Check out this Google tool:
http://www.google.com/think/tools/real-time-insights.html
It’s interesting when searching is put into terms of “What are people looking for?” (Google Trends) or “What are people saying around the web?” (What do you love?-this was my favorite!).
This is a
In the spirit of learning from experience, lets look into classrooms for officially tested tried and true technology. Mike Casey sets up effective (and easy to use) Google Calendars (with cell phone and other mobile device access and reminders!) for
I enjoy answering questions. Not knowing the answer to a question is even more fun. The novelty brings about new learning. I enjoy the challenge.
I frequently use Google (surprise!) to answer most questions, most times using simple key words
Google+ is a free social network that has features similar to Facebook and Twitter combined. In my opinion, it’s best feature is the simplicity of sharing information; Google+ gives you the option to specify which friends or “circles” of friends
Larry Ferlazzo posted an update to his “The Best Posts To Help Understand Google’s New “Books Ngram Viewer”, a Google product that missed my radar. This amusing new video from TED prompted his update, and this posting:
The assignment was to write a 4 page treatment on a shared Google Document linked from the class list wiki page answering the following questions: What defines your culture or subculture?
What is cool or interesting about your culture
I just submitted my application to test drive 25 notebooks with my classes.
Here are my answers to Google’s questions:
Why is your organization ready for a notebook that only accesses the web and web apps?
We are in the
I am running a monthly workshop for teachers in my high school called Google Bootcamp. I’ve created a Google Site and a Google Group to help support the lessons in the workshop. Here is my reflection on the first
The excitement of the new school year continues after developing a very successful structure for my classroom with free technology. Ice breaking, social/professional network building, goal setting, and identifying important shared class policies flew by and I feel like we
Steve Jobs:
“The ones that are crazy enough to want to change the world are the ones that actually do.
He goes on:
“We believe that people with passion can change the world for the better.”
I’ve been privileged to