Okay, so maybe Google isn't the real-world version of Skynet, but it's pretty amazing. Through Google, an educator has dozens of tools at his or her fingertips.
Google Forms allows the user to collect and organize information through tailor-made surveys, invitations, sign-up sheets, and much more. If an educator wanted to know exactly what his or her students retained from the class, for example, said educator could create a Google Forms survey so that the students could answer anonymously and, as a result, truthfully.
Here is an example of a survey using Google Forms: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1e8EH1dkmB3hIDcc2PlhLYJiH-W5HfoSuTmhUsrgQ-uk/edit
Twitter Curator allows educators to gather tweets about current events and share them in the classroom. Want to discuss the upcoming summit between the United States and North Korea? See what politicians, including our tweet-crazed president, think about the topic, collect them into a document, and share them with your students.
Finally, Revision History is a simple yet very useful feature of Google Drive. You're typing a paper, and the recent revisions you have made are not working for you anymore. If you're typing the document in Google, it's no problem. Simply open the document, click "File", click "Version History", and then click "See Version History". This allows one to edit earlier versions of a document. Sometimes the simplest tools are the best. Click HERE for more information on Google Revision History.
Get connected. Be connected. Stay connected. Unlike Skynet, Google won't develop a mind of its own and focus its intention on the annihilation of the human race (we hope, at least), but it is an effective way to get access to tools that make educating enjoyable and relevant.
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