I also tried out ZOHO Sheet, which is a spreadsheet. I tried to use equations that I am familiar with from Word and they did not work! I could not find where to look for help! I do not think I will be using the spreadsheet...ever! I really like Microsoft Word and I have tried other programs before and I did not care for them either. I think I will be sticking to Microsoft Word!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Thing #13
The first thing I did when looking at ZOHO Writer was to look for the equation editor. That is the most important thing to me, since I am a math major. The equation editor seems to be okay but I am just not used to it! The equation editor is not the easiest thing to use on Word either. A feature I really like about ZOHO is I can revert the document to an earlier version if I messed up the current version. I have messed up documents on Word and have not been able to fix it but I can actually pick what day/version I want to change it back to.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Thing #12
Thing #12 asked us to explore Google tools. I had no idea when I started the “23 Things” that Google has this much to offer. I set up a Google Calendar and looked at Google Translate. I set up a Picasa but I really did not like it compared to Flickr.
I really like the Google calendar. It was easy to schedule dates and times. The calendar is now embedded in my blog. (At the bottom of the page!!) The directions were really easy to follow; I actually did it on the first try! I think Google Calendar would be very useful for a teacher. If I were to use this in my classroom, I would put homework, project, and test dates on the calendar and share it with the students and their parents. This would also be useful for a principle to require the teachers to use because everyone would always be informed of what is going on and when.
I really think Google Translate is a useful tool for teachers. I did not know that Google even had this feature! (I feel like I have been missing out on something!) The first thing I thought of when investigating this is that some parents and students do not speak English fluently. So, if I have access to Google Translate, I will have a tool to help me communicate effectively with them. Google Translate will translate G-mail, Chat Bot, web pages, and just about anything done through Google. I am also impressed that it can translate 57 languages. Google Translate is also useful for math teachers. Math is a universal language but when I have searched for proofs of difficult math problems, sometimes I have found the words to be in another language. This is extremely frustrating because the math is there but I am unable to read the explanation! So Google Translate would translate it for me!
I really like the Google calendar. It was easy to schedule dates and times. The calendar is now embedded in my blog. (At the bottom of the page!!) The directions were really easy to follow; I actually did it on the first try! I think Google Calendar would be very useful for a teacher. If I were to use this in my classroom, I would put homework, project, and test dates on the calendar and share it with the students and their parents. This would also be useful for a principle to require the teachers to use because everyone would always be informed of what is going on and when.
I really think Google Translate is a useful tool for teachers. I did not know that Google even had this feature! (I feel like I have been missing out on something!) The first thing I thought of when investigating this is that some parents and students do not speak English fluently. So, if I have access to Google Translate, I will have a tool to help me communicate effectively with them. Google Translate will translate G-mail, Chat Bot, web pages, and just about anything done through Google. I am also impressed that it can translate 57 languages. Google Translate is also useful for math teachers. Math is a universal language but when I have searched for proofs of difficult math problems, sometimes I have found the words to be in another language. This is extremely frustrating because the math is there but I am unable to read the explanation! So Google Translate would translate it for me!
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