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| Resources to support a new and open world for learning Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:23 PM PST Googlers are the types who never really leave the classroom. Guest speakers come to campus to give talks on subjects ranging from fiction to physics. Diverse groups of people work together to understand and solve big problems while groups of Googlers engage in passionate debate in our cafeterias. Given this environment, it's no surprise how highly we value our external work in education. We have a growing number of successful education programs from primary school through to university, as well as a suite of free and open tools that reach families and classrooms around the world. Recently, we decided to gather our resources and lessons learned into one place for educators everywhere. "Google in Education: A New and Open World for Learning" highlights how people are using Google resources to enhance teaching and learning. This booklet isn't your typical annual report; it's a living document for educators to use year-round. We've also revamped our website, google.com/edu, to be a one-stop shop for teachers, students, parents and organizations to explore all of our offerings. We've launched a Google+ page, where everyone can stay updated on our educational tools, products and programs, and join the conversation.  To develop all of these new materials, we went straight to the source, relying on dozens of educators to provide stories and feedback. We hope these resources will inspire and enable teachers, while affirming our commitment to increasing access to an excellent education for all. Thanks to educators, students and supporters everywhere for helping to extend our spirit of lifelong learning into classrooms around the globe. For more information about Google in Education, visit www.google.com/edu/about, and to stay updated on the world of education at Google and connect with fellow educators, follow us on Google+.   |
| Google Earth 6.2: It’s a beautiful world Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:30 AM PST We're taking bird's eye view to a whole new level with the latest version of Google Earth, released today. With Google Earth 6.2, we're bringing you the most beautiful Google Earth yet, with more seamless imagery and a new search interface. Additionally, we've introduced a feature that enables you to share an image from within Google Earth, so you can now simply and easily share your virtual adventures with family and friends on Google+. A seamless globe  The Google Earth globe is made from a mosaic of satellite and aerial photographs taken on different dates and under different lighting and weather conditions. Because of this variance, views of the Earth from high altitude can sometimes appear patchy. Today, we're introducing a new way of rendering imagery that smoothes out this quilt of images. The end result is a beautiful new Earth-viewing experience that preserves the unique textures of the world's most defining geographic landscapes—without the quilt effect. This change is being made on both mobile and desktop versions of Google Earth. While this change will appear on all versions of Google Earth, the 6.2 release provides the best viewing experience for this new data.  Grand Canyon before and after  Sri Lanka before and after Share your explorations with Google+ Google Earth is a great way to virtually explore the globe, whether revisiting old haunts or checking out a future vacation spot. With the Google Earth 6.2 update, we've added the option to share a screenshot of your current view in Google Earth through Google+. If you've already upgraded to Google+, you can share images of the places you've virtually traveled to with your Circles, such as family, friends or your local hiking club. To try this new feature, simply sign in to your Google Account in the upper right hand corner of Google Earth and click "Share." Images of mountains, oceans, deserts, 3D cities, your favorite pizza shop on Street View—you can now experience all these amazing places around the world with people on Google+.  Search improvements We've also made some updates to the search feature in Google Earth. Aside from streamlining the visual design of the search panel, we've enabled the same Autocomplete feature that's available on Google Maps. We've also introduced search layers, which will show all the relevant search results (not just the top ten), so now, when looking for gelato in Milano, you can see all the tasty possibilities. Finally, we've added biking, transit and walking directions, so if you're itching for a change of scenery or looking for a new route for your regular commute, you can now use Google Earth to generate and visualize all your options.  Biking directions in Google Earth Download Google Earth 6.2 and start exploring and sharing today! (Cross-posted on the Lat Long blog)   |
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