Thing #7 Talk and Moderator

Google Talk enables teachers and students to call or send instant messages to their contacts for free. This tool opens up possibilities for people collaborating on projects from different locations.


Get Started.
How do we use this tool with students?
Explore this link to see how teachers are using Google Talk in class.
Check out the Google Talk Youtube channel for inspiring talks from great thinkers.


Google Moderator can be used to poll ideas from your students.  It allows you to create a series about anything that you are interested in discussing and open it up for people to submit questions, ideas, or suggestions.  Watch this video to learn more.

Get Started with Moderator
Embedding Moderator on your Google site
Activity- Explore Google Talk or Moderator.  Write a blog post about how you might want to use this tool with your students.