Thing 16

I chose to look at iGoogle, 30 Boxes, Ta Da List, and Engrade.

I really enjoyed using iGoogle as my start screen for a little while. It was easy to see all of my apps on one screen. I could see my mailbox, calendar, quotes, the date and time, and even the weather on one screen. I thought it was very easy to use because you could add or delete apps as you wanted. Even school age kids would be able to navigate iGoogle and be able to customize the start screen for their needs.

Next I chose to try out 30 Boxes. I also thought this website was very easy to navigate. It was easy to add events to the calendar and you could even set up a to-do list on there if you needed to. I liked that you could share the calendar with people. I think this would be good to use in my classroom to share what we are going to be doing in class with the parents.

I was not a fan of Ta-Da Lists. The website was easy to use and easy to sign up for but it just seemed to simple. I don't think I will ever get on this website to make a to-do list when it does the same thing I can do with a pencil and paper and without the internet. It was not a bad site, I guess it just did not have anything different to offer for me.

The last site I explored was engrade. I chose this website because when I was in high school, the teachers started to use it right before I graduated so I wanted to see what it was all about. I really enjoyed the site actually. Teachers, students, and parents can all interact on this website. Engrade makes it easy for a students and parents to keep up with their grades and messages from the teachers. I think I will use this website in my own classroom to make things easier not only for me but also the students and parents.