Oodles of Googles

Sharon Betts discusses how students can use a google account to organize their online materials for a report. This podcast gets me excited to delve deeper into my own Google account. There are so many items to try using a Google account. In the presentation, Sharon navigated in Google using the Notebook, History and Docs options. She demonstrated how to add pictures, cut and paste from the history and clip and collect information as she surfed the web. She organized her picture, text and sources from the notebook page.

The feature that I am most impressed with in Google docs is the sharing opportunity. With this option students can collaborate using this online file. There are different levels that allow the option to share work through adding, editing and/or viewing levels. Both students and teachers will find this feature beneficial when collaborating on projects.

Options that were new to me in this podcast were the presentation mode available. Google docs has a slide show option available to directly publish work online. There is also an feature for feedback and reflection on work completed. Files may also be archived in Google docs ad discussion groups take place here.

The biggest benefit I see in using Google docs, notebook, history and other features in the ability to easily extend collaboration with others at your network. It is convenient to use, participants can be from near or far, the format is similar to other familiar word processing and slide show programs, it’s free and accessible to anyone with internet access.