Google Tools

Google Account - A Google Account is a user account allowing the user to access to more Google services like Google Groups. Plus it is completely free. To sign up for a google go to http://www.google.com/accounts.

Google Searches:
Basic Searches - www.google.com

Google Scholar – used to search scholarly papers www.google.com/scholar

Google Directory –The web organized by topic into categories. www.directory.google.com

Google Educator – tools for the classroom. www.google.com/educator

Google Book Search – some books that are full text and some half text that you can read online for free if you have a google account. www.books.google.com

igoogle – Set up your dashboard –
Google offers the ability to create a personalized iGoogle page that gives you at-a-glance access to key information from Google and across the web. On this self-designed page, you can choose and organize content such as:
* Your latest Gmail messages
* Headlines from Google News and other top news sources
* Weather forecasts, stock quotes, and movie show times
* Bookmarks for quick access to your favorite sites from any computer
* Your own section with content you find from across the web

Google Docs, Spreadsheets and Power Point – www.docs.google.com
Create and share your work online, edit and upload quickly
Import your existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations, or create new ones from scratch. Access and edit from anywhere. All you need is a Web browser. Your documents are stored securely online.
Share changes in real time. Invite people to your documents and make changes together, at the same time.
It's free -- you don't pay a nickel

Google Notebook www.google.com/notebook
With Google Notebook, you can browse, clip, and organize information from across the web in a single online location that's accessible from any computer. Planning a trip? Researching a product? Just add clippings to your notebook. You won't ever have to leave your browser window.

To learn about more google products go to www.google.com and search

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