Google apps for Education and Cloud Computing
Google apps can be very useful for everybody. Now I want to speak about three apps which were unfamiliar for me and due to our course " New technologies" I have learned about them and I'm going to use them very often.
The fist app that I was unfamiliar is Google picasa, which is a free software download that enables people to find, edit and share all the pictures on one's personal computer. Picasa also offers the Web Albums feature, which enables you to easily upload photos from your computer to the web for sharing with others. For using this incredible app, one should download it to his/her computer so that to use it. Once downloaded, Picasa automatically locates all the pictures on the computer and sorts them into visual albums organized by date. As for me I have already downloaded picasa in my computer and I'm happy to use it as I have made my pictures of higher quality and have fixed the problems connected with pics. I have also made a movie with my pictures and uploaded music. This process makes me love Google apps and use them as often as possible.
The second app that I have learned about is Google maps. Frankly speaking I have known about this app, but I have never used it and even haven't known how to use it. Google apps can help people not only find driving directions but also study the area you are visiting through a variety of maps. As an EFL teacher I find this app very useful for the learners. I'll give my students task to find their district where they live or their favorite cafe or cinema house thus making them learn about this app at the same time completing entertaining task. I'm sure that young learners will be glad to use computers learning something as it makes learning a lot more interactive.
The third app that I want to talk about is Google book search. Google Book Search is a great way to find new books. One can browse through specific categories, type in keywords, or search for particular titles. Google Book search can be very helpful for any kinds of students to find the particular book they need and do not pay for it.Of course Google Book Search also lets you buy any book online. Though the full texts of some copyright books are not available, yet the books in the public domain are entirely available. If one has found the book he/she was looking for, he can create his own library and add any book to that library by clicking "Add to my library" button.
To my mind Google Book Search can be very useful for everybody, it can make your lessons more effective and more convenient.
The fist app that I was unfamiliar is Google picasa, which is a free software download that enables people to find, edit and share all the pictures on one's personal computer. Picasa also offers the Web Albums feature, which enables you to easily upload photos from your computer to the web for sharing with others. For using this incredible app, one should download it to his/her computer so that to use it. Once downloaded, Picasa automatically locates all the pictures on the computer and sorts them into visual albums organized by date. As for me I have already downloaded picasa in my computer and I'm happy to use it as I have made my pictures of higher quality and have fixed the problems connected with pics. I have also made a movie with my pictures and uploaded music. This process makes me love Google apps and use them as often as possible.
The second app that I have learned about is Google maps. Frankly speaking I have known about this app, but I have never used it and even haven't known how to use it. Google apps can help people not only find driving directions but also study the area you are visiting through a variety of maps. As an EFL teacher I find this app very useful for the learners. I'll give my students task to find their district where they live or their favorite cafe or cinema house thus making them learn about this app at the same time completing entertaining task. I'm sure that young learners will be glad to use computers learning something as it makes learning a lot more interactive.
The third app that I want to talk about is Google book search. Google Book Search is a great way to find new books. One can browse through specific categories, type in keywords, or search for particular titles. Google Book search can be very helpful for any kinds of students to find the particular book they need and do not pay for it.Of course Google Book Search also lets you buy any book online. Though the full texts of some copyright books are not available, yet the books in the public domain are entirely available. If one has found the book he/she was looking for, he can create his own library and add any book to that library by clicking "Add to my library" button.
To my mind Google Book Search can be very useful for everybody, it can make your lessons more effective and more convenient.
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