How to sign up for a google account using your own email

DIgital Learning Day Feb 2, 2012

Technology rich classrooms at Timberlane regional Middle School and High School celebrated just another day of engagging their students in lessons that are supported by technology.

Language Arts and emerging technologies

Thinkfinity: reading and Language arts Winter activities
Some activities for students to explore during the winter months.
One way of staying connected to what other writing teachers are doing is to join the
RealWritingTeachers group. To join, you have to set up a yahoo account. Then you can join the group

Another great teaching site is The Learning Network from The New York Times Learning network.. There are daily and weekly lessons for your literacy class.

You will find a lesson, a word of the day, student opinion polls, historic headlines, and, a test yourself.

Audioboo-Great Podcasting Tool

Audioboo is a great alternative to audacity. It is considered a web 2.0 tool and it is free.
Do you have lessons that you want to podcast (which means to audio tape yourself) ?
Do you want student to show you what they have learned auditoraly?
The following video will take you theough setting up an account and making your own Audioboo.
You can connect your Audioboo to iTunes, a blog, a wiki, or as an RSS feed.
If you have a smart phone there is an app for this.
A great tool and easy to use.

http://teachertrainingvideoscom.createsend5.com/t/j/l/chyfy/ddituur/z/

Google for Educators Resource by Educational Technology Guy

Google for Educators Resource Handout

PRESENTATION: http://goo.gl/eb3Kz

Why and How to Use Google in Education:

1. Free (or really cheap for Apps for Education compared to Microsoft) and less IT support needed. Also runs better on older computers. I recommend using Chrome browser too.
2. Easy to use - students and teachers probably use some of it already
3. All work together - all the apps work together and have similar menus and functions
4. Cloud based - backed up on Google’s servers, accessible from any computer and mobile device, runs fast, no lost flash drives or corrupted drives.
5. If you need to do it, there is probably a Google app for it.
6. Engage your students with Google+, Google Earth, classroom sites and blogs.
7. Have your students create new projects with a blog or site, Sketchup, Docs etc.
8. Keep informed and connected with Google+, Google Reader, and Google News
9. Search more efficiently with Scholar, Safesearch, and other custom searches.
10. Get organized with bookmarks, iGoogle, Calendar, Tasks and more.
11. Connect and Communicate with students, parents, and colleagues using Gmail and Google+.
12. Google+ Circles make it easy to sort who you share what with
13. Google+ Hangouts can be used for collaboration or study groups.
14. Collaborate on projects at same time using Docs (student projects, collaborative lesson plans, meeting notes and projects)
15. Chromebooks (Chrome OS) are great option for schools - no software or data on device, simple setup, multiple user accounts, automatic update, superfast boot time,
16. Docs eliminates need for flash drives, emailing versions, software issues (cloud stored, work collaboratively, export variety of formats, share online)
17. Google Voice - communicate with parents, email of messages, and more
18. Google Translate - translate work or memo’s for ELL students and parents. Mobile apps will translate spoken word too.
19. Docs can be used to store any file - free online file storage is a great thing.
20. There is a huge amount of resources from Google on using their apps in education.
21. There is a huge amount of resources, tips, ideas, and lessons for using Google’s apps in education from educators.
22. Use Sketchup to create 3D models for class, of classrooms and schools for remodeling, and more.
23. Upload, edit and share pictures with Picasa and Piknik
24. Shorten URLs with goo.gl and then track the useage of the shortened url.

Google Apps and Resources:

Google for Educators Homepage: http://www.google.com/educators/index.html

Google Applications List: http://www.google.com/options/ Every app we talked about is here.

Google for Educators- Resources for using Google in School: http://goo.gl/4rEZd

Google Tools to Support Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy http://kathyschrock.net/googleblooms/

Google A-Z - Literally, all Google resources - http://goo.gl/mp993

Google Apps for Education - Guide to Going Google: http://goo.gl/00IJs

Google Tools for Schools - http://goo.gl/rzzsk

Google Apps for Education from ISTE11: http://iste2011.googleapps.com/

Google Apps in the Classrooom (from Google): http://bit.ly/hby9jO

Google Documents Backup: GDocBackup http://gs.fhtino.it.gdocbackup

Google Documents Resources: http://sites.google.com/site/cuegli/events/2009-10-15/docs

Google Docs in the Classroom: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcdn7mjg_72nh25vq

Google Docs templates: http://docs.google.com/templates

10 Ways to Use Google Plus in the Classroom: http://goo.gl/1fqOM

100+ Google Tricks for Teachers - http://www.teachhub.com/100-google-tricks-teachers

Great Google Resource: Google Tutor: http://www.googletutor.com

Google New Products and Annoucements: http://www.google.com/newproducts/

Other Free Resources:

Twitter! - connect with other educators - http://goo.gl/6gaIy (in addition to Google+)

Evernote - free, note taking, web clips, and organization: http://goo.gl/OPHf1

Sugarsync - free (5GB) file sync and backup: http://goo.gl/E6MXI

DropBox - free (5GB) file sync and backup: http://goo.gl/cwPA

25 Free Resources from Discovery Education

1. New Teacher Survival Central - http://www.discoveryeducation.com/survival/index.cfm

2. Curiosity - explore and learn a variety of topics - http://curiosity.discovery.com/

3. Clip Art Gallery - free clip art - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/?pID=clipart

4. Energy Balance 101 - get and keep students healthy - http://energybalance101.com/

5. The Road Ahead - energy lessons and resources - http://generalmotors.discoveryeducation.com/

6. Ready Classroom - emergency prep - http://readyclassroom.discoveryeducation.com/#/map

7. Web 20.11 - web 2.0 and tech tools for teachers - http://web2011.discoveryeducation.com/

8. Seimans Science Day - science activities, lessons, resources - http://siemensscienceday.discoveryeducation.com/

9. Turfmutt - environmental lessons and resources - http://turfmutt.discoveryeducation.com/homepage.cfm

10. Toyota Teen Driver - driver safety and simulation - http://toyotateendriver.discoveryeducation.com/

11. Discovery Educator Blog Network - http://goo.gl/VV7tv

12. Seimens STEM Academy - STEM Resources and lessons - http://goo.gl/9B9aJ

13. Discovery News - daily news and lesson resources - http://news.discovery.com/

14. Discovery School’s Lesson Planner - resources and lesson plan creator - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachingtools/lessonplanner/index.html

15. Head Rush - science resources, video clips and show - http://goo.gl/C3joV
16. Science Fair Central - science fair tips and resources - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/

17. Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators - lots of great stuff - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/

18. Science of Everyday Life - http://www.scienceofeverydaylife.com/

19. Puzzle Maker - create your own puzzles for class - http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/

20. Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge - http://siemens.discoveryeducation.com/

21. Parent Resources - http://www.discoveryeducation.com/parents/index.cfm

22. Explore the Blue - lessons about water for all subjects - http://exploretheblue.discoveryeducation.com/

23. NASA at 50 - great resources about NASA and science - http://www.discoveryeducation.com/NASAat50/

24. WebMath - math resources and help - http://webmath.com/

25. Free Student Resources - homework help and more - http://www.discoveryeducation.com/students/index.cfm

list from the the educational Technology Guy
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/25-free-resources-from-discovery.html

you have the power

"You cannot teach anybody anything. You can only help them discover it within themselves." ~~ Galileo