Hi. How are you? Me? I feel as smart as Einstein! Why? Because of my newly acquired knowledge of Google tools. And you know what? Learning about Google tools was easy and FUN!I started by setting up my home page with iGoogle. I was surprised that it only took 30 seconds. . .how cool is that. . .I know, right. Now, I am able to view my inbox, the local news headlines, Comedy Central's joke of the day, weather forecasts and sports scores (Go Saints!) all on one page. In the classroom, iGoogle could be used to quickly access appropriate sites for students and to view a multitude of news sources.
Next, I used Google calendar. This tool allows me to keep track of important dates, tasks and events. I love Google calendar and I will definitely use it as a teacher. I will use it to stay organized and to keep parents informed. This tool is also accessible by mobile phone. Yeah!
Then, I explored Picasa and was able to view the all of the photos and creations that I have uploaded for this blog. But I didn't add any new photos and I'm not quite ready to share. . .yet.
Lastly, I believe that these other Google tools will work great in our classrooms: Google books, Google Earth (I love Mars!) and Google groups (so the students will be able to collaborate on group projects when they are not at school). As I continue on in this journey of Google, I feel like the world is getting smaller. Does that make sense? How do you feel? Do you love Google as much as I do?
PEACE
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