OTF and CUE present Google Workshop for Educators
LOTS of awesome resources and memories included in this Twitter stream from the Google Workshop for Educators sponsored by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation and CUE. Thanks to Cyndie Jacobs (@cyndiejacobs ) and her team for this awesome workshop. Molly Schroeder @followmolly , Sean Beaverson @smbeaverson , and Kern Kelley @kernkelley did a great job leading us all to learn many new things. Doug Peterson @dougpete writes in his blog about his three most significant learnings.
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colinjagoe @pmcash Very nice. We been working with iPods mostly. Lots of good pedagogy ideas being generated. You going to OTFCUE/Google on weekend? -
pmcash @colinjagoe I’ll be at otfcue looking forward to Firday tweet up. Perhaps we can chat f2f about iPad use? -


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KentManning Media Literacy Conference for Educators tomorrow.http://aml.ca/news/events.php?articleID=398 Will miss the usual suspects meetup at #otfcueThe Association for Media Literacy Media literacy is an educational initiative that aims to increase students’ understanding and enjoyment of how the media work, how they produce meaning, how they are organized, and how the media… -

cyndiejacobs RT @colinjagoe: Looking forward to #OTFCUE tomorrow and seeing some tweeps tonight.>> me too! -


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cyndiejacobs @rdelorenzo @aforgrave is here at the Swiss Pick for the#otfcue tweet up! Where are you? -


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thecleversheep @cyndiejacobs @rdelorenzo @aforgrave Did someone say tweet-up? Have a great weekend! #otfcue -


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susayoun Me too! #OTFCUE Great tweet-up! RT @dougpete: I’m at Comfort Hotel Airport North w/ @aforgrave. http://4sq.com/baS2Fu -


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pbeens Getting started at #otfcue. http://yfrog.com/6h9y2hj
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AlanaCallan RT @aforgrave: Google swag #otffeo #otfcue #gwehttp://twitpic.com/303qae <- cool swag – I’ll take one of each
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mathattck Create, Collaborate, and Publish – daily! Get Googly Apps in Education explanation http://tinyurl.com/3a77kuc #otfcue -

kiTchenerd 80 percent 20 percent projects at google apps for ed is one of these#otfcue -

aforgrave “At Google [campus], you’re never more than 150 feet away from food.” -@followmolly Interesting support. Imagine that in a school. #otfcue -


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kiTchenerd RT @kiTchenerd: 80 percent 20 percent projects at google apps for ed is one of these#otfcue#otfcue -

zbpipe RT @aforgrave: “At Google [campus], you’re never more than 150 feet away from food.” Imagine that in a school. #otfcue -

kiTchenerd Google apps for ed. Inside a domain connects all users in system#otfcue -

kiTchenerd RT @kiTchenerd: Google evangelizing interesting ideas abt creativity and collaboration. Innovation for dev + growth of google#otfcue -


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aforgrave I also like “Don’t be evil.” RT @colinjagoe: Good motto: "Search, Learn, Share" #otfcue -


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susan_watt #otfcue Sean Beaverson works with students in alternative school setting; loves student engagement that results from use of Google Tools -


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hdurnin Tech resources for Teachers Links of the week from Followmolly.comhttp://ow.ly/2Yea6 #otfcue -

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aforgrave Using Google frisbee as a coin for the “coin toss” task. RT@pmcash: @aforgrave Is playing with the Google Swag frisbee. #otfcue -

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pmcash @aforgrave After I sent the tweet, I realized that’s what you might be doing. Did you enter that as your type of “coing”? #otfcue -

msjweir #otfcue Bookmarking sites from the Google Workshops. Enjoy
http://www.diigo.com/user/msjweir
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mathattck Sort-of a first blog post, spankin’ new google site at #otfcue google workshop: http://tinyurl.com/26m4clm -


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cyndiejacobs @Dalton_McGuinty Too bad-we had one seat left in the Google Workshop for Educators. Being here would be more fun than raking leaves!#otfcue -

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cyndiejacobs RT @pmcash At least I’m paying attention. >> Are you really??? I’m watching you… #otfcue -

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aforgrave All 3 of @colinjagoe @aforgrave @brendasherry picked @dougpeteas a ‘famous person’ #otfcue http://bit.ly/9HDRtt -

NeedMoneyblogg RT @msjweir - #otfcue Use the Announcements pages for blogging instead of Blogger as Blogger isn’t part of Google Ap…http://ow.ly/19BcnkRT @msjweir - #otfcue Use the Announcements pages for blogging instead of Blogger as Blogger isn’t part of Google Apps for Education… yet.Oct 23 via twitterfeed
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cyndiejacobs RT @tgianno @dougpete Three heads are better than one! >> And three Peters are definitely better than one! #otfcue -


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mathattck (Correct link) Pie wins!! Pie, 36; Cake, 23; Both, 2. @aforgrave I like that style, a kind of pie-cake? http://bit.ly/9HDRtt #otfcue -

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zbpipe I’m specifically looking at #11 in the Google TOS – Thoughts? #otfcuehttp://ow.ly/2Yfe5 Do these same TERMS apply to Google Edu? -


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aforgrave “Yes” was not a check-box option.RT @mathattck: Pie, 36; Cake, 23; Both, 2.@aforgrave I like that style, a kind of pie-cake? #otfcue -

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cyndiejacobs RT @pmcash “Somebody” said the Google Docs toolbar looked like “word” – wrong answer! >> That was me. Sarcasm is me!! #otfcue -

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cyndiejacobs @courosa Your name (Twitter ID) keeps appearing on the screen here at the Google Workshop for Educators in Toronto. #otfcue -

susan_watt Covered a lot of ground in the Google Sites workshop with Molly! Worked up an appetite, growl, growl!! #OTFCUE -


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aforgrave Reads okay. “for the provision of syndicated services” RT @zbpipe: Looking at #11 in Google TOS #otfcue http://ow.ly/2Yfe5 -


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aforgrave ..11.4 takes direction from local age of legal authority, right? RT@zbpipe: Looking at #11 in Google TOS #otfcue http://ow.ly/2Yfe5 -


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aforgrave Just emailed a picture of @kernkelley to the Ontario GWE Picasa address. It’s in the album now. #otfcue -


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rogernevin #OTFCUE Michigan district saves $400,000 with Google Apps Education Edition http://tinyurl.com/ybteuyb -

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msjweir Students could take screenshots of Insights for Search and discuss results. Super cool! #otfcue http://www.google.com/insights/search/# -


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pbeens Checking out Google Mapmaker. http://www.google.com/mapmaker#OTFCUEGoogle Map Maker Edit the map in more than a hundred countries and watch your edits go into Google Maps. Become a citizen cartographer and help map your world! -


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mathattck Flatland has just been published, again! Google Bookshttp://tinyurl.com/34s949x Original work 1884. #math #otfcue -

jerbrock Image swirl using google images to find related content. Very nice!#otfcue http://image-swirl.googlelabs.com/Google Image Swirl Google Image Swirl organizes image search results based on their visual and semantic similarity and presents them in an intuitive exploratory interface. -

peterskillen Try this for embedding video and streetview in Google Earth. Read thru & download the kmz file - http://tinyurl.com/ycm5y6r #otfcue -

cyndiejacobs RT @dougpete I wonder if OTF is still in Maine? >> Forgot to click on the GWE link to be in Toronto… DUH! #otfcue -


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zbpipe Why haven’t I used this amazing assistive technology tool that is FREE: http://ow.ly/2Yh4A #OTFcue text prediction -


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msjweir Google Image Swirl creates a search wheel of results. http://image-swirl.googlelabs.com/ #otfcueGoogle Image Swirl Google Image Swirl organizes image search results based on their visual and semantic similarity and presents them in an intuitive exploratory interface. -


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harryniezen @dougpete @cyndiejacobs I tried returning it to downtown Toronto.but perhaps there is something we do not know #otfcue -

mathattck Swirl search result: The two galaxies happen to be oriented so that they appear to mark the number 10. http://tinyurl.com/2ehh88n #otfcue -

msjweir Google Squared creates a table of search images based on query.#otfcue http://www.google.com/squaredGoogle Squared Google Squared takes a category and creates a starter ‘square’ of information, automatically fetching and organizing facts from across the web. -


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msjweir Google Search Stories on Youtube creates videos based on your own personal search terms. http://www.youtube.com/user/searchstories#otfcue
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lisaneale Google search stories – create one! http://ow.ly/2YhlK #otfcue
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mssofiaferreira RT @zbpipe Why haven’t I used this amazing assistive technology tool that is FREE: http://ow.ly/2Yh4A #OTFcue text prediction -


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colinjagoe OMG! Mind blown. Create your own Google Search stories.http://bit.ly/5SoRQI Frackin’ amazing. #otfcue
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msjweir http://www.yolink.com/yolink/ takes searches one step further – used as an add-on for your browser. #otfcue -


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colinjagoe OMG! Mind blown. Create your own Google Search stories.http://bit.ly/5SoRQI Frackin’ amazing. #otfcue
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followmolly another great quote “That blew my mind” Google Search Stories from @smbeaverson ‘s Search Prezo #otfcue #ontariogwe -

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aforgrave Probably @benhazzard or @kellypower RT @msjweir Is King’s Navy Yard where someone wrote “I Am King” perhaps belong to @dougpete?
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tgianno Cool – Google Insights for Search http://bit.ly/95HGxB and other great search options such as Wonder Wheel and Timeline. #otfcue -
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peterskillen @osstf_uniondiva With @cyndiejacobs again!! And we have a new nickname for her.
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tgianno Cool…create custom searches for your students to guide their research. http://www.google.com/cse/ #otfcue -
pmcash With all this information about Google searching #otfcue take a look at this slide show for another perspective http://trunc.it/c2ait -
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rickbudd Google Wonderwheel good for narrowing down research topicshttp://bit.ly/fUUuo #otfcueGoogle Wonder Wheel – A Wonder Tool! Google Wonder Wheel Explained -


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tgianno “Google Squared takes a category & creates a starter ‘square’ of information…” http://www.google.com/squared #otfcueGoogle Squared Google Squared takes a category and creates a starter ‘square’ of information, automatically fetching and organizing facts from across the web. -


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sexeek_podcast RT @karrexplorer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsSUqgkDwU explains google search story #otfcue -


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rickbudd Use Google Search Stories to help students make better searcheshttp://bit.ly/cFQOIc #otfcue
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Mollybmom Amazing! RT @msjweir: Google New is a great place to keep up with what’s happening at Google. http://www.google.com/newproducts/#otfcueGoogle New The one place to find everything new from Google. -

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lisaneale Google TV. The one place to find everything new from Google.http://ow.ly/2Yi9S #otfcueGoogle New The one place to find everything new from Google. -


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ketheredge RT @msjweir Cool idea: buy a student their own domain name as a grad gift. E-portfolio of 12 years of work. Gr8t digital footprint! #otfcue -


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AlanaCallan RT @colinjagoe: .@tgianno Cool! So much fun. Here’s the one I just made. http://bit.ly/byyZbV #otfcue <- gr8 choice for search story
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susayoun My first search story and upload to YouTube. Thanks OTF! Great PD today. Check this video out – #OTFCUE http://t.co/E6N6N04 via @youtube -

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cyndiejacobs RT @susayoun My 1st search story & upload to YouTube. Thanks OTF! Great PD today. Check it out - #OTFCUE http://t.co/E6N6N04>> Great job!! -

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taniasterling “@brendasherry: Thanks 2 @cyndiejacobs + her whole team 4 a gr8 day at #otfcue. It was a gr8 learning day!
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taniasterling “@thecleversheep: I really wish #otfcue had fit into my schedule.”–> I am glad I wasn’t the only 1 who couldn’t make it Rodd!#nexttime! -

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brendasherry RT @hdurnin: More “great to meet f2f” @brendasherry@pmcash @rogernevin & @babyweir via mom @msjweir #otfcue Thanks@cyndiejacobs & co! -
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mathattck Creativity and Technology, fits the #otfcue so well, sculpture at Humber College. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikemcilveen/5109046475/ -

mathattck Pics from the #otfcue,http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/4423785/1/otffeocue?h=20c7c9 (Picassa uploader one file at a time?)Dropbox – Photos – Online backup, file sync and sharing made easy. Dropbox is the easiest way to store, sync, and, share files online. There’s no complicated interface to learn. Dropbox works seamlessly with your operating system and automatically makes sure yo… -

msjweir Here are my bookmarks from today’s Google Workshop for Educators put on by OTF. Happy playing! http://bit.ly/9HtPPf #otfcue -

mathattck @cyndiejacobs Thx so much! #otfcue was amazing! Pics athttp://www.dropbox.com/gallery/4423785/1/otffeocue?h=20c7c9Dropbox – Photos – Online backup, file sync and sharing made easy. Dropbox is the easiest way to store, sync, and, share files online. There’s no complicated interface to learn. Dropbox works seamlessly with your operating system and automatically makes sure yo… -

msjweir Here are my bookmarks from today’s Google Workshop for Educators put on by OTF. Happy playing! http://bit.ly/9HtPPf #otfcue -

pbeens @mathattck Thanks for the pics, Mike! Picasa can be used to upload entire sets to PicasaWeb. Great program! #otfcue -

msjweir Here are my bookmarks from today’s Google Workshop for Educators put on by OTF. Happy playing! http://bit.ly/9HtPPf #otfcue -

kernkelley Heading home after a fun Google Workshop for Educators in Toronto, thanks to everyone at #otfcue #ontariogwe -

msjweir Here are my bookmarks from today’s Google Workshop for Educators put on by OTF. Happy playing! http://bit.ly/9HtPPf #otfcue -
smbeaverson Thanks Ontario Teachers! It was a blast. Send me links to your search stories #otfcue Now, I’m headin’ home. -

cyndiejacobs RT @brendasherry: @cyndiejacobs @taniasterling <<I look forward to meeting @taniasterling f2f > Me too! Weren’t you trying 2 get 2#otfcue? -

peterskillen .@cyndiejacobs You & your awesome group of characters did a great job at #otfcue yesterday! Good to see old friends and meet new ones! -
brendasherry RT @peterskillen: .@cyndiejacobs You & your awesome group of characters did a grt job at #otfcue! Gd to see old friends and meet new ones! -

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aforgrave and thanks to @cyndiejacobs and @sirias at #otffeo for arranging such a great event for Ontario educators!! #otfcue #ontariogwe -

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jaccalder RT @tgianno: Cool -Google Insights for Search http://bit.ly/95HGxBand other great search options such as Wonder Wheel and Timeline. #otfcue -

jaccalder RT @mathattck: If you have Apps Education domain, you can now add Maps. New: 3-D viewer and kids can import maps into Google Earth.#otfcue -

jaccalder What a great tool! RT @tgianno: Cool…create custom searches for your students to guide their research. http://bit.ly/dCdYN4 #otfcue -

jaccalder RT @pmcash: With all this info about Google searching #otfcue take a look at this slide show for another perspective http://trunc.it/c2ait -


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jaccalder RT @mathattck: In the Google Spreadsheet, try the formula “=googlelookup()” for a cell-range. Fills search results on the sheet! #otfcue -

cyndiejacobs @followmolly: GWE Ont w @smbeaverson & @kernkelley= success! Leaving Can! Thanx 4 the fun! #otfcuehttp://plixi.com/p/52650443> Thank YOU! -

jaccalder RT @DaveLanovaz: Thanks to all who tweeted from #otfcue. I felt like I was there. Thanks for sharing. -

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pbeens I’ve compiled this “Google A-Z” document. Am I mussing any? Pls RT.#OTFCUE http://bit.ly/c8P5MN -

pbeens @dougpete Here’s my Search Story! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbWa1f3c3wI #OTFCUE
Peter’s Search Story! Made in response to the blog posting at http://dougpete.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/your-schools-digital-footprint/









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