Google Junkie

So, I guess this is my first official blog, so welcome. I just submitted my classroom website to D2L and I think it turned out pretty awesome. It was a fun learning experience. I've used google sites before, albeit a couple of years ago and I didn't go that in depth with it, but they have added a ton of really cool features and the best part is that it's extremely user friendly. I learned how to work my way around Picassa Photo Editor, which was fun and easy. I'm not much of a picture kind of guy, but it was very simple and made editing pretty easy. I'll definitely use it again in the future. All through this experience, I have been turned on to google and everything they have to offer. I am especially excited about their Documents suite which parallels that of Microsoft Office, but now I don't need to worry about saving files to a jump drive or emailing them to myself. I can just get on any computer, sign in to google and Bam! there it is ready for me to edit, print or share. I am officially a google junkie.

Creating a website.

We've begun to create classroom websites using google's site maker. It's a pretty easy and user friendly way to make a website. There's a ton of neat features that you can add and they allow you to easily incorporate google calendar's, pictures and other stuff that you could use in teh class room. I think this will be very useful once I start teaching, as I will be able to use it to help engage students in the classroom, as well as posting homework and other info on the site such as field trip permission forms, school happenings, etc. Not only will this be beneficial to students, it will also be helpful for the parents to keep informed and active in their child's education. Check it out at www.google.com and just click on the sites link at the top. You will get addicted, I promise you that much.

Test

This is only a test. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPP.