Anita Foster

The Google Classroom

I have been working hard to create The Google Classroom for the Georgia Educators Technology Conference (GaETC) next week and for the Florida Educators Technology Conference (FETC) in January. I have the site "complete" for the presentations. I say complete because if you know me, I will probably continue to tweak and add things from time to time.

I don't want this to just be for the presentations, I would like for other educators to benefit from the information. So, please feel free to visit www.thegoogleclassroom.com and see what Google has to offer for classroom teachers.

Changes coming to Typepad Compose Features

There are some really great changes coming soon (I say soon because they are not on my compose area as I am typing this) to Typepad when you compose your post. Watch this short video explaining the changes to come! (Thanks DeDee for the link!)

10 Steps to Taking Great Pictures

This was sent to me by one of the teachers at one of my schools (Thanks Brian). Kodak has a great website to use when you are showing your students how to take pictures for a project. 

Customize Your Search Abilities

Google has a way for you to create your own customized search engine. You can create a search engine that will search only sites you want searched. For example, if you put in "stars" in the normal Google search box you would get tons of websites not related to the stars in the sky. However, you can create a search engine that will only search websites of your choice like NASA and other space websites. Your data will return content that is only related to your needs. This is great when you want to teach your students how to search in Google, but are worried about content that is not educational. Check out Google Custom Search for more information and to create your own customized search engine for your classroom.

Check out the information I have gathered for The Google Classroom presentations for GaETC and FETC.

Converting GroupWise Calendar to Google Calendar

Here is a video to show you how easy it is to convert your GroupWise calendar to Google! Just in a matter of minutes you are done! Click on  Download export_gw_cal_to_google_cal.swf   to watch the video.

Reading Strategies

I was recently helping my son with Reading Strategies at home and remembered I had signs and cards that teach illustrate the Reading Strategies. Well, they are packed in my garage and I knew I would never find them. So, I created new ones. I showed them to the ELA Supervisor in Cobb County and she asked for me to put them on her blog. I also included the "Five Fingers to Picking a Just Right Book" to help him also, so please feel free to visit her blog and download the poster (8.5 x 11) or the flashcards or the bookmarks I created!