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For this exercise I chose to explore and create a Google calendar and Google alert. All of the tools for use in this activity offer a degree of application for educators. The calendar tool is always something that can be utilized as a schedule keeper, or to track assignment deadlines, etc. The alert function is an advanced means to receive updated feeds about literally anything you want. I chose to have my alerts sent as an RSS feed to my Google reader account. However, the option of sending them to a particular email address is available. In an educational setting, the calendar would be of particular use provided the school does not mandate using their calendar tool. In addition, the alert feature does not seem to be of value for the classroom. To me, this feature is more for personalized preferences such as sports, news, or happenings geared towards those things that interest the user. I also tried the Google translator tool and found it fun and extremely easy to use. You simply type in what you want, then hit the translate button and it is retyped into the new language. This is a tool that can come in handy for quick translations in the classroom.
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