Bang!Zoom! Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Google Body is a (new?) tool I stumbled on today, pretty groovy. I'm probably the last to know, but it's a first for me. Came from this article: http://blog.simplek12.com/education/7-google-tools-you-dont-know-about/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=simplek12 They mention a few more also... We all know Google Search. And Google Documents. And Google Earth. But... there are many uncharted Google tools in Google Labs (many not even released yet!) that I bet you didn't know exist. You can peel back the anatomical layers, zoom in, and navigate through parts of the body. You can search muscle groups, organs, bones and so much more! 2.) Google Mars - Doesn't look promising that you'll be able to send your students to Mars anytime soon... at least not in person! Take a tour of Mars with this nifty Google tool where you can view the planet in three views: Elevation, Visible, or Infrared. 3.) Google Building Maker - A great 3D modeling tool used for adding buildings to Google Earth. You can select a city and create a real building in that city based on images provided by Google. 4.) Google Swiffy - Annoyed that you can't view Flash files on your iPad? You're not alone. Haven't tried this one myself, but Google claims "Swiffy converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads). 5.) Google Music India - Listen to thousands of full Indian songs. You can search by artist, albums, or songs. Great way to spice up a lesson on India. 6.) Google App Inventor - Who said you needed to be a programmer to build great mobile applications? With Google's App Inventor you can visually design applications and use blocks to specify application logic. 7.) Google Image Swirl - Have visual learners in your classroom? With this neat tool from Google you can organize image search results based on their visual and semantic similarities. They results are displayed in a unique exploratory interface, great for brainstorming, researching, and exploring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 We're doing Anatomy this fall and Google Body might be a cool tool to add, but it appears my browser is not supported. I'm on a Mac using FireFox. Do you happen to know what browser IS supported? It doesn't say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 We're doing Anatomy this fall and Google Body might be a cool tool to add, but it appears my browser is not supported. I'm on a Mac using FireFox. Do you happen to know what browser IS supported? It doesn't say. did you get this: Google Body uses WebGL, a new standard for 3D on the Web. Your browser supports WebGL, but WebGL is not initializing properly. ..that's what I got, so I clicked the troubleshoot button and it told me that chrome and firefox often have problems…. although I'm using safari. Maybe it's just having trouble right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 4.) Google Swiffy - Annoyed that you can't view Flash files on your iPad? You're not alone. Haven't tried this one myself, but Google claims "Swiffy converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads). But it looks like this is for developers not users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Install Google Chrome to use this. :) It is quite neat. TY for the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissySC Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'm on IE9 and it gave me same message You need to use Google Chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Google Body is great, Thanks. I've been trying to figure out some sciatic/sacral nerve pain and this really helped me to see the nerves and muscles. I switched from Firefox to Chrome to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 We're doing Anatomy this fall and Google Body might be a cool tool to add, but it appears my browser is not supported. I'm on a Mac using FireFox. Do you happen to know what browser IS supported? It doesn't say. I had to download Firefox because it didn't work on Safari. Have you tried updating your version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jen* Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 You can also get Google Body on Android. I have it downloaded onto my Android Tablet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 5.) Google Music India - Listen to thousands of full Indian songs. You can search by artist, albums, or songs. Great way to spice up a lesson on India. Or, if you're an Indian music addict like me, you're just happy! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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