Google and Education

I have heard tell that it takes a while to establish a routine or habit. Unfortunately this is one habit that is taking a while to stick.  The focus for the next few posts will be on a tool that we already have at our disposal, that I have fallen in love with and our students are already using: Google. That's right Google. Google is no longer just a search engine. They are expanded into everything from emails, blogs (they host this blog), maps, and cloud servers.

So the question is how can I use Google in the classroom. One fantastic tool that is available to us is Google Maps. Google Maps has a street view option that lets us explore the street view of a particular town or the ocean floor.




They also have collections that you can browse through without having to search the maps. You can find them here: maps.google.com/ocean.

I will leave you with a teaser video on Google Apps. Think of it as a preview of what I will be researching and blogging for you in the weeks to come!