BP02_iGoogle PLE
I love iGoogle.
Since discovering the tool during the first month of EMDT, I have used
it as my home page and adding as I see fit.
I have all of my links here. Many
times, I use it even though I am used to going to my page of choice. It is just more time efficient to click
<home>and then the link I want. I
was excited to learn some more options in this class. Let me share…
My Homepage
My homepage used to be my go to location. Primarily, because I did not know that you
could add tabs. One of my main
complaints with the product was that my homepage was getting very lengthy. I really like the feature that allows me to
separate my resources by the different aspects of my life. As you can see, on my homepage now, I have my
box of links with all of my various emails and my other information resources
that I deem important. The To Do list is
vital and I note everything there that crosses my mind. However, due to assignment requirements I had
to move my Twitter and Facebook to a more prominent location. I preferred to have my pet tree frog…
My FSO/AR Page
Again, one of the better features is being able
to separate the resources. Most of the
boxes on this page, I had already developed on my homepage. To move them, it was a simple drag and
drop. I didn’t have to input all of the
info again. I create these boxes of
links, as I locate new tools. Many times
I hear about a resource, I put it in a special box to look up and try out
later. I keep my “Pending” Toolbox on
the last page, which I will show you.
Updates to this page include a specific AR To
Do List, My research box, and my Writing Resource box. These are all relevant to completing my AR
Program. As my project continues, I will
also add boxes for my project assets.
Resources Vs. Multimedia Tab
The last newly created tab is my resources
tab. This is the tab that organizes my
various resources used in my ETC Class.
However, this is where I have issues with the assignment. We began the assignment watching pretty
impressive videos highlighting your own personal learning environment. Immediately following the hype we are
mandated to construct or reconstruct our space to exact specifications. I understand the need for easy grading, but
maybe one assignment could be ultimately unique to prove the power of the
tool. Perhaps maybe even have a peer
evaluation rubric to speed grading.
Regardless, I followed directions…But…
I included my original page as well. I called mine the Multimedia Tools area
instead of resources. I like mine
because it organizes the various types of tools into boxes. I have areas for my animation, my video
creations, as well as my various toolboxes.
The toolboxes are then organized into sound, photo, and Web tools. The last box on the page is my pending
box. Thus far, I want to explore Edmodo,
Glogster, Funkified and Songified. They
don’t have links yet. Once I examine the
tool, they will earn a permanent place in a box of tools or disappear.
This is the feature that I like best,
individuality. You can create whatever
you want and will use. If I don’t use
it, I can lose it and not clutter up my learning environment. I am a big one for keeping my immediate area
(my desk, computer etc.) clean and organized.
If I don’t the clutter seeps into my mind and I cannot focus. Early in my career I was nuts about folders,
files, and binders. Now, I am converting
to everything digital. This is the
answer to my problems – A True digital binder.
Yeah!
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