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iGoogle is a personalized homepage that allows students and teachers to access useful information and tools. It can be customized with "gadgets" like calendars, news feeds, dictionaries and educational resources. Gadgets and tabs specific to class subjects or interests can be shared, sparking discussion. iGoogle provides a way for students to stay organized and informed while allowing teachers to share materials and assignments. Some example uses include creating tabs for election coverage analysis or posting class readings, homework and discussions.
Crib I Google
- 1. iGoogle in the Classroom Created by CUE and WestEd for Google Get the tool: http://www.igoogle.com What is it? iGoogle is a personalized home page that gives students and teachers at-a-glance access to key information from Google and across the web. Personalized gadgets can be added to this self-designed page, including Google News, local weather, a personal calendar, and many other time-saving tools. There are educational gadgets such as the SAT/ACT Word of the Day and powerful gadgets like Google Reader, which brings together information from many sources. Collected gadgets and tabs that are specific to a unit of study or personal interest can be shared via iGoogle, sparking class discussion and communication. Gadgets can even be added and removed as the class progresses through different subjects during the year. Why use it? Students can use iGoogle to: Expert Tip • Stay informed with breaking news and current events. Unleash students creativity • Add gadgets such as class calendars, to-do lists, encyclopedias, and dictionaries that will help them by having them make their organize and complete their schoolwork. own iGoogle gadgets. Click • Create customized tabs for assignments, activities, or on “Add stuff.” Then under personal interests “Create your own gadget” Teachers can use iGoogle to: click on “Try now.” • Keep up-to-date with blogs for their own professional development. • Add gadgets for planning and organizing the instructional day. • Develop a custom tab for access to their online professional learning network.
- 2. Instructional Ideas Elementary. Post a series of images and links to great reading activities that kids can do from home. Middle School. Use a blog to post homework assignments and reflection questions, then ask students to respond in the comments. High School. Students can use blogs across the curriculum to keep journals, lab notes, and other assignments online. When students post a response to an assignment, ask them to comment on their peers’ writing. iGoogle in Action Project: Election Central Grade/Subject: Middle or High School Social Science Analyzing media coverage during an election is an important part of media literacy. By dedicating an iGoogle tab to a local or national election, students can add gadgets that bring in election news including election maps, polls, news, quotes and surveys. Students can share the collected gadgets with a class “Election Central” tab that serves as a basis for class discussion of media coverage on election issues. Consider adding the following gadgets: TechPresident, Candidate + Issue Matrix, Election Results - Google, U.S. Primary Results, Election News, Election Map from Google, Survey Google Gadget, & Poll Tracker CQ Politics. Additional Resources More Examples Complementary Tools Start a school media channel as an iGoogle tab. Students can add • Blogger photos and videos of school events and share them as the year proceeds. • Google Groups They can add the daily bulletin or information from the school web site • Google News from within an iFrame gadget. http://tinyurl.com/477mhr • Google Reader Teachers can tune in to national or local education trends by creating an • Picasa education watch tab for their iGoogle and adding gadgets that complile Education news such as NEA focus: http://tinyurl.com/534jjq or the or the U.S. Department of Education: http://tinyurl.com/6xfpdh. Keep up with Google tools and trends on your iGoogle by adding the “Google Tip of the Day Gadget” http://tinyurl.com/4kb8lc, or the “KML Gallery: Explore the Earth on Google” http://tinyurl.com/3kvk5t. In order to comply with federal law and the Google Terms of Service, students need to be over 13 years of age to use any product which requires a Google Account. Students may participate in product use if the account is owned by a parent or teacher and that parent or teacher is present when the product is being used. http://www.google.com/educators