Google Announces New Chrome OS

Google has introduced a new open source operating system based on their Chrome web browser. It will initially run on netbooks. I wonder if this will pose a threat to both Microsoft Windows and Apple's OS X at some point in the future, and offer a cheaper computing option for schools? Read more here and here.

Google Wave: A New Communication & Collaboration Tool for Teachers & Students

Google Wave is a new tool that teachers and students will be able to use to communicate and collaborate on the web. It will offer real-time communication and incorporate email, instant messaging, wikis, chatting, social networking, and project management into one platform. For more info: http://www.googlewaveinfo.com/

Siftables - Amazing New Technology!

Siftables are cookie-sized computers with motion sensing, neighbor detection, graphical display, and wireless communication. They act in concert to form a single interface. There are unlimited potential uses for these devices in classrooms! Watch the video of them in action here: http://siftables.com/

New Search Engines

There are many new search engines under development. Each searches the web differently and post results in unique ways. Try some of them and see how they compare to Google. Here is a link to a CNN article and video about some of the newer search engines. Click here.

Google Picasa for Mac

Mac Users - Google Picasa for the Mac is out in beta.  Store your pictures in Picasa and upload them to PicasaWeb.  See how it compares to iPhoto & MobileMe, other than being free!

http://picasa.google.com/mac/

Great web 2.0 directory

This site has the most comprehensive web 2.0 applications and tools directory I've seen. How many of these have you heard of or used before? I wonder what percentage actually have an educational application.

http://www.go2web20.net

Google Earth Update

Google released Google Earth 5.0 this past week. Now you can dive below the oceans, view historic imagery for regions, and create recorded audio/video tours. Download the new version and check it out!

Google Earth website