Keeping up with Google

Google is a fabulous place for educators to access free, useful tools for teaching. From Docs to Earth, Blogger to Picassa, there are a ton of applications that I encourage teachers to use. I think that Google has been one of our most popular training topics from this past school year. However, one thing about Google can be a bit frustrating: they make great improvements, but don't always announce them. So here are some ways that you can keep up with Google.

Follow these blogs:
Google Apps Update Alerts
Google LatLong
Google Today

The best way to get good timely content is to follow blogs. Use an app like Google Reader to subscribe to your favorite blogs. That way, they'll send you information when it's released instead of causing you to go out and look.

Follow these Twitter feeds:
@googlenews - breaking news from Google
@google - news and updates
@googlechrome - all about Chrome
@googleatwork - info on how people are using Google

Wait, you haven't created a Twitter account yet? Then you need to. Twitter is one of the best ways to get current, relevant information about your teaching profession. It's not just for the Kardashians anymore!