Google Teacher Academy - Check!
Well, I'm back from the Google Teacher Academy in Mountain View, still trying to digest all that
happened. What an experience! Two days of intense learning, together with 61
more educators.
Here's an overview of what happened these days:
Day 2 - Unconference - Arrived at 8:00am. Breakfast. Free
choice hands-on sessions. Lunch. Free choice hands-on sessions. Googleplex
tour. Closing. End of day at 4:30pm.
The days were packed with new information, revolving around
5 major strands:
Visualizing your World, Sharing your World, Collaborating with
the World, Exploring your World, and Searching your World. We got to see and
hear first hand, from the leaders of important projects taking place in Google,
what they are currently working on.
I am very impressed on how much Google has dedicated to
education. There seems to be an educational value into any Google product there
is. Pretty awesome!
I have tons of notes to sort through, much to remember, and
a lot to try out! And to think that we just touched the surface of all the
functionality of the major tools.
Thank you Google for an amazing experience and for the
opportunity to help change the world!
Cheers!
Sounds like you had a fun "unconference". I haven't attended Google's seminar, but hopefully soon. It is great that Google is so committed to education! I am starting my own google keyword website. After reading your review, I look forward to future conferences! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou know, it was all fun, from beginning to end! If you have a chance to attend a GAFE Summit, that's a great place to start. http://www.gafesummit.com/ What a great idea your keyword website is! Good luck!
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