I am very excited about all the great tools that Google has to offer and a little shocked that all this time I thought Google was simply a search engine. I had no clue Google had that much to offer. Several of the applications I could see myself using with my students, parents, and team of teachers.
The two that I will certainly be putting to use this next school year is Google Calendar and Google Custom Search Engines. The calendar I plan on using with the parents to help keep them informed of upcoming activities in not only our classroom, but also the school district. Google's Custom Search Engine will help me to feel more secure in allowing my students to complete the the research need for our Solar System unit and Author Studies. The search engine can be accessed not only at school, but also through their home computes as well.
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Hey Kristine,
ReplyDeleteLooks like we are neighbors! I teach 8th grade English at Troy Middle School. It is nice to have someone to "talk" to that is so close.
I like the Google calendar as well. It is a great tool for posting due dates for parents and students. Since it sends an email directly to our accounts, it is also useful as a reminder to us for upcoming school events.