Google Goodies

My trial of using Google Docs to post to Blogger:

JamieLynn Griffith

Google Tools for Educators

A CA-BOCES workshop offered by Rick Weinberg focusing on everything GOOGLE! Here is my reflection on all the adventures in learning of the day.

Google Tools

Google Docs - Enjoy the simplicity, but still want more creative options.

• Found the templates, but I want more Google. I'm one of those stereotypical elementary education teachers that likes the visual presentation aspect.
  
• Etherpad - it's just like Edmodo Chalk!
  
• Like how the kids can edit all at the same time w/ out interferring w/ each other
  

Google Reader

• Had some time to "catch-up" on the blogs I follow
  
• Learned that you can subscribe to a news topic
  
• Rick recommended some A+ blogs that I've added
  

Google Wave

• Need to do my home-work on this one for the What is a COMMUNITY? project next week
  
• figure out how to create a group
  
• send invites to those who still need one
  
• decide if we want to share images too - slideshow
  
• embed the "conversation" on our site & the Google Presentation
  
• robots -??
  
• playback option
  

Google Books

• Everything I search for doesn't have a full view option - bummer
  

Google Squared

• A detailed search - still thinking how to use this?
  

Google Mobile Apps

• Maybe if I ever have a charged phone that's a current piece of technology I'll have to re-visit this area
  

Google Calendar - I want to color-code my life

• Deciding how I want to utilize this
  

Google Guru

Rick has an amazing wealth of knowledge in technology education! He's so creative too - I loved his Google Learning Adventure that he created as a differentiated extension of what the workshop had highlighted. Thanks for the inspiration today Rick. Here's one more link in efforts to make you #1. Rick's blog can be found at http://edtechman.blogspot.com/