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I never knew google had a an email account that could be shared amongst a group of people. Maybe it is common knowledge since google serves as a popular search engine for so many people. I didn't find out about the email account until I started participating in this philanthropy where we had to post phone numbers and meeting times by emailing each other and placing items in "google docs". I will definitely use this email account to communicate with my students and their parents about various grades that I post because I know conferences are sometimes inconvenient, but everyone uses the Internet through out their day.

I also will use you-tube in my lesson plan while teaching. I think you tube is an excellent source for an icebreaker if its use appropriately. In the past, I have used you tube in my study groups in an effort to help people loosen up and speak to each other by laughing at a mutual thing. When my students complete a test or a stressful project, I will play videos on you tube to help them relax and release their stress.

Excel use to seem somewhat difficult to me, because the page is so busy and my mom had a challenging time with it so I thought I would to. however, Excel is easy for taking attendance and charting things that need to be updated daily. In my class room, no matter what grade I teach, I will use excel for attendance and introduce it to my students for charting their grades since it was never introduced to me until I came to college.