Posted in google, google docs, google tools, lesson plans, technology integration on July 17, 2008 | No Comments »
In an earlier post I suggested that Google Earth was like the Swiss Army knife of 21st century tools. If GE is the Swiss Army knife, Google Docs has to be at least a screwdriver.
It’s always been a handy gadget and Google has always worked to improve the product.
And now the Google Docs people have [...]
Posted in Google Earth, Google Maps, cool, geography, google, google docs, google tools, history, literature, technology integration on July 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’m in love with Google Earth.
There . . . I said it.
It can add so much to a teacher’s instruction, it’s hard for me to see how anyone could go a whole school year without using it. It is one of those essential 21st century tools we’re always talking about. And yes, Skype and Twitter [...]
Posted in Google Earth, Google Maps, election, geography, google tools, government, lesson plans, tip of the week on June 4, 2008 | No Comments »
I love Google Earth and Google Maps! I am convinced that all teachers should be using these free tools as part of their instructional tool kit. And the nice thing is that there are so many resources and materials available to help.
One of the places I try to visit once a week or so is [...]
Posted in geography, google tools, social studies, teaching, technology integration, tip of the week on March 13, 2008 | No Comments »
(All Tips of the Week can also be found on the Social Studies Central site.)
As social studies teachers, one of the things that many of us struggle with is connecting historical events with their geographical locations. In the past, it was difficult finding ways to visually illustrate those kinds of event/place connections.
With Google Earth, our [...]
Posted in google, google docs, google tools, media literacy, technology integration on March 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m a big fan of Google Apps; I especially like the new survey feature that is now built into Google Spreadsheet.
And the Google Apps suite may have just gotten better. The Official Blog announced earlier today that Google is releasing something called Google Sites. As a member of a Google Apps for Education setup, I [...]
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