On code.google.com, there is a special area called Google Code University. This area lists resources for educators on web technology and software development.
As of Friday, 5 Mar 10, it also lists resources on teaching Google APIs & tools, like codelabs and workshops: http://code.google.com/edu/googledev/index.html
If you have not been to the Google Code university before, the below is a synopsis of what it offers:
The website provides tutorials and sample course content so Computer Science students and educators can learn more about current computing technologies and paradigms. In particular, this content is Creative Commons licensed which makes it easy for CS educators to use in their own classes.
The Courses section contains tutorials, lecture slides, and problem sets for a variety of topic areas:
- AJAX Programming
- Algorithms
- Distributed Systems
- Web Security
- Languages
In the Tools 101 section, you will find a set of introductions to some common tools used in Computer Science such as version control systems and databases.
The CS Curriculum Search will help you find teaching materials that have been published to the web by faculty from CS departments around the world. You can refine your search to display just lectures, assignments or reference materials for a set of courses.
One of the offerings I found under the API presentations was the Robots v2 presentation done by Pamela Fox. This Prezi shows how the Robots API works inside Wave, and shows the new features of the Robots API v2.
Some of the other resources available were:
Besides those developer-targeted resources, there are some resources made entirely with teaching in mind, and these are listed below:
Hackathon in a Box
Contains tips for holding hackathons, and material for App Engine, Geo APIs, Google Chrome, and HTML 5 hackathons.WebDevEdu
Contains material for teaching client-side & server-side web programming, using Google API labs as the teaching aids.Geo APIs codelabs
Contains 9 codelabs on working the Google Geo APIs – KML, Google Earth, and the Maps APIs.Picasa PHP workshop
Provides step by step instructions to create your first mashup using Picasa, Google Data APIs and Google Maps.YouTube Data API via JSON: embedding videos in your site
Shows how to pull information about YouTube videos onto a website using JavaScript and the JSON format.
So make sure you visit the site. If you need some Google educational resources or if you are planning on doing a Google workshop or hack-a-thon you will find this information invaluable. The Google Code University is a great resource http://code.google.com/edu/googledev/index.html, make sure you visit.
Have you used this information before? Do you plan on using it in the future? Let us know about your experience at the Google Code University.
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