2. Controlling the flow
Push vs. Pull
Curating
Peeking in
Using the cloud
photo by Vincent van der Pas: http://www.flickr.
com/photos/archetypefotografie/3629047091/
3. Push vs. Pull: Google Reader
Bringing information to you
Ability to save, share
Easy to use
4. Let's Try It!
Go to google.com/reader
Create account or use existing gmail account
Two ways to subscribe
"Add a subscription" button
"RSS Feed" buttons on web sites
Now things come to you (pushed) rather than you having to
find them
5. Curating
Finding credible sources that collect tools (someone else's
curation)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://www.hackeducation.com
http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/
Organizing what you have (your own curation)
Folders/tags
Search
Recommendations/play
6. Peeking In
Easy to glance at
headlines and
excerpts
Star to save for later
Not like e-mail--you
don't *have* to read
everything
Mark all as read is
your friend
photo by apdk: http://www.flickr.
com/photos/62337512@N00/3462994716/
7. The cloud:
Google Docs
Word Processing,
Spreadsheets,
Presentations, Drawings,
Forms
Work at the office, work at
home. No uploading
required.
Save as pdfs, Microsoft
Word format, plain text,
PowerPoint, etc.
Or upload anything--
movie files, pictures, etc.
Collaborate on projects picture by kevindooley:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2511369048/
with colleagues
8. Let's try it
From Reader, click on Documents (top left of page)
Click "Create New"-->Document
Works just like Word (mostly)
Saves revision history
Ability to share with colleagues
Ability to comment
Save in multiple formats
9. Google Docs & Students
Peer editing via Share feature
Group projects--easy collaboration
simultaneous editing
chat
discussions
Teacher comments
Can see revision history
Surveys via forms (student- or teacher-created)
And more . . .
