Collaborating+in+Web+2.0+Style

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 * Brenda Conway**, //Spotsylvania County Schools ITRT//
 * bconway@scs.k12.va.us


 * Angel Bonham**, //Spotsylvania County Schools ITRT//
 * abonham@scs.k12.va.us

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// Build a collaborative, project based, student centered, 24/7/365, inquiry based and interdisciplinary classroom through GOOGLE without needing to load software! When students work together, they learn from each other. Web 2.0 tools such as Google Docs, Google Presentation, Google Maps and Google Groups allow students to work collaboratively extending their learning outside of the classroom 24/7. Online collaboration tools align students's social experiences such as texting, MySpace, Facebook activities to classroom learning goals. Online collaboration using Web2.0 tools  //
 * Provide students with a venue that allows them to practice community building skills
 * levels the playing field for shy and reluctant learners
 * allows for more creative student participation
 * minimizes social pressures of the classroom for more creative thinking and expression

  Google isn't just a search engine anymore!!

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**Use screen shots from Google Earth to create SMARTBoard activities !**
= = =[|With Google Earth] the world is at your fingertips!= =[|Click for the tour]= =[|Earthquakes] around the World = =[|Google Earth Lessons for Educators]= =[|Quia and Google Earth!]= =[|Google Earth in the Classroom.pdf]= [|The BEST Resource for Google Earth Designing]: These webpages are created by Richard Treves, a professor in UK. These are the best tutorials I have found to demonstrate educational applications of Google Earth using videos.



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== 1. Go to the [|GOOGLE DOCS Homepage] and set up an account. ==

4. All this collaboration without needing the software!
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Sync Google Calendar with:

 * **[|Outlook]** (for use with most mobile phones) //$$ requires program purchase $$ //
 * **[|GroupWise] //$$ requires program purchase $$// **

=[|Tips for Google Calendar]=

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=[|Google for Educators]=
 * Tools for your classroom
 * Classroom activities
 * Classroom posters
 * Google Teacher Academy
 * Teacher Community

== =[|Create a Greeting]= = [|Edit a Google Map]= =[|Explore a Neighborhood]= =[|101 Things to Do with Google Maps]= =[|Google Maps Mania] a website for tracking Google Maps updates, tools and activities.=


 * Google Maps**: go to traffic/ type in your county schools and check out the comments that have been posted about different schools. Students are uploading videos through YouTube and connecting them to Google Maps.

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=[|Other Google Products]=

//Lots to do! Take a look . . .//
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