Google Applications:  Once you sign up for a Google mail account  you have access to the following free tools from your Google page.

• Google Docs and spread sheet- like a word processor that you can use collaboratively with multiple people working on the same document

• Presentation-Similar to PowerPoint but free!!  Tutorial on How to Use Presentation

• Google Earth-a globe that you can zoom in on.  To get the free download go to http://earth.google.com/
• Sample Google Tour
• You can pin United Streaming Videos to places and play a Google Earth tour, stopping at pinpointed locations along the way to view streaming video or web pages that coincide with the location.  Click here for tutorial.
• Video tutorial on creating a Google Earth Tour and linking Google Presentations, webpages, and streaming video to the tour!!

• Page Creator-  create free webpages

• Custom search- allows you to build your own search engine.  Great for helping guide students to specific approved sited when doing research

• Picasa-photo editor

• SketchUp- Build 3D models.  Would be good for high school math or CAD teacher