Using Google Tools

Enabling learning for yourself and your students

Controlling the flow

Push vs. PullCuratingPeeking inUsing the cloud

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Push vs. Pull: Google Reader

Bringing information to youAbility to save, shareEasy to use

Let's Try It!

Go to google.com/readerCreate account or use existing gmail accountTwo ways to subscribe

"Add a subscription" button"RSS Feed" buttons on web sites

Now things come to you (pushed) rather than you having to find them

Curating

Finding credible sources that collect tools (someone else's curation)

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ http://www.hackeducation.com http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/

Organizing what you have (your own curation)Folders/tagsSearch

Recommendations/play

Peeking InEasy to glance at headlines and excerptsStar to save for laterNot like e-mail--you don't *have* to read everythingMark all as read is your friend

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The cloud: Google Docs

Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings, FormsWork at the office, work at home. No uploading required.Save as pdfs, Microsoft Word format, plain text, PowerPoint, etc.Or upload anything--movie files, pictures, etc.Collaborate on projects with colleagues

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Let's try it

From Reader, click on Documents (top left of page)Click "Create New"-->DocumentWorks just like Word (mostly)Saves revision historyAbility to share with colleaguesAbility to commentSave in multiple formats

Google Docs & Students

Peer editing via Share featureGroup projects--easy collaboration

simultaneous editingchatdiscussions

Teacher commentsCan see revision historySurveys via forms (student- or teacher-created)And more . . .