tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940778351671384175.post2958088649834484563..comments2017-10-23T13:29:40.303-05:00Comments on Alice Hartel's Blog: Will Google Rule the World?Alice Hartelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17250865601911913255noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940778351671384175.post-78587801214954969672010-02-22T22:36:07.176-06:002010-02-22T22:36:07.176-06:00Google continues to impress me. Part of the reaso...Google continues to impress me. Part of the reason that they are so successful is that their employees believe in the company. That pushes them to make it bigger and better whenever possible.<br /><br />When I first saw the demonstration of the Google apps, I thought, cool...I don't need Word on my computer anymore and I can save it on the Internet. Wow, it is so much more than that. <br /><br />I agree that this software encourages more accountability in group work, but what about the activities that were not even possible before these apps. One teacher in my building uses Google Docs to collaborate with a class in another town. They wrote a book together in groups. The teachers guided the lessons by giving each group a doc to work on with pictures on each page and had them use Skype to brainstorm what each picture was about. then as a group with students from 2 different classes, they wrote the story. <br /><br />This was not possible before these types of applications. <br /><br />I am curious how others have used Google Docs. Any ideas out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940778351671384175.post-13018832340885417082010-02-21T15:14:52.142-06:002010-02-21T15:14:52.142-06:00But seriously, Folks.
Google has amazing applica...But seriously, Folks. <br /><br />Google has amazing applications. I like how you talked about all the excuses that google apps negates. Of course, there are still people who don't have access at home. That's the biggest argument against google apps for projects. But that is becoming less of an issue each year.<br /><br />Google Earth is now google sky (planetarium software), google mars, and google moon. The things you can do with that suite is amazing. I don't even use mapquest when looking for a place. I put it in Google Earth so I can see landmarks and other visual clues for a trip.<br /><br />Someone else did a web 2.0 post and said something about Google Earth not technically being a web 2.0 application. But I disagree. The app is just the user interface. Within it, you can do all the things that make a web 2.0 site a web 2.o site: add photos, descriptions, links, and more. Google Earth is really just a specialized web browser in that sense.<br /><br />You're right, Alice. There is something, or more than one something, for everyone at google.Matt Grangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983403132446069986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940778351671384175.post-18710202575324214412010-02-21T15:04:04.974-06:002010-02-21T15:04:04.974-06:00Yes.Yes.Matt Grangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983403132446069986noreply@blogger.com