iGoogle

I can't believe I never knew things like iGoogle existed. Today we created and personalized our own iGoogle page. It's a very convenient way to put all your interests in one place. Instead of having to visit a news site, a weather site, your e mail account, etc. all on seperate pages you can simply go to your iGoogle page and all the info is there in one place...Yay!

Podcasts

I am currently studying for our Ch. 5 quiz in the morning. Podcasts are the course lectures prerecorded and made available via the web. I have listened to/watched this course's podcasts for this chapter, but am now going back to view them again. This course is the first time I've experienced podcasts, and I love them! It enables the student (me) to not only have the textbook, and classroom time, but also to have the instructor's lecture available time and time again. I think it's a great tool, especially when it comes to study time, and making the most of that time! I hope I can eventually incorporate podcasts into my future classroom, depending, of course, on the grade I teach.

Wiki's

WOW...who knew? Not me. We have been learning how to create wiki's. I am responsible for finding and recommending within our wiki five Science websites for students to use with their homework, assignments, and or projects. I had an "ah-ha" experience in class today, and finally feel confident enough to work on the wiki on my own. I think this will be a fantastic resource to have when I'm in my own classroom working with my students.