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Previewing a new Classroom by Google

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Classroom is a new, free tool coming to Google Apps for Education that helps teachers easily and quickly create and organize assignments, provide feedback, and communicate with their classes. This video highlights the experiences of some of the teachers and students who gave us feedback to help develop Classroom. Learn more: http://google.com/edu/classroom

To The Moon

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Thank you to the millions of passionate teachers who inspire curiosity in their classrooms…lesson after lesson, unit after unit, year after year. We’re fortunate to have had many of you in our lives, and we can’t wait to see what the future will bring because of the work you’re doing today.

If you’re curious about exploring space (inside the classroom or on your own), here are a few shortcuts to the free tools in this video:

100,000 Stars: http://goo.gl/1Hz2F
Moon in Google Earth: http://goo.gl/R0p0pL
Tears in Space (Don’t Fall): http://goo.gl/52tQBU
NASA Long-Distance Google+ Hangout: http://goo.gl/pFZzN
Android Sky Map: http://goo.gl/qT1O3
Google Search app: http://goo.gl/iK6t6

Photo Credits:
Nebulae images courtesy of NASA, ESA, and respective academic partners.
Jupiter Moon images courtesy of NASA/JPL and academic partners.
ISS Image courtesy of NASA.
Chris Hadfield © Canadian Space Agency, 2013.
Denis Finnin © American Museum of Natural History.

Andrew Derbyshire sings Jocelyn Brown | Somebody Else’s Guy | Britain’s Got Talent 2014

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Andrew Derbyshire has got history with Simon having auditioned for Pop Idol in the past. Will he win over Mr. Cowell this time with his performance of a Jocelyn Brown classic on the Britain’s Got Talent stage?
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Battle of the super-saloons – Vauxhall VXR8 takes on the BMW M5

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BMW’s new M5 Competition Pack ramps up the potential of its high-performance saloon, but can it beat the muscular Vauxhall VXR8 at going sideways? Steve Sutcliffe takes both to the track to find out.

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Women Techmakers: Make your passion.

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We’re all driven by passion. Hear from innovative women leaders as they share their personal stories, solutions, and impact on the technology industry. Featuring:

Suzanne Xie (Founder and CEO of Hullabalu)
Jeannie Yang (Chief Product and Design Officer at Smule)
Kelly Ellis (Software Engineer at Google)
Brynn Evans (Design Lead at Google)
Limor Fried (Lead Engineer and Founder at Adafruit Industries)
Ashley Gavin (Director of Curriculum at Girls Who Code)
Shannon Spanhake (Deputy Innovation Officer for the City of San Francisco)
Joanna Smith (Developer Programs Engineer at Google)
Mary Lou Jepsen (Head of Display Division at Google[x])
Megan Smith (Entrepreneur at Google[x])
Jay Wong (UI Designer and Prototyper at Google)
Bandana Malik (Student at The Flatiron School)
Jenny Young (Owner of Brooklyn Robot Foundry)
Heidi Zak Spector (Co-Founder at ThirdLove)
Aminatou Sow (Founder of Tech LadyMafia)
Cassandra Dixon (Support Engineer at Fastly)
Natalie Gordon (CEO and Founder at BabyList)

Visit g.co/WomenTechmakers for more information about the Women Techmakers program.