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 * Thing 8- Google Photos- You NEED YOUR iPAD for this one! **

 Google Photos is a smarter home for all your photos and videos. Automatically backed up, organized, and searchable, you can find and share your photos faster than ever. Google Photos provides a place for all your photos and videos to reside, helps you organize and be creative with your photos and allows you to share and save the ones that are meaningful to you. An auto backup and syncing option is also available. With Google Photos, you can back up and store an unlimited number of high-quality photos and videos for free. media type="youtube" key="Hl3aJms0xGQ" width="455" height="259" align="right"
 * Introduction **
 * Free unlimited storage
 * Visual search
 * Free up space on your device
 * Easy editing
 * instant sharing
 * Smart editing


 * Discovery Exercises **

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 * How to use Google Photos**

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 * EDU Accounts have unlimited storage**


 * Task 1 **
 * 1) Download the Google Photos App to your phone or iPad.- []
 * 2) Take some new pictures or set your existing photos to upload- this is a moment of trust- they will be there
 * 3) Turn on "backup and sync"
 * 4) Leap of faith - < >- delete the photos from your phone to free up space!
 * 5) Edit a photo with filters
 * 6) Share a photo with someone via Google Drive [[image:Screen Shot 2016-06-29 at 6.40.37 AM.png width="22" height="23"]]


 * Task 2 **
 * 1) Check out your Google Photo Assistant- photos.google.com/assistant . -
 * 2) Save a movie to your library- here's one of mine- []
 * 3) Share your movie with someone in the class

[|Using Google Photos and Google Drive] [|Google Photos Help Forum]
 * Resources **

Think about the use of Google photos for your class and your students. Will it be used to communicate with parents, colleagues, students? Can students use it to share their experiences with you? Explain some of the ways you might use Google photos next year. Be sure to include "Thing 8" in your blog title and be sure to read the blogs of your classmates and comment on at least three.
 * Blog Post **

[|Check out Google Stills for making animated gifs]
 * Stretch Task **