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, cool, geography, google, history, school reform, technology integration on May 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Been gone a while! The end of school was upon me and I was a bit overwhelmed.
Spending the next few days in Colby and Haysville, Kansas talking with a small group of hard-thinking teachers at the iConnect Conference. It’s a different way of doing a conference and so far, lots of fun. It’s billed as [...]
Posted in digital literacy, google, media literacy, search on May 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Using the Internet to help kids do research is always a good idea. But you have to be careful so that they don’t waste time or run across inappropriate sites. How to help kids find what they need?
A couple of suggestions and a few kid-friendly search tools might help!
Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University, [...]
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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