I chose iGoogle for my start page because Pageflakes was unavailable at the time and Netvibes required me to upgrade my pc to Google Chrome. Since I am familiar with Google and have several Google accounts, I new this probably would be the easiest to "start" with. I chose a space themed background due to my son's love of space. I added several gadgets such as: calendar, fox news feed, weather, Bible verse of the day, and sports. I even chose a cooking recipe for my wife. I think this was a fun exercise however, I am not on the computer enough to really benefit from it at the moment. I did notice there was a calendar and a to-do list gadget you could add to your start page.
Next, I chose the 30 boxes site for my calendar. I found it easy to navigate and much like google calendar. It can be very useful to keep up with important dates and when monthly bills are due. For my to-do list, I chose Remember the Milk. Remember the Milk was easy and a wonderful tool to use, however I am still using an actual list on paper. I tried Ta Da List and Backpack only to find that it was no longer accepting new accounts. They recommended using BaseCamp. In the future I will look at using a customized start page to maybe incoporate news, to-do list and a calendar in one easy step for my classroom.
I would recommend the iGoogle start page. It was easy to navigate, add gadgets, and consolidate your many interests at one site.
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