Google is such an amazing resource, especially for teachers. I chose to use the Google Calendar and the Google Translate. I had previously talked about Google Calendar in my Thing 6 because it is what I chose for my emerging resource for Web 2.0 tools. I love Google Calendar because it is such an easy way to stay organized. I created a calendar previously, https://www.google.com/calendar/render?pli=1, and I was able to separate my different tasks by color such as birthdays, holidays, and appointments. This is awesome for teachers because there is so much work to do, it just makes organization that much easier.
The other tool I chose was Google Translate. I have played with this before and I love using it. I took French class in high school and I won't lie when I say that I have forgotten a lot of it. It is nice to be able to type whatever it was I wanted to know in French and be able to refresh myself on how it should be said. My link to this website is http://translate.google.com/#en|fr|Do%20you%20speak%20French%3F%0AWhat%20is%20your%20favorite%20color%3F%0AI%20love%20you.%0AI'm%20hungry.%0AI%20am%20a%20female%20American. I wrote down a few things in English that I wished to know in France and they are written down if any of you would like to view it. Google Translate can also be useful in the classroom. Whether you are a foreign language teacher or you are teaching first graders how to count in Spanish, this tool can be used to aid you in that aspect.
I love using Google and I think that it is great that all of these tools are free to the public. "Googling" things really is what the world has come to and that is definitely not a bad thing.
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