I went to "Google for Teachers" Guide. I read through it, tried the different sites/resources and took notes:
Google for Teachers…
Google Books? Cool!
Related search terms automatically created by Google…I've seen these but never thought to point them out to my students. Will have to do that.
Wonder Wheel - I played around with this when I saw it on the Blooms & Google site (http://kathyschrock.net/googleblooms/). Will have to also show this to my students when we do our next research project.
Timeline - my kids have used this when doing their "History in Your Lifetime" project. It is a great starting place for them to find topics that at least sound familiar to them.
Google Books - very cool! Great way to find "reading in the content area" that isn't a textbook!
Google Scholar may be very helpful during our Civil Rights unit. Kids are required to have a primary source/court case.
Google News - we've used this - have to use it more.
Embed Google Books - not sure if this is necessary since we have 1:1.
Google News Widgets - could put some of these on my social studies page during certain units - current events connection to past events!
Spreadsheet gadgets - never understood these, guess I'll have to take some time and find some that are useful.
Reading levels - did not know about this option. I remember having to do the calculations for these in college. This will be really helpful when selecting differentiated articles for kids to read.
Flashcards - it is hard to beat Quizlet, but the word games might be fun (especially since we don't use Quia anymore.
Google Lit Trips is how we got the idea for using Google Earth for our Maine Tour.
I love FreeTech4Teachers.com - I tried working through one of the "lists" on this site and found a ton of useful links! Working through all of the suggestions posted on this site could be another Tech class project!
