Thing #21--Other Google Tools

I set up an igoogle account and while I can't "share" that, I tried to share one of the neat gadgets that I added to it. It's a picture a day of cool things & places you should see. I did have a link to share the pictures from this gadget, but it brought up access to my gmail (in addition to the pictures), so I had to delete it. Some other neat gadgets I added include several for word of the day (one in spanish !), joke & puzzle of the day, and an on-line dictionary. Since I teach reading, the dictionary and word of the day would be (somewhat obviously) very useful. I also added a language translator which I'll test when I get back to school for possible parent communication. I also checked out Google Books and found a preview for a play for THE OUTSIDERS. After finishing the novel, this might be great practice for fluency ultimately resulting in a series of podcasts.