Google Groups

I found this assignment to be very insightful and useful. I think that having to look up the five pages that cover what we are learning in class is very helpful to my understanding of technology. I now know different applications that can be used when I am creating a discussion form. I know how to link something to a web page, insert images, and use my Google account. I did not really encounter any problems when creating my postings. The only real issue I had was trying to find information that I thought was important or useful for this class. Some things that are found on the Internet are just useless pages and sites that people create to voice their own opinions. So, it did take me a good bit of reading to find pages that I thought were interesting.

Google Documents is probably my favorite application that our accounts have. I like know that I can use it as a storage unit for all of my useful documents. I am even using it for information and images that have nothing to do with this class. I think that if more people knew how to properly use accounts such as Google, they would use them instead of regular emails. I believe that if you are working with older children as in high school and college, that Google Groups would be useful. This could be used to create groups for your different sections on each class. Each class can have their own group and can complete discussions on what they learned throughout each lesson. If I were to teach older students I would definitely use this tool. I plan on teaching Pre-K through 1st grade. I could use Google Groups to post announcements and notices to parents. I could also give brief descriptions on what their children are learning each week. I am not too sure on how I will utilize this application yet, but I am sure I will figure something out in the future.


I am sorry this is a little late! I thought that the Google Groups reflection was supposed to be posted on our group page.