iGoogle is one of the products available under Google Applications.
iGoogle is so easy to use and customize to your own interests. I have set up an iGoogle home page for myself. A few of the links that I have showing on my page are:
- Longmont weather and time
- Top stories
- Mapquest
- fitness tip of the day
- places to see before you die!
iGoogle can be accessed from any computer because it is online vs. just on your particular desktop. You do need to have a Google account (which is free) before you can use any of the Google application products.
There are about 24 different products that you can use under Google Applications. I did experiment with the Book Search. I am a visual person so I like to see the covers of a book. I entered "Science Fiction" and it shows the book covers for this genre. I recognized some of the covers that we have in our library and didn't realize that they were in the science fiction category. The next time that a student comes in the library asking for a science fiction book, I know several more that I can show them now!
The Book Search was OK, but I like my own customized Book Review tab under iGoogle better.
A fun gadget that you might want to add to your iGoogle page would be myrecipes.com
Do you ever get home from work and need a quick meal idea? You can go to your iGoogle page, quickly check the headlines, weather, and search for a recipe in just a matter of minutes vs. opening up each website.
The iGoogle application could be used in a library for students to have a quick link to the top news, book reviews, technology news, etc.
1 comment:
I like the idea of a customizable home page, so I customized my email homepage (msn). I'm on it pretty regularly, so between it and my class blog, I am customized to the hilt! I am totally going to steal your recipe link idea though, I'm not so much a cook. Thanks for the good tip!
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