Google Tutorials

Up until this summer, I used Google as a search engine, for my email, or to do an occasional Google Doc, but that all changed when I took a Google Apps class.  Google Maps is more than just directions, you can have your students go on a  Google Lit trip.  Students can take self-grading quizzes on Google Docs, and so much more.

The tools are easy to use and free!  There are some great tutorials here.

Project 5 Task 1

The benefits of blogging for students are numerous.  Students want to be heard.  When they write a paper for class, their audience is merely their teacher and possibly their classmates, but when they write a blog and put it on the internet, the whole world is their audience.  Blogs allow all students to be heard, not just the students who are loud and it gives all students the opportunity to respond to others.  They also have the opportunity to participate in discussions if they miss class, and can always refer back to what was posted in class.  It also feels less like a school assignment when they get to post on the internet instead of writing a 2 page paper double spaced.


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