: Jeff VanDrimmelen In: Google| Mobile| Student Tools| Teacher Tools
I have obviously always been a fan of Google, but the work they are doing in the mobile device arena is just awesome, particularly with the iPhone. This morning they announced a new interface that includes interfaces for the calendar, gmail, reader, docs, photo’s, news, and notebook.
I also have all of these features on [...]