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Salone is a rising senior at Stanford University and has spent her summer interning with the Search Marketing team in Mountain View. As summer jobs wrap up and stores abound with “Back to School” sales, the end of summer vacation is imminent. For me, the end of August means registering for classes, endless packing sessions, shopping trips to buy a growing list of “essentials,” and the inevitable jitters that accompany the start of a new academic year. Whether you’ve been dying to get back to school or suffering from the end of summer blues, we at Google put together some study tips to help you jumpstart your school year. From getting a head start on your reading and research interests with Google Books and Google Scholar to slicing and dicing your research with timeline or wonderwheel, we hope these tips help you stay on top of your classes and get the most out of Google. But don’t fret – we know that back to school is also about catching up with your friends after a long summer. So take some time out of your busy class schedule and plan some downtime with Google, too. Good luck and here’s to a great first semester! Posted by Salone Kapur, Associate Product Marketing Manager Intern, Search Marketing Team

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Have you ever had a hard time keeping track of a big group project? Do you ever wish you could find a way to promote a competition or school event? Want to get more attention for your student group or club? In case you haven’t met yet, please allow us to introduce you to Google Sites. Google Sites are a great tool for students – for example, as a way to work with others to collaborate on a group project. You can embed a calendar to keep track of deadlines; or a Google spreadsheet to keep track of your research. When it comes time to turn in your project, you can even include videos or slide shows right in your site. If you want to promote a school event like a class election, you can create a site with videos and information about all of the candidates and even embed a Google form so students can vote or send feedback. Here’s an example site for a Ski Club , to give you an idea of what’s possible. To see how some students are using Google Sites in the classroom, check out our new Sites for Teachers page. Posted by Ashley Chandler, Google Docs and Sites User Operations team

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Using Google Sites for school projects

Google Latitude is a service we launched in February that lets you see where your friends are at any given moment. Needless to say, it lends itself to countless fun outdoor activities, from races to treasure hunts. Recently, we decided to get in on the action and gather up some peeps to spell out a message to our dear moms using the icons on the map. Think of it as an early Mother’s Day gesture. Of course, not everyone wants to send a message to their mothers (though you really should, because your mom probably misses you). So we whipped up a way for you to customize the message however you want. Certainly there are many more games one could play with Latitude. I, for one, would like to see someone organize a big game of chess with people as the pieces. Who’s up for it? For other creative uses of Latitude, check out the Google Mobile Blog . Posted by Valdean Klump, Google Creative Lab

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At Google, we are committed to helping the innovators of the future make the most of their gifts. As part of this commitment to build and retain a strong and diverse talent pool in computer science, we’ve created the Google FUSE program. This summer, FUSE will provide an opportunity for successful and invested first year computer science students who are historically underrepresented in the field to connect with one another and with Google. We’ll be bringing rising college sophomores from across the US and Canada to our New York office for two days of networking, learning, and fun. Our goal is to form a network that will allow these top rising sophomores to learn about the research, academic, and industry opportunities that lead to great careers. We also want to make connections between students and Googlers who have paved this path before them. If you’re currently a first year student who has declared a CS or related major and are interested in connecting with other top students, we want to hear from you! Students from historically underrepresented groups in technology — female, Native American, African American and Hispanic students as well as students with disabilities — are encouraged to apply. Learn more at www.google.com/jobs/students/fuse. Posted by Zach Geller and Hanah Kim, University Programs Specialists

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