Thursday, November 4, 2010

Got Google Apps for Education and Google Tools?

SESSION: 133
Connie White, Lakeview Academy
Salon 7 Thursday 1:45 - 2:45 Capacity: 260
Learn about the Wow! Explore the plethora of classroom uses that Google has to offer your school. This Google Certified Teacher will share innovative, instructional strategies and tons of free resources. Engage students with creative, collaborative, student-centered projects. Sample the smorgasbord of goodies in Google Tools to help you search, explore, and share. The presenters will share their favorite teacher productivity tips, lessons from our school-wide launch of Google Apps and examples of classroom favorites that foster 21st Century Skills.
STRAND: Professional Learning AUDIENCE: General Interest TYPE: Concurrent

connie.white@lakewoodacademy.com

Creating Custom Searches
  • Make them for students to use instead of an open ended Google Search.
  • Have students evaluate websites and create searches on a subject for other classmates
  • More specific searches
  • Less time waisted searching and getting off task
  • HTML embed code can be added to a blog for ease of use
Google Tools - countless tolls available for your use for FREE

Google Books - free books available that can be read online. Can be embedded in a blog.

Google News - scroll to the bottom of the page and use the "Fast Flip" option

Google Squared - Shows data in a chart format after search. This might work VERY well for our kids! Here is an example for "Endangered Animals"

Google Sites - FREE websites

YouTube videos available for training Google Apps - Search Google Docs Community to find the videos


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