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= Welcome to //Education Tech Integration// using Google Tools! =

According to ISTE, "Effective teachers model and apply the NETS (National Education Technology Standards) as they design, implement, and assess learning experiences to engage students and improve learning; enrich professional practice; and provide positive models for students, colleagues, and  the community."


 * ~ NETS Standard #1. Creativity and Innovation ||~  ||~ NETS Standard #2. Communication and Collaboration ||
 * * Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct

knowledge, and develop innovative products and

processes using technology. ||  || * Students use digital media and environments to  communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Link to ISTE's NETS for Students & Educators ||

= 1. GOOGLE FORMS =
 * 1) ==Fill out the COMS 115 Survey (link has been emailed to you) ==
 * 2) ==View results ==
 * 3) ==Create your own survey, then add link to Google Shared Spreadsheet. From the spreadsheet, Click on the Form Tab, choose "go to live form", then copy/paste the address from live form to spreadsheet below. ==

= 2. GOOGLE SHARED DOCUMENTS (Google Drive) =
 * 1) == Paste the link to your Survey in this Shared Spreadsheet ==
 * 2) == Click on several other of your peers' survey links to complete their surveys ==

Intro to Google Drive (Shared Spreadsheet)

= 3. GOOGLE COLLABORATIVE MAPS = > > > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid= > > 209232751243911550255.0004d45c92f02d522d429 >
 * 1) == Go to the Bucket List Collaborative Map and add at least one place you want to visit. ==
 * 2) == Add a Placemark, Title, and tell us why you want to visit this place. ==
 * 3) == Customize the Placemark, and add a picture. ==

Collaborative Map "Bucket List" @https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=ol Creative Commons Images @ Flickr.com: @http://www.flickr.com/commons/ Creative Commong Images @ Wikimedia: @http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page =

= = 4. GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH & GOOGLE LIT TRIPS = > GOOGLE: @https://www.google.com/ Google Lit Trips: @http://googlelittrips.org/
 * 1) == Find, Download and Open a Google Earth File that you might use in the classroom ==

= 5. CREATIVITY SITES =

@http://edu.glogster.com/ @http://www.wordle.net/