Google for Educators

Three tools on Google for Educators that I might want to use with students in my classroom are Google SketchUp, Google Groups, and the Google Calendar.

I would use the calendar as a tool to keep students updated on due dates for assignments and test dates. I can also post individual due dates if students missed class.

As a high school math teacher, I would want to use Google SketchUp to show visual examples of difficult concepts. I could also have students use the application to show their understanding of concepts.

As for Google Groups, I would be able to set up a group where students could confer with me and with each other while working on assignments. This collaborative tool will be very important for the level of math I will be teaching, because of the difficulty and need to hear things explained multiple ways.

Google Docs could be useful in group projects, but in a math classroom, it would not be used as much as in other classrooms.