Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Learning About Google Tools

Well, again, lots of new things to learn about this week!! There continues to be so much to learn about and keep up with on the internet. I did look at the Google Tools and was surprised of the number of new products available. I have been using some of the products at home - the IGoogle page, google maps, and the phone service available through google. They have worked out well and the igoogle page is fun to use, although I don't always have time to check everything out that I've put there! I did enjoy learning more about Google Docs. I think  it might be useful to use the Google Documents product at work - when I submit monthly YS meeting notes and need them proofread, etc. I will forward to trying out this product. The Google spreadsheet is pretty easy to use - I set up a simple spreadsheet, and think that it might be useful for addresses, keeping track of some stats, etc. Excel is very powerful, however, and this is the product that I will probably use more readily because I am more familiar with it. I have not used the slideshow feature or powerpoint before, so can not compare, but I will be looking into these  features as well.

I did enjoy finding the Google Books product and think that I might use it from time to time. It was a convenient way to read a review about a book, find purchase information, or even see what library has it available! There were a lot of other Google products that I hope to check into when I have more time.

Google Labs were interesting too. Amazing to see what products people are working on!

The Google products are readily available and easy to use! I will continue to use the igoogle page and the map available are very helpful.

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