Google Tools Taking you Places

Like I have covered in previous posts, Google has it all, and you can't even begin to take advantage of all that it offers to the user. I feel like I am always learning something new when it comes to Google! This week I played around with some really awesome tools that I wasn't familiar with. Below I will be covering some favorites of mine and providing you with some tutorials you can view! I consider myself fairly independent when it comes to technology, and by that I mean I have to watch a step-by-step video to help me.....ha ha. Which is why I'm always providing the video as an option to help you create a more comfortable relationship with Google! 

The Tools:

1. Google Scholar-This tool is perfect for any high school, college, or graduate student. If you've ever had to write a paper and are in need of resources that are considered "legitimate", instead of wasting your time, just go to google scholar!  It's also SUPER easy to get to! I included directions below:

• Go to your google browser.

• Type in google scholar, which will take you to the site.

• Click on google scholar and type in whatever you are in search of!

You're welcome.

2. Google+ Hangouts-I am a total newbie when it comes to this tool, but it definitely took me back to my AIM days! Before my parents were FINALLY convinced that I needed a cell phone, my only form of communication outside of our family landline (seriously lame) was AIM. It was a communication tool used to talk to friends before texting was invented (for all of you born in the late 90s/early 00s). Well, Google+ Hangouts is the resurrection of AIM, but better. You can actually talk to ten people in the same chat room and even watch Youtube videos! The video tutorial below will give you the details if you're interested. Make sure to check it out!

3. Google Body-Another tool I had no clue existed! My husband is in medical school, so once I discovered this I obviously had to tell him about it. Well, he informed me that this is old news and he's known about it awhile. THANKS FOR SHARING HUBBY! I don't want you to feel as pathetically lonely as I did in that moment so I'm going to share it with you. It is a detailed 3D model of a human body, which could potentially become inappropriate fun for teenage boys. However, a wonderful tool that an anatomy teacher or future physician to take advantage of. The tutorial below might help you out a bit......ENJOY!

4. Google Books-This tool is wonderful for teachers and I've talked about this in a previous post, but I LOVE IT! If you are ever looking for a book that will help you teach a specific topic or unit and don't even know where to begin.....use Google Books. You can type in specific words or topics and it will search books that you might be interested in. An awesome feature of this tool is preview. You can actually preview books your interested in and then buy or rent them. If you want to check this out click here!

I hope I've rocked your world with some more Google knowledge!