The End of My Journey
Today marks the final day in my
journey to become a Connected Educator. Wow - I have learned so much about
integrating technology into my science classroom in just 7 weeks. From using
Diigo to Symbaloo; the amount of Web 2.0 educational tools is vast. There are
so many different tricks and hidden tools that some very familiar programs have
to offer. In my final week I explored even more tools that Google offers; it is
crazy!
The many faces of Google:
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A dictionary -- Simply type “Define: [insert
word]” and Google will define the word for you as well as provide you with
resources/websites related to that word!
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A flight tracker --
Type in the airline name and flight number that you want to track. Google will
show you the status of this flight!
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A calculator -- Simply type in a problem
into the Google search bar and press “enter”. Google will solve your problem!
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A translator -- In the Google search bar type “Google Translator”. Type
in the word(s) you want translated and Google will automatically detect the
language. Then select the language you want the word(s) translated into. Then press
“enter” and it will translate! You can also have Google pronounce the word(s). WAY
COOL!
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AND SO MUCH MORE!
Final thoughts….
The
Internet has an abundance of tools that can easily be integrated into any
classroom. For any educator who is tentative about trying them out, it will
take some time to learn the ins and outs of each tool. However, it will get
easier over time! http://www.YouTube.com
has excellent tutorials on almost any tool and any problem you might encounter.
Check out this video about “Becoming A Connected Educator.”
Although
my Baker course has come to an end. My journey as a Connected Educator will
continue on. I look forward to sharing more tips/tricks/tools with you!
-
Mrs.
Adkins
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