GOOGLE!
I heart Google! I really do. I use
Google all the time. If Google ever crashes I am done for. Allow me to indulge.
I am a current user of Google calendar. It
allows me to color code my calendar so I know what is my schedule, my husbands
and generic things (for example birthdays and holidays) are all in one place. I
also can sync the calendar with my husbands. He can even push his to his outlook
and iPhone calendars. I can access it anywhere, including my phone and idevices.
As a teacher I can add school calendar updates and have it linked to my class
blog. I can have all my calendars in one place but still limit what other
people see when I so choose.
I also use Google email…Gmail. I have so many
email addresses to count, but what I love about this email is my contacts list.
Remember back in the day when you bought a new phone and had to either pay to
have your contacts pushed to the new phone or reenter them one at a time. I don’t
have to do that now that all of my contacts are in Google. Whenever I get a new
devise I can sync it will Google and everything in loaded in. As I said before,
If Google ever crashes and I’m done for.
Another wonderful Google tool that I
currently am using and think is wonderful for teachers to use is Google
documents. Here I can create and/or store documents in an online database. I am
able to load created documents onto here and then access them from anywhere. I
can then download to that computer and edit if needed. I can also share the
document with other people. As a teacher I can put documents on here and other
teachers can view them. I can also use this and create documents when a
Microsoft program is not available at the time such as when I’m using my iPad.
You see how I love Google right? Of course I’m
using the Blogger and the Reader features and the search engine. What else? I
have a wiki (Google Sites) that I created for this class and a Google+ (but
honestly I’m still on Facebook more than it).
One last discovery. Did you know about Google
Scholar? It is basically a search engine for scholarly articles. Now I know
that we, as APSU students have access to anything the library has to offer. But
what do you do when you just can’t find what you want? What do you do when you
graduate? This engine allows you to search for scholarly articles. Now a downside
is you must pay for prints, sometimes you have to register on the site and
still other time you may have to be a subscribing customer. I think it is
pretty neat feature regardless. I think Google is pretty neat! (Wow, what a
nerd!)
One last thing, I swear. Check out Google Books! The revolt against Kindle :: Gasp:: ::Shocked face::
