Thing 12 ALERTS AND CALENDARS

Since I have a Gmail account, it was very easy to activate my Google Alerts account. I signed up for weather reports for areas where my friends and family live. My Google Calendar is now filled with tasks that must be completed prior to 7 July (3040 project and things unfinished). Even though I have a calendar at home that I write on, it's good to have another visual account of my tasks available via internet. I have used Google Notebook in the past when collecting research for papers. I may find a use for iGoogle sometime in the future, but not at this time. My Google account makes it easy to connect these tools to to my email account. I don't have a use for Picasa Web Album (much like Flickr) at this time either. Although, I have bookmarked Picasa as a resource for images to use in my projects and in my future classroom. Tools like the ones listed in this blog have a definate use in my future classroom. I could use Google Calendar to set up tasks for my students and share the due dates with parents. Google Alerts for news, weather, and sports will keep students up to speed with the world around them. Setting up a Google Notebook for research projects is an excellent use for technology in the classroom.