Learning and Leading - November 2009

Google Apps

Education Community

Google is reaching out to educators to provide tools for Internet searching, collaboration, and classroom activities at its new site designed specifically for teachers. The site offers video tutorials on using Google

Apps, lets users vote on their favorite apps for education, provides a forum where educators can share ideas and get advice, and contains a list of educators from around the world who are using Google

Apps. The site was unveiled at

NECC 2009 and is growing daily.

The site has links to dozens of lesson plans posted by teachers who use Google Apps in the classroom. You can search by application, subject area, and grade level to pinpoint a particular area.

Also, Google is offering its Message Security free to current and new K– 12 Google Apps Education accounts. Administrators can filter messages based on who they are from, where they are going, or the content they contain.

GOOGLE APPS EDUCATION COMMUNITY: http://edu.googleapps.com

COST: Free

MORE INFO: http://edu.googleapps.com/tutorials-and-tips/necc-presentations

Texas Computer Education Association

Did you get the message?

TCEA is a leader in innovative educational technology!

Join us at TCEA 2010, the largest ed tech convention in the Southwest,

February 8-12, 2010, at the Austin Convention Center in downtown Austin.

Experience Stellar Keynotes

l Christopher Gardner l Erik Wahl l David Kushner l Latest Trends & Hot Topics l Gaming in Education l Second Life for Professional Development l Web 2.0 l Open Source Demonstrations l Interactive Learning l Texas-Sized l 900+ Exhibits l 400 Sessions & Workshops l Interact l Peer to Peer Learning l One-to-One Workshops l Model Classrooms l Bring Your Own Laptop

Maureen Brown Yoder, PhD, is the program director of the Technology in Education online master’s program at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She teaches Emerging Technologies, a course that incorpo- rates innovative technologies in ways that promote imaginative thought and original creations. She is also a former elementary and middle school teacher.