Thing #8 RSS Feeds

I thought the idea of RSS feeds was neat. My question is, is there a way to put that information on your google home page? I don't know how much I will use RSS feeds, and maybe I say that because I am having a hard time deciding what type of information I want sent to me. Perhaps, as I am planning for future lessons I will think of some other things I would like to subscribe to.

I subscribed to an Astros news blog, a political blog, and 2 of the blogs that were suggested. I saw that some of the blogs suggested were for Spring Branch ISD, and I want to ask my IT person if there are some for Fort Bend ISD. As a librarian, I think I would use this technology just to keep informed. I would like to find one with kids input on books, the couple I found I didn't particularly like because they were too busy.

Thing #7 Google Tools

I had no idea that google had all of those tools; I thought google was just a search engine. I made my own homepage and love it. It has links on it that include things I enjoy such as cooking, entertainment, and sports. I liked the google alerts also. You could use google alerts to keep classes up to date on election news or space shuttle exploration. Google alerts reminds me of a setting we have on our cell phones. My husband uses it to keep up with football news. I am excited to know that you can do the same thing on a computer and use it in a school setting.

Thing #6 Mashups

I really liked the mashup sites. I am always trying to think up creative, cheap presents for family and friends, and one of the websites allows you to make calendars. That would make a really great gift for my friends and family. I also like the trading card. It would be neat to make one with library information and give it out to the children. I know my kids are always confused about when (especially before and after) they can go to the library. A trading card with library information on it would make them feel apart of the library.