Week two of my Google Tools adventure engaged me in exploring some additional tools (including MANY of which I was entirely unaware) and reflecting on the best ways to use the tools in the classroom and for professional development. One of the first critical-response assignments was to read two articles (found here and here ) and make a list of changes I can make immediately to begin using Google Tools in my classroom. (Obviously, since I'm not currently teaching, this assignment required a bit more reflection for me than some of my peers...but it wasn't difficult to recall some of the challenges I experienced as a classroom teacher and imagine how my practice could have been improved using a few of the Google Tools discussed.) I hadn't previously considered: Idea #17 about using Hangout to facilitate presentations/lessons with author experts. I'd imagine the tricky part to this would be finding a children's author who might be willing to collaborate free...