Sunday, September 19, 2010

Reflection #2 Google

What?
I am learning how to sufficiently use google docs and all that is within google docs. The assignments we are performing is creating our own google site that has information about ourselves, announcements, homework, calendar, file cabinet and resources for students and parents to access. Another assignment we are preforming is gathering information for our digital story later in the semester.


So What?
This means to me as a teacher is to learn different ways to organize my life for example, using the calendar on google docs you can access it anywhere. Also the endless possibilities that google docs offers with me as a student with creating a document you will never lose it and it is a free tool. This will work great with my colleagues we will be able to share and collaborate together. We are doing this because to inform us that there are new, easy and free tools out there to help anyone if you are a teacher, student, etc. This can apply to me in all areas you do not have pay to use microsoft and can save money.This works great not only for my personal life, but school and even work. My colleagues will love this tool and all that it offers. You can do anything from sharing documents to creating online surveys and quizzes.

Now What?
They can work on assignments and projects from anywhere from their home, school or library. Also I am able to go in and see what they have been working on and am able to edit their work. My schema for Google docs has increased. Before I did not know anything about Google docs. There have been many doors that have opened up. I hope that this will change me as a teacher to let students know that there are several ways to work on things for school. I think a fun assignment that I could have my students do is to have them work on a country assigment and create like a handout they could collaboarte by finding certain information about the country such as religion, transportation, food and so much more. We are the future! It is up to us as teachers today to focus on changing the future of technology. The new technology out there is amazing and can be used in many different subject areas. I hope that when I am a teacher that I am always be willing to learn new technology tools and to be educated in all technology out there. Also I hope to encourage my colleagues if they are hesitant about trying out the new tech tools.

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