Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Learning about Google Sites

I loved our speaker tonight. I think google sites is so cool. There is nothing better for a teacher than to be able to centralize their information. A section for parents, one for kids, one for collaboration and one for "stuff." And then, having Google Earth is soooo cool in the class. Who knew that you could do all that with Google Earth? I only ever used Google Earth to look at the house I grew up in, in Wisconsin. Who knew? I was such a civilian when it came to technology before this class. All this Google stuff and I only ever used gmail - and the thought of uncovering learning tools in things as basic as Pinterest and Google Earth is almost embarrassing. It is so nice to know how to use this stuff in the classroom - maybe we will all actually get hired after all!

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  1. I agree! I think that google earth is a great tool to have in the classroom and it can do sooo much! I've seen it done with the story "Make Way for Ducklings" where the story mapped out everywhere the story when, but I didn't know exactly how to do it from a teacher prospective and now I can! You can integrate it into any subject area!

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