Google offers some wonderful tools for teachers, but I’ve learned over the last couple of weeks that while teachers are aware of many of Google’s offerings like search, docs, and maps many teachers aren’t aware of how to use these tools or what these tools offer beyond the obvious. Therefore, I sat down yesterday and started putting together this guide to using Google search, docs, books, news, and maps in the classroom.
Richard’s 21 things illustrate many of my own favorite Google tricks–Wonder Wheel, News Timeline, embedded Google Books, creating a virtual bookshelf, news widgets, clever Google docs ideas (word clouds, reading levels, bibliographic templates, online quizzes, determining reading level, and more), creating placemarks in Google Maps.
His annotated screenshots present simple, step-by-step guidance. (And I’ve got to try YUDU, his publishing platform!)
As with his other tutorials, Richard invites us all to use, print, embed, and republish as long as we attribute and avoid commercial use. I am planning to distribute this one at inservices and keep a copy at the desk.
Thanks, yet again, Richard Byrne!