Who knew that Google had so much to offer! I played with the iGoogle tools and had lots of fun setting up my own webpage. I loved the "To Do" list! I may even be able to convince my husband that this should become our homepage! That way if I don't want to know what Brittany Spears is getting into trouble about today, it won't come up on my screen! Plus, I think my husband will really like the comics that can be added to the page. He's a fan of "Calvin and Hobbes" and misses seeing them in the paper every day. A daily dose of the funnies is good for the soul, I say! Also, I can add the food for my soul by having the daily Bible verse added. The best thing is that we can add or subtract things depending on what we are interested in at the time. When March Maddness is happening, we can get college basketball info, but when it's over we can take it off until next year. But by far the coolest thing about my igoogle page is that the theme picture changes with the time of day!
I also set a Google Alert so I can keep up with the "American Idol" buzz that I miss by going to night class! This feature I can see being used by high school students who are researching a current event. News articles can be sent straight to their email and eliminate searching endlessly for applicable items.
I will have to spend more time playing with the other features another time. Who knows what else I will find to use creatively with my students!
I agree about Google alerts...so nice to have them "save" interesting stuff for me to look at when I can...and I too enjoy watching my iGoogle page change!
ReplyDeleteso many little fun things to mix in the work...makes it easier & faster in some ways don't you think?