23 Things 2.0: iGoogle

iGoogle:  personalized home page with immediate access to your favorite resources

Google recently launched iGoogle.  iGoogle allows users to set up a page with “widget or gadgets” sitting on the page that directly link to favorite sources.  These gadgets deliver content directly to the page.  For example, add a weather gadget and each time you open your iGoogle page, you will see the current weather and three day forecast.

In addition, content from your favorite news sources will be delivered to the page.  Other gadgets include, interactive to-do list, calendar, online dictionary, and word of the day.

How can this be used with students?  Students can create individual iGoogle pages linking to content helpful for your class.  This page can become a meaningful information source for students. 

In addition, you can create a gadget so that your information is “pushed” to the students’ iGoogle pages.
For more information about creating a gadget, see the library newsletter blog (bvwlibrary.edublogs.org). 

iGoogle Gadgets for West:

BVW Passwords:  list of passwords for all library databases

BVW One-Liners:  first lines of books in the library, updated each day

Helpful Resources:  Links to all library databases

To access the gadgets, go to the LMC web page.