Going Google: Powerful Tools for 21st Century Learning / Edition 2

by Jared Covili

Overview

Unique ideas for authentic, 21^st-century learning!

Use this easy-access guide to discover exactly how and why Google’s latest internet tools can help prepare your students for the modern workplace! Quickly scan for detailed guidance and learn:

• Which tools help you meet 21st century learning skills and the new ISTE Standards for Students of Google Classroom, Google Drive, Google Earth, You Tube, and more
• 5 major points to consider before using each tool

Includes a handy glossary of tech terms, a new companion website, teacher vignettes, screen casts, project tutorials, and classroom management tips.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506325286
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/13/2016
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Learn more about Jared Covili's PD offerings

Jared Covili is a professional development trainer at the Utah Education Network (UEN) in Salt Lake City. Jared specializes in teaching strategies for classroom integration of technology such as social media tools, geospatial learning, and digital devices. Jared received his bachelor’s degree in English and his master’s degree in Instructional Design and Educational Technology from the University of Utah. His background includes four years as a secondary Language Arts teacher. Besides his work at UEN, Jared is involved with the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology (UCET) and served as president of the organization for 2011–2012. Jared also works as an adjunct faculty member in the College of Education at the University of Utah, where he teaches technology integration classes to undergraduate students. In addition to Going Google, Jared is also the author of Classroom in the Cloud: Innovative Strategies for Higher Level Learning from Corwin Press.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION
PART I. COMMUNICATING AND COLLABORATING
Chapter 1. Google Drive
Chapter 2. Google Calendar
Chapter 3. Gmail
Chapter 4. Google Sites
Chapter 5. Blogger
Chapter 6. Google Hangouts
Chapter 7. Google Classroom
Chapter 8. Google Voice
PART II. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
Chapter 9. Google Earth
Chapter 10. Google Photos
Chapter 11. You Tube
PART III. CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Chapter 12. Google as a Searching Tool and Advanced Search
Chapter 13. Google Custom Search
Chapter 14. Google Chrome
Chapter 15. Google Alerts
Chapter 16. Google Translate
Chapter 17. Google Keep
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
INDEX

Editorial Reviews

"Jared Covili does an excellent job diving into the intricacies of Google so everyone can get the most out of the suite of apps. If you are not 'Going Google,' you might as well just 'Ask Jeeves' for support. "

Nick Provenzano

"There are few companies that have had a greater effect on education than Google. Google provides educators and learners many collaborative tools for curation, communication, and creation. These can be daunting to educators struggling to maintain relevance in an ever-evolving environment of teaching and learning. Jared Covili has created a work that provides simple instructions with authentic examples, lesson plans, and teacher-expert perspectives for each Google tool to help the reader navigate what could otherwise be an overwhelming sea of information. This is the ultimate Google Tool companion piece for Educator Relevance. "

Tom Whitby

"I am not a techie. I am an educator who loves what technology can do to enhance learning for students, but I sometimes feel a bit overwhelmed by the constant creation of new apps, the modifications of existing software, and the abundance of specialized information about how to use the constantly evolving resources available to teachers. I tend to feel one step behind in moving forward in the 21st century. However, help has arrived! Jared Covili’s well-written, clearly illustrated, logically laid out book, Going Google: Powerful Tools for 21st Century Learning, is a bonanza of needed answers to questions I didn’t even realize I had. Not only does he fully describe the variety of free Google tools offered for classrooms, he gives important details, shares valuable tips, and explains how they can be incorporated into the curriculum. First and foremost an educator, Covili focuses on usefulness and curriculum integration with each Google tool, and he offers several classroom projects as examples. His book sparked a new excitement in me to start making better use of these 21st Century tools. If I were an administrator, I would buy a copy for every one of my teachers. "

Debbie Silver

"Google's presence in our nation's schools is a big one and is only going to increase. Jared Covili has put together an excellent guide—useful for those who are tech savvy and those who are not—for how teachers and students can use these tools for teaching and learning. "

Larry Ferlazzo

This book immediately gets the savvy teacher-educator to begin identifying, exploring, planning, playing and making invaluable and challenging connections that will redefine the curricula experiences of students, teachers, and parents.

Rose Cherie Reissman Literacy Consultant/Teacher Educator

Going Google provides practical directions with appropriate screen shots that show readers exactly how to use the tools.

Joan Irwin

This book is one of the most invaluable publications for teachers today. The author has taken a totally free resource and developed an excellent reference tool which every educator should utilize.

Karen Canfield

Any educator who wants to be blown away with possibilities on how Google can support 21st Century learning should get this book!

Sara Stewart

Going Google is a must-have for the emerging technology teacher. It addresses the applications students are using in today’s classroom and provides real, authentic ways to effectively emplys these tools to engage the leaders of tomorrow.

Avis Canty

This is a GREAT book. It addresses a critical issue: how to incorporate technology into our regular classrooms, in a clean and easy style that is very accessible even to educators who are less tech-savvy!

Rick Yee

This book is an invaluable resource for a teacher who wants to incorporate more technology in the classroom by utilizing tools that he/she already has available.

James E. Anderson

This book immediately gets the savvy teacher-educator to begin identifying, exploring, planning, playing and making invaluable and challenging connections that will redefine the curricula experiences of students, teachers, and parents.

Literacy Consultant/Teacher Educator - Rose Cherie Reissman