Google provides an ever-growing selection of tools that offer a multitude of opportunities for educators. In this session, participants explore the Google tools that most interest them and learn how they can be used to foster collaboration, curiosity, organizational skills and more in their learning environments.
Not sure which Google tools you want to learn about? Start by browsing what is available!
Audience: All levels
Resources:
- Get started with a Google account!
- Doug’s Blog (using Google’s Blogger)
- Doug’s Google Site (more about Google sites below)
- Google A-Z (Peter Beens),
- Google Educator Lesson Plans (searchable)
- Extensions for Google Chrome (incl: Diigo, Disconnect, Do Not Track Plus, Evernote web clipper)
- Google Powersearch courses, Advanced Search, Google Scholar Search (scholarly articles),
- Google Drive (cloud document storage, access anywhere, collaborate and share)
- Grading Made Easy with Flubaroo
- Google Alerts (brings information you are interested in directly to you)
- Google Groups (forums, discussions, many valuable educator groups)
- Google Sites (easy to set up websites, great for class sites)
- Google Plus
- Exploring the world: Google Crisis Map (Hurricane Sandy 2012), Google Earth (limitless ideas!), Google Maps and Streetview
- Google’s World Wonders Project
- Google Picaseweb (online photo storage and sharing)
- A Google a Day (fun daily question)
- Google’s URL Shortener