Google Alerts
I had never heard of Google Alerts before today. Well, maybe I had heard of it, but I had no idea what it was. I just assumed it was kind of like a calendar, but it's so much better! In my free time, I like to check on things in the news; celebrities, happenings in the world, politics, etc., so this was great for me. I chose to make a Google Alert for Syria. There is a lot happening over there and I have been trying to follow it, but it is hard because once I have time to look, I have missed a lot of information. Google Alerts helps me out with that problem. I was able to set up how often I want emails sent and that I only want the best information. I have already learned of new things happening there just by starting this alert. This can be used in class rooms for group projects. The students can choose a subject and have news updates on it sent to their email instantly so they do not have to spend quite as much time searching for it. It would, however, have to be a subject that is "hot" and in the news often. Great tool for sure.
http://www.google.com/alerts
iGoogle
iGoogle is a great homepage- type system. I was able to choose things that I found interesting, a cute theme, and my location. This way, I get my weather, things occurring near my area, and also, the things that I liked (news, entertainment, music). I went ahead and made it my homepage because I enjoyed it so much. It also gives me shortcuts too many things. This is going to make being on the internet less of a time consuming thing. I can get on, check my email, see the news, check the weather, and then get back to reality! This can be used in classrooms, but I only really see one way. The teacher can create a page with their school email and allow access by the students and they can (with permission) upload things that go with that weeks lesson. It could also be a good resource when talking about recent topics. Very neat tool.
http://www.google.com/ig
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