Googleform, Googleearth, Wordle and Gliffy

The tools we learned about today seem to be very useful. One tool presented to us was googleforms which can be used for invitations, surveys, quizzes, or even essay assignments. I thought the invitation can be used for many celebrations both personal and school related. This is a great way to inform parents whom you communicate with through email. The survey like our presenter mentioned can be used to get feedback from parents of what they thought about the year and what things could be modified. For Googleearth I got many great ideas of what it could be used for like socialstudies. In prek we can talk about the community and how it looks, we have a whole theme about community so this would be a great way to show students how the police department building looks like. We can also show them the fire department building and comparisons to other buildings in other states. It is a very useful tool for all grade levels. A third tool we learned about is Wordle this can be used to brainstorm different topics and it organizes it in a creative way. This in my opinion can also be used for any grade level. A forth tool we learned about was gliffy can be used for language arts to brainstorm different topics as well. It is like a web that can be used using technology instead of using paper. It has many functions to it that can be added to add more information on the topic being researched. All of these are great tools that can be used both in school or for our personal use.