Activity #8 iGoogle

You can certainly spend alot of time in iGoogle with all the great range of things you can add to it.  I liked the news, sport and tech items and added the Optical Illusion of the Day and Sticky Notes as well as a few others.  I tidied the page up a bit by deleting or moving some items.

When I tried to add Google Docs I got an Internet Connection error though.

i Google has value for me in that you can have alot of the things you use in the one place.  Maybe when I get better organised, and have more spare time for browsing, I could make better use of it.

Activity #7 Google Books

All books I searched for in Google Books were found, but by searching just in Google, the picture books I looked for had more info on the storyline and the illustrator's technique.
For adult fiction, the ability to read some pages is a handy feature if you are considering buying.
I would consider using this for home for previewing books, but for work, I would continue to use the publisher's website to get the info. I need.

Activity #6 Google Maps

Of the 3 views the Map view was quickest to download.  But having to wait for the Satellite and Map views was worth it.  An interesting feature on the Map view was the North pointer and the ability to face in any direction.  Studying the geographical features of countries would be easier using Google Maps.

A play with the Get Directions tool was fun and would be useful for those who don't own a NavMan etc.

Activity #5 Google Docs

Have created a document and added an image but was not able to format the image so that the text wrapped around it.  The image stayed:  in line with text.

By creating the doc in word, saving it and then uploading it to Google Docs, would have been a better option.

I would like to know more about sharing documents created with Google Docs.

Activity #4

Web 2.0 is so much more interactive and driven by people making comments and adding things to the site.  In contrast, sites from Web 1.0 are created and driven by the person who created the site with very little collaboration from those who visit the site.

Will there be a Web 3.0?  If so I wonder how that will operate? 

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Hi,  I have made a start and created a blog.

I am a primary trained teacher/librarian in a P-12 school setting.  I have often thought how exciting it would be to be familiar with Web 2.0 tools and to use some of the applications with students.  Having viewed the video clip on how the students of today (2008) learn, I am more convinced than ever that to keep students interested and focussed on learning, we will need to adapt our teaching strategies to cater for the way they learn.

I am hoping this course will provide me with the confidence and the skills to do that.