Hello Teachers,

Happy National Teacher's Day, two days late.  Here at Google, we'd like to
take this time to salute all teachers, for all you do every day (not just
May 5th), and we'd like to mention an accomplishment of one of our favorite
teachers, Jerome Burg.  Jerome, a Google Certified Teacher, was recognized
for his work on Google Lit Trips by the Goldman Sachs foundation for
Excellence in International Education in Media and Technology .  Google Lit
Trips uses the technologies of Google Earth and social networking to bring
literature to life through virtual mapping. By placing markers on Google
Earth tracking the journeys of characters from literature and populating
those placemarks with a wide variety of supplemental resources, students can
“ride along as virtual passengers” on the same journey the characters are
taking. The site gives teachers access to previously constructed Google Lit
Trips as well as the ability to interact and post new trips online.
Check out Jerome's award at:
http://asiasociety.org/education/prizes/home.htm
And be sure to stop by Google Lit Trips at:  http://www.googlelittrips.org/

In celebration of National Teacher's Day, we are happy to announce that
applications are now open for our next Google Teacher Academy, which will
take place in our Boulder, Colorado office on August 5th, 2009.  For those
unfamiliar with it, the Google Teacher Academy is a FREE professional
development experience designed to help K-12 educators get the most from
innovative technologies. Each Academy is an intensive, one-day event where
participants get hands-on experience with Google's free products and other
technologies, learn about innovative instructional strategies, receive
resources to share with colleagues, and immerse themselves in an innovative
corporate environment. Upon completion, Academy participants become Google
Certified Teachers who share what they learn with other K-12 educators in
their local region.  The GTA is open to teachers all over the world, but
participants must pay for their own travel and lodging, if necessary.
For more information on the GTA, please go to:
http://www.google.com/educators/gta.html
Please check out the application and apply by MIDNIGHT, July 3rd, 2009:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cmNxOEpoMi1pM1hiWnl2...
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As a tool for teachers, Google is excited to share news about a
comprehensive new digital media education program from one of our partners,
Common Sense Media, a leading non-partisan, non-profit resource that helps
families and educators teach kids how to be safe and smart in today’s media
driven world.  Their new program, Common Sense Schools, provides materials
to engage parents and teachers in an interactive dialogue about the media
kids consume and create. The program takes a balanced approach by addressing
both the opportunities and challenges of new media for parents and kids.
It’s available for free online and is designed to give you the flexibility
to target the media-related issues, like social networking or cyberbullying,
that matter most to your community. For free access to videos and
downloadable presentations, tip sheets, and discussion materials that will
give you all the tools your school needs to build a school-community
partnership around media and technology issues, check out:
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/schools

Alright teachers, I think we've taken up a fair amount of your time for
now.  Please expect another newsletter around the National Education
Computing Conference (NECC) at the end of June, where we'll be sharing
exciting information about how you can get involved in using Google Apps
Education Edition at your school.
If you'd like to get a jump on that, check out:  http://www.google.com/a/edu

Warm Regards,
Cristin Frodella
 Google K-12 Education Outreach

Google for Educators
http://www.google.com/educators
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