Google Groups

This particular assignment was on creating a group in which students can discuss and post information. I thought it was quite neat because you could choose who you wanted to allow into your group and who you did not. Also, you can moderate the chats and limit basically whatever you would like. The people that were in the groups had to post five websites that would be helpful to teachers. I think that this is a great idea because you can always add or take away various opinions, websites, or materials. Also when we get into the teaching field, we can go back and look at these websites to help us with teaching. Since each person added five websites, there are numerous ones to choose from to use in the classroom. Also we had to post a question for the other students to answer and that helped inform me of all the topics throughout the chapter. Once you finished posting the answers to the other students’ questions, we had a better overall understanding. I think that the Google groups can be a very successful tool in the work place if used correctly. You can communicate with others effectively and conduct meetings, conferences, etc. People from different areas can log on and share information with each other. The NETS that best follows this lesson is standard number two, which is communication and collaboration. It fits this standard because as future teachers we are working together to promote better classroom planning. We are giving information that helps make subject material easier for the students to understand.

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