Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Thing 12

     I explored with google alert and found it a fantastic way to get alerts on topics that I am interested in.  I created an alert to my e-mail for PGA tour updates.  I enjoy golf and find it refreshing that I will have the latest information at my fingertips without having to look for it myself....  See technology can be useful!
     I also found google calendar very helpful and somewhat easy to use.  I chose not to make my calendar public due to the fact that I don't like the idea of my schedule being open to the world to see.  However, I can see where a  group of teachers and parents could find this very useful.    Instead of sending home calendars with each student, parents could access the daily schedule and keep up-to-date with upcoming events and field trips.
     For now, I set my calendar up for the month of February with some important dates, but I stopped with just that month.   https://www.google.com/calendar/render
     The translator would be very helpful in class especially for your ESL students.  I will definitely remember that tool and explore it more.  I am sure it will come to my rescue in the future as an educator.

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