Google

So with all the talk and hype with Google I created this section to look at some of this talk. You will find links to many of the addtional sites that Google offers as well as many of the services that they offer.

Search through the **Discussions** for links, searches, and fun with Google. If you think Google is just a search engine, then you need to take a closer look!
Google also offers phone services now. Check out the text services that you can now recieve through Google.


 * Isn't Google just a search engine?**

No! Google is so much more then just a search engine. Many people are just starting to realize what they can do in Google.
 * You can do a convertion with different units. Here is an example of this converstion between miles and knots. You type in the number of miles you want and what you would like to convert in to, http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=45+miles+to+knots&safe=active**.
 * Another thing you can do is look up definitions. By typing define and then the word you can find definitions really quickly, such as [|http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&q=define+computer.]
 * You can use Google as a calculator. Try a sample equation like 2+2-1= and you get http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=2%2B2-1%3D&safe=active.
 * Search feature for websites, images, and videos.


 * How can I use Google in the classroom?**

Carefully! Remember that Google is not a closed search engine and you can get almost anything in a response to a search. BUT, that does not mean that you cannot use it in the classroom. Google does offer a tremendous amount of videos and images that can be looked at or used for classroom discussion. They also search the whole web (again not a closed search) so they will come up with thousands of sites as a result. Some of the more interesting uses are listed above with the concept of not being just a search engine. When students can use Google to convert or do math, it becomes more like a calculator; or to look up definitions, more like a dictionary.