GoogleGroups

           Online social networking, such as GoogleGroups, is a great way for teachers to use in education. Teachers should always make sure that the school approves the use of this material. GoogleGroups is an excellent tool for students. Students can work in group activities together. An example of the students working in groups would be using the doc option in GoogleGroups. Students can write their part of a story or project and once they are finished someone else in the group can continue writing. Googlegroups allows whoever is in your group to see what you are doing on a paper, PowerPoint, website, etc. The owner of their group can allow their settings to let the people they invited to edit material on their page. I think this is a great tool for students to allow them to help each other on a subject, paper, etc. This allows the students to interact with each other and get to know one another.

I think teachers should allow students to use GoogleGroups. It is easy to use and it is free. Teachers and students could benefit through GoogleGroups because it has much materials students and teachers can use. They could use Docs, like Microsoft Word, Slides, which is like PowerPoint, and sheets, which is like Excel. GoogleGroups could also be used by a teacher and could be shared with another teacher. Teachers could add others to their group. This would allow teachers to proof read documents, slides, papers, etc. for one another. This is a great tool to communicate and learn more about students in a classroom setting.

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology, to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. I believe that teachers can use GoogleGroups to express all of these characteristics. Teachers can show their creativity through teaching and learning many things that GoogleGroups has to offer. I think that if teachers used GoogleGroups they would see more learning and creativity through the students. I also believe that a more stable relationship within the students would continue to grow with one another.
 

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