Posting a book report on a blog and having the book’s author drop you a personal email soon after...
Running a virtual field trip from Kuala Lumpur to the
mangrove forests of
Kuala Selangor in Malaysia...
These were only two of the many experiences and great ideas that fifty teachers from across eight countries shared at the
first Google Teachers Academy in South East Asia earlier this month. It was exhilarating to see them connect and exchange best practices about how technology can positively change the classroom experience.
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| Fifty teachers from across Asia Pacific wear national dress at the Google Teachers Academy in Manila |
Thousands of teachers from across Asia Pacific have participated in Google-run educator workshops this year. In the Philippines alone, we’ve worked with 2,435 teachers from 1,383 schools across 13 cities. And in Thailand, together with the Ministry of Education, we’ve helped hundreds of schools expand their cloud-based learning curriculum using
Google Apps for Education. For schools like Matthayom Watnairong in Bangkok, this has not only introduced new ways of collaborative learning, but it’s also meant that during the monsoon season, when it was too wet to get to school, students and teachers could conduct virtual lessons to share course materials.
Google Apps for Education is free for educational institutions. Today, it’s being used by more than 40 million students, teachers and administrators around the world. We are constantly building on our suite of web-based tools to improve collaboration and the learning experience in and outside the classroom. Alongside Gmail, Calendar and Google Drive,
Classroom helps teachers create and organize assignments, provide feedback, and communicate with their students. We’re also
continuously innovating these products to ensure teachers spend more time teaching and less time “tech-ing.”
It’s great to see teachers unlock the potential of the web for learning, and we are humbled to be helping equip students with the tech skills they’ll need in the 21st century. Whether you’re a principal, a school administrator, a professor, a student, or just someone interested in using Google products to help people learn, find out about joining or starting a new Google Educators Group in your area at
www.google.com/landing/geg.
Posted by Aileen Apolo, Outreach Program Manager, Google Southeast Asia
3 comments :
The great thing about being a teacher is you learn the same things twice, but in the case of Google for Education, you learn something everyday that could improve the learning experience. Collaborative is a good word, no, a great word, in terms of using google apps. Somebody could be using the app in a way nobody has taught of. and that is amazing. thanks Google!
it was so great! i love these people here...
Really great to see Teachers teaching Teachers - the essence of Google Educator Groups! Can't wait to read about the great ways the Web is used to improve teaching and learning in South East Asia... and beyond.
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