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Personal portals allow individuals to construct an internet browser homepage (default page) with tools and links that are relevant and regularly used.

Common Features:
  • variety of widgets/flakes/nodes to imbed on the page
  • ability to make more than one page
  • ability to share with other users

iGoogle: A Mini Product Tour

How might you use Personal Portals in Teaching?
  • Construct specific portal pages for course resource (consider making public for students to access as well)
  • Have students construct their own content related resource page.
How might your students use Personal Portals in their lives?
  • More readily keeping tabs (and links) available for internet use
  • Have access to the same internet “homepage” on public computers
How might you use Personal Portals in Scholarship?
  • Construct specific portal pages for individual projects to keep track of your work, internet resources, etc.
  • Use portals to share online references for public presentations.
  • Use portals as starting points for presentations with a lot of online content.

Using Google's iGoogle to Track Blogs, RSS, & News

Activities to help Learn iGoogle

  • Set up iGoogle Page
  • At minimum, add the Gmail, Bookmarks, and RSS subscription widget
  • Search for discipline/job related widgets

Screencast of iGoogle - Make Your Own Gadgets




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