GOOGLE TOOLS FOR TEACHERS

 http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/googletools

 

 

To begin:  teacher-movie.mov          VISION OF STUDENTS TODAY 

 

 

Google Tools

 

www.google.com/educators - Google for Educators

 

• Google Docs - Collaborate on and share documents, spreadsheets and presentations
• Plain English from Lee Lefever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA

 

 

• Google Notebook
• Google Notebook FAQ
• Using Google Notebook, Google Reader, and Firefox

 

 

• Google Reader - Aggregate your news feeds, blogs posts, and other resources

 

 

• Google Calendar Keep track of all the events in your life, coordinate schedules with friends and family, and find new things. 

 

 

• Google Earth

• Google Earth Screencasts via Podcasts

• Sample classroom activites with Google Earth:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9MbmBPp4xs

 

 

• Google Scholar - Search through journal articles, abstracts and other scholarly literature

 

• Blogger.com - Create a classroom blog, team blog, or blog for a class or professional podcast

 

• Google News Alerts

 

• Google SMS - Specify a topic and receive email updates when news breaks

 

• Google Labs - Tools in beta
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Other Resource links for this session

1. All Wesley's public Google Notebooks
2. Wesley's Google Earth social bookmarks
3. Karen Montgomery's Think Google Page 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy, Selena, Kelly, Carole, Tracy

 Create a Calendar to organize your classroom and share assignments with this web site 

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=cl&passive=true&nui=1&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fcalendar%2Frender&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fcalendar%2Frender

 

 

http: usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oal/lit7.outline of amer.literature  ----  additional research for classroom (not in text)

 

google.com/language_tools -----  can translate texts for ESL learners

 

 

google notebook --- collect information that you find on the web/ used the same way as del.icio.us/can add images/ teacher can be added for review

 

google teacher center ---  helps to build knowledge by providing access to info.

 

 

www. blogger.com --- start blogs for classrooms and discussions

 

www.googleearth.com ---  uses satelites to find addresses ---zoom in and view the entire earth in 3D

 

groups.google --- search groups (businesses, schools, field of interests)  can have discussions with them online (really good for speech and debate)

 

pages.google.com---  teaches them to create a webpage ( could be used instead of writing papers)

 

google SMS (Beta) ---  search information (can have information sent to you on your cellphone with new or breaking news) ****  great for journalism and newspaper