This is a top ten list of helpful tools to assist educators on a daily basis.

2. #10 Google Earth
 I use this all the time for my Science and
Social Studies lessons.
 This is a great tool for any teacher to use.
 It gives great satellite images on this site.
 My students love navigating through this site

3. #9 Google Groups: Projects
 Google states “you can set up your very own place
to communicate and collaborate, safely and
securely, with others online.”
 This would be great for those take home projects for
my students.
 This would allow parents to collaborate with me in
completing projects or assignments.
 There is also a link for educators to collaborate, this
would be great for out of school conversations and
meetings.

4. #8 Google Books
 I loved this one! We can search for any book we like.
 This would help for finding full text books for your
classroom.
 Also, this would provide books for research or other
information to an educator.
 Special education teachers and teachers could also
benefit from this to find helpful books on disabilities.

5. #7 Google News
 Newspapers are of the past now. (I still like holding
one though )
 Google news allows you to keep up with current
events, weather, and news.
 This would also be great to teach my students
different categories of news. For example:
Entertainment, Weather, Local, etc.

6. #6 Google Images
 I absolutely loved this one!
 I use this all the time to show my students pictures
of real objects.
 This allows you to copy images of your choice into
your lessons or presentations.
 Millions of images to chose from!!!!! Literally!

7. #5 Google Scholar
 I use this one very often for my college course work.
 I can use this to search different styles of teaching.
 I can use this to search the latest and greatest
research on Special Education topics
 I also enjoy reading research!

8. #4 Bookmark manager
 This is a great way for me to have all those
bookmarks of favorite websites I use in my teaching.
 I am always taking too much time to find a site.
 This would allow me to access those websites
quickly while keeping instruction moving.

9. #3 Google Calendar
 My building uses this for all our meetings and
events.
 This is a great way to keep up with all those
important dates and times.
 Great tool for scheduling IEP meeting with all parties
involved in your building.
 This helps with no overlap in meetings and
miscommunication, which can be a headache!

10. #2 Consolidate Email
Accounts
 This is wonderful! I love being able to access all of
my accounts.
 Takes less time than trying to access accounts
individually.
 Never put off checking your emails with this handy
tool.

11. #1 is…CHROME PASS
 Throw away all those cluttered pieces of paper that
have your passwords on them for anyone to see!
 Make an organized list of all your passwords
 I will never forget another password!
 I will never be denied access to any site again!
 EVERYONE NEEDS THIS! I am going to tell everyone
about it. I always hear teachers complaining about
another password to remember.
 No more worries!