Every school year I proclaim myself to be the "Spiffy Google Queen"...secretly I know the kids love it when I do this, as I do it with much flourish and hand waving-around. But recently, I was "owned" my one of my 2nd graders.
Jake...the True Google King
Every year, I seem to have one or two students who shine with "googliness" and this year that student is Jake. Jake VERY quickly became a Tech-X-Pert in my 2nd/3rd grade class. He would go home and make all kinds of Googly stuff and share it with me. I would get emails at 9:00pm and it would be him sharing something with me. A Google Drawing, Google doc and many, many Google slide presentations.
In the beginning, he loved to make Google forms for his friends. I was thoroughly impressed with that! Then one evening, he shared a Google Site with me. Yes, a Google SITE! I thought to myself, "no way!".
Have you ever tried to make a Google Site before? Holy cow! Even I (the self-proclaimed "Google Queen") found Google Sites tedious, difficult and confusing to say the least!
Have you ever tried to make a Google Site before? Holy cow! Even I (the self-proclaimed "Google Queen") found Google Sites tedious, difficult and confusing to say the least!
New Google Sites
As it turns out, Google completely re-vamped sites! It is SO simple to use now! Here is a video of Jake talking us through how to get started with Google Sites. It's a bit blurry, but since he's a 2nd grader showing off his "Googliness", I think you all will forgive me.
I LOVE making Google Sites now and I owe it all to Jake! So, thanks Jake...you truly are the "Google King" in my book!