Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Many Apps, Many Possibilities
After exploring each one of the many apps available, I have found the YouTube and Google provide the best teaching tools for students. I especially enjoy using Google Earth in the classroom to show the students different locations around the world. The students have expressed excitement when using Google Earth because they are able to see what an area actually looks like. I have found the using YouTube in the classroom also allows the students to step back from reading the textbook and learn new information by watching videos related to the content. Each one of the apps available online provide new ways of teaching the students without necessarily using paper. Unfortunately, it is often difficult to use a majority of the apps within the confines of the school due to the firewalls that have been created. Therefore, if I find information about a specific app, I need to download that information and then bring in a personal computer to show the students. Other than that, I believe I will be using these apps for help teach my students.
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You should look into getting your school to register for Google Apps for Education; you can also personally become Google certified, which is something that might give you a little more clout to throw around in school-wide decision-making processes. Here are the links: http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/ and http://www.google.com/educators/gta.html
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