 Google is not just a Search Engine. Let's explore some of the many benefits of using Google Applications in education. You'll need to have a Google Account to use most of the applications. You can sign up for one at http://www.google.com/accounts/. You'll want to use iGoogle for personal productivity. You can find iGoogle at http://www.google.com/ig. This will help you organize all the tools you use on the Web. We mentioned that Google is not just a Search Engine. Visit http://www.google.com/cse to develop your own Customized Search Engine and take a look at Google Advanced Search to see how you can conduct some specialized searching that will save you time and help your students find the content they need. Make yourself portable by creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations online rather than on your harddrive. Give Google Docs a try and benefit not just from the convenience of the access of your materials from any computer that connects to the Internet, but collaborate with your colleagues and students online to share the responsibility of editing. Are you interested in how this web page was created? This wiki and was created using Google Sites. |
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