Wolfram|Alpha – A search tool that’s more than a search tool

My dad was an Oldsmobile man. He never bought any other brand. And if he ever had to ride in (or heaven forbid, actually drive) any thing other than an Olds, he’d grumble and complain. As he got older, we’d ask him to drive our Honda just to hear the rants.
But I’m beginning to understand [...]

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100+ Google tricks

As an official Google groupie, I am always looking for new and different ways to use Google tools. My PLN hooked me up with a handy site designed for college kids but one we all should be using.
100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School has some old chestnuts (using Google Search to [...]

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Tip of the Week – Where are we?

I love Google Earth and all of its bells and whistles. But the following activity is a great way to hook kids using just the basics of GE that is very simple to implement.
I call the activity “Where Are We?” and can be used to introduce a variety of history or geography units.
Select at least [...]

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Google Books adds EVERY issue of Life magazine

We talked earlier about how Google has added a ton of Life magazine images to its Image search database. Life magazine was always known for its fantastic photographs and adding them to a searchable database made your job as a history teacher just a bit easier.
Well . . . Google Books just went one better. [...]

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Inserting Mac images into Google Earth placemarks

Adding Placemarks and personalized tours to Google Earth is one of the main reasons why I like Google Earth so much. Being able to edit the GE Placemark with photos, text, hyperlinks and videos make the experience very interactive.
And up until four or five months ago, I had no problem doing that. (Heck, I was [...]

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