iGoogle (also called Google Personalized Homepage) is a customizable startpage that
you can use instead of the traditional Google homepage. You can
aggregate all the Google resources you use on your online desktop
like: GMail, Google Calendar, bookmarks, Google docs, news feeds,
weather and so much more. I love to customize my iGoogle homepage. Each
section is called a "gadget". You can select which gadget you want and
move them around to your liking. You can fit as many gadgets as you
want on the page but you might consider only having six gadgets and
placing additional gadgets on other tabs.
To find which gadgets are available go to "Add Stuff" on right side of upper screen. *** WARNING*** Some
of the gadgets are made by 3rd party vendors and aren't always school
appropriate. Search through the gadgets and choose which ones you want
to add to your page. The categories are:
Here is a YouTube video that explains iGoogle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbf0dlESX8E
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