I am still working through the new Google + and the way Hangouts are setup, but so far I like it! Adding telephone dial in is way cool. Now we need integration with H.323 video.
Interesting article on the mobile phone war.
Meet the new Google Maps. Looks like a great map program that customizes its points based off of your selections. As an educator I hope we don’t loose our ability to make custom maps for Language Arts and History projects. One of our favorite activities is to create literature trips using maps to show the events in stories or historical locations. While we can always go back to Google Earth for this, it is not a option for Chromebook users.
The new Google Maps has not been launched at this time. We shall see what other options we will have with this update.
Learn more at http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/
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Just when you think Gmail is at its best Google Adds quick action buttons.
So you visit Google Plus to day and wow! This looks great until you see that your domain has not enabled Hangouts? What?? You must enable the new Google Hangouts in the Talk settings for your Google Apps Domain.
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Note that this is only for Google Apps Domain users.
More storage for Google Apps for Education users coming soon! Not a GAFE user? No worries Gmail accounts are upgrading to 15 gig. http://is.gd/nnMN6j
Want some of the features of Google Earth on your Chromebook? With Google Sky this is now possible.
One of the hardships with using a chromebook is it’s inability install and run programs. So no Google Earth :( Hold on, using Google Maps and Google Sky these features are now available in the cloud. Google Sky uses Google Maps to provide users the ability to look up and beyond. With links to Google Moon and Google Mars users can take virtual visits and see some great content.
For some reason search in Google Sky is not working, but indexed images from the Hubble Telescope, Constellations and other content layers are available. Google Moon and Mars allow search.
How long until we see Street view added to Moon and Mars??
This was a great post shared in the Google GCT community on Google+ by Don Doehla. Looking to explore this tool more.
So it am sitting at Starbucks at CWRU this morning while my son is at rehearsal and realized that I need to call my parents before I stopped out at their place. I reach in my pocket and ….no phone. No Problem. Using Starbucks Wifi and the new phone feature in Google Hangouts I was able to call my mom from my PC for free!
Just go to Google + and create an open hangout. Select the invite button and use add telephone link. In no time I had my mom in the call and we made our plans for that afternoon. Call quality was outstanding and easy to use.
Thanks Google!
About Tech Talk from the NORT2H with Hairynomas
Paul Hieronymus is a consultant for technology integration for K-12 schools with the Northern Ohio Research and Training Technology Hub (NORT2H). We are a consortium of schools in Northeast Ohio working together in improve the use of technology as an educational enhancement.
Paul is a Google Certified Teacher and was the Chairman of the ISTE Special Interest group for Interactive Videoconferencing SIGIVC 2011-12. Through NORT2H we provide technology professional development to schools around the world via interactive videoconferencing. Great PD can just be an IP away!
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