88: Sifting Through Internet Noise with Google Alerts

Are you tired of alerts? Fed up with one bell or buzz after another on your Smartphone or tablet? Now, you can sift through all the Internet noise with a much quieter, much more effective kind of alert -- Google alerts in your email inbox. In this episode, Mark shares three of 99 Ways to Leverage Google Tools in Classrooms, Schools, and Districts, from Hack Learning Book 11 -- Hacking Google for Education. All three strategies center on Google Alerts and how to use them to teach kids new ways to research, digital citizenship, and effective monitoring of distric news. Learn how to use Google Alerts at the classroom, school, and District levels. For more information about leveraging the power of Google Alerts and other tools, check out Hacking Google For Education. Look inside Hack Learning Book 11 at http://hackingGFE.com For more Hack Learning episodes, subscribe on iTunes or in the Play store or check out http://hacklearningpodcast.com.