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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Google Tip of the Day
I have been playing around with iGoogle a bit and in the process of 'adding stuff' went to the Editor's Picks section to add gadgets. They had a Google driven gadget that was aptly titled 'Google Tip of the Day' now with 1,421 users and a 4 out of 5 star rating. So I thought I'd give it a whirl. It is a brilliant little advice giver (and probably acts more as a way of advertising all the cool things Goolge has to offer).
One tip suggested having a look at Google Sites - it said: Thinking of creating a website? Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share webpages.
This looked interesting and so I took a look - a tour around some examples and was blown away by how easy it seemed! And the variety of ways it can be used. There was one site run by a teacher for her class to check homework another for a project team to keep up with everything going on and a personal 'Family' site for keeping in touch. I'm very excited about this tool and the myriad of opportunities it presents.
To check it out, head to Google (either your iGoogle or regular www.google.com.au web page) and click on the 'more' menu link up the top of the page (left of the middle). It should present a list or menu of 'more' Google tools and if you click on 'Sites' it will take you to it!
Check it out and let me know what you think...
One tip suggested having a look at Google Sites - it said: Thinking of creating a website? Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share webpages.
This looked interesting and so I took a look - a tour around some examples and was blown away by how easy it seemed! And the variety of ways it can be used. There was one site run by a teacher for her class to check homework another for a project team to keep up with everything going on and a personal 'Family' site for keeping in touch. I'm very excited about this tool and the myriad of opportunities it presents.
To check it out, head to Google (either your iGoogle or regular www.google.com.au web page) and click on the 'more' menu link up the top of the page (left of the middle). It should present a list or menu of 'more' Google tools and if you click on 'Sites' it will take you to it!
Check it out and let me know what you think...
Labels: gadgets, Google, Google sites, iGoogle, web pages
posted by Danielle at 2:18 PM
1 Comments:
I've had a quick look at Google Sites. It looks so easy, and there are so many prospective uses. I was looking at the examples including the Family website. It has not been updated since 2008. It's wonderful to have all these tools. Its a bit like a garden of information - it needs constant weeding and watering to flower and grow!
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