I thought that I had pretty much mastered the uses of Google. I could not have been more wrong! Google has a tool for everything! I have had a lot of experience searching information, images, and books with Google. I've created calendars and documents/presentations with Google, and found various places using Google Earth. I even have a GoogleVoice account that I plan to use with my future classroom. One thing that I had never heard of is iGoogle. iGoogle is a great tool to use as a home page. It can present you with a page of gadgets about things that you are interested in as well as your mail! You can choose from different preferences such as sports, entertainment, cooking, news, art, etc. They have something for everyone! You can even have your weather and YouTube right on your page. Along with news humor, and local information, you can add other gadgets to connect to your favorite social media including Facebook and Twitter. It is convenient and extremely easy to create. Here is a screenshot of my new iGoogle page that I took with Awesome Screenshot on my Google Chrome browser. Awesome Screenshot makes it simple to take screen shots as either a full page or the part that you can see, edit them, and make them into files.
Another thing that I did not know about Google is that Blogger is a part of it! It wasn't until I logged on to create this blog (my first ever) that I realized that the two were connected! Google is such a valuable, free, resource that provides opportunities for nearly everything. By using Google Sketchup, you can create 3D images of anything that you want. How great is it that you can create your room, home, etc, digitally rather than by using graph paper?! You can even customize maps using Google Maps and creating "My Maps." This is a great tool to use when you're going on vacation or want to plan a long walk.
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