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Testimonies from Teachers
Colette Cassinelli, high school computer teacher in Beaverton, Oregon (Google Certified Teacher) In my attempt to avoid sitting through days and days of PowerPoint presentations in my high school computer classes (and boring the students in the process), I decided to upload each of my students Online Safety PowerPoint's to a Google account and the class joined the presentation. One student talked aloud while everyone listened and chatted about the presentation. The students asked questions in the chat, added their own information and followed along in the presentation. For the first time I can EVER remember as a teacher - 100% of the students were engaged in the presentation and participated in the chat. The students were enthusiastic and offered insightful and appropriate comments. The students liked being able to add their input without interrupting the presentation. I will definitely use Google shared presentations again.

Carol LaRow, language arts teacher in Niskayuna, New York (Google Certified Teacher, Apple Distinguished Educator, and Smithsonian Laureate) I am a language arts teacher in Niskayuna, New York and have done interdisciplinary projects with my students for several years. I began a website called [|Google Historical Voyages and Events] which invites schools all over the World to submit projects done by teachers and students. The site is dedicated to famous explorers, historical events that shaped the World, and local histories.The goal of the site is to post projects that use clusters of Google tools, encourage peer-to-peer learning, foster global awareness, and have students "meet" other students from around the World. I'm using a Google Docs form to collect information from schools that want to join the project. The web form asks for basic information such as project title, contact information, and school name and location. Forms allows teachers to join the project without having to email me. They fill out the online form and click "Submit." Forms alerts me when someone has submitted information and summarizes all the information in a spreadsheet that I can view on my computer. I can also make the results available to other teachers.