Google+Apps

There are many different kinds of Google Applications (Apps). These apps are helpful because everything you do, is saved online, so you will have it with you wherever you have an internet connection. Three of my favorite Google apps to use are Google Docs, Google Earth and Google Forms.

Google Docs (Document) This is an online word processor that you can use to type papers and complete other word documents. Again it is helpful because everything you do on Google Docs saves automatically every few seconds and is saved online. It is also great for group projects because you can link the document with other people and all of you can edit the document and it will update on everyone's screen. The only thing you need to do to use Google Docs is to sign up for a free gmail account. Below is a link to a Google Docs Demo [|Google Docs].

Google Forms This is another Google App that is found under the Google Docs toolbar. In this application, you can create many different kinds of forms from online survey forms to customer contact information. It is an easy form to use with built-in reporting which means that it organizes your collected data for you. Below is a link to a Google Forms Demo [|Google Forms]

Google Earth This is another Google App, and is probably one of my favorites. Google Earth gives you satellite images of pretty much any destination you want to see. It can also give you "street view" photos of particular places which shows houses on the street, restaurants and even tourist destinations. Google Earth also gives a lot of information about destinations like the longitude, latitude coordinates and the weather at that specific time. It is a great tool to just play with but is also very useful in a classroom setting. Google Earth is free to use, all you must do is download it to your desktop. Below is the Google Earth information page. [|Google Earth]

Below is a lesson plan two of my classmates and I created using Google Earth.