iGoogle

=iGoogle at ABC-NET= toc We are now able to use our ABC_Net Accounts to access iGoogle.

Please click HERE to access it for your account.

=Working with iGoogle=

You will need to make your iGoogle page your home page for the computer you will be working on.

Now the fun begins. iGoogle is similar to PageFlakes in many ways. Google has a large collection of interesting Gadgets that you might find useful for school and at home.

You can start by adding tabs, which will give you more pages. Next try changing themes and searching for gadgets to add to each page. Try making one tab/page for each subject as well as one fun page. Add tabs by clicking on the Add Tab link in the side bar.



You can see a listing of all the gadgets on each page in the sidebar. Your contact list should also be available in the side bar allowing you to chat with them while working with your pages.



You will want to add a gadget for your **Google Calendar, Google Drive, and GMail** as part of your main tab. Search them out and add them.

[[image:url_to_submit_my_site_sites_websites_submission_rss_directories_list_id32484201_size475.jpg width="44" height="42"]]**Adding Feeds:**

 * Search out RSS feeds to some interesting sites. Add them to your iGoogle page by copying the url into the feeds box, and you will receive constant updates for those sites right on your iGoogle pages.**


 * Click on Add Stuff and choose the option below. If this option does not appear use the option to add by URL which can be found next to the search bar at the top of the page.**



You will need **feeds** for your grade level blogs (6th,7th, 8th) websites: ABCICT, Learning resources centre, their digital portfolio wiki or Site, and ** gadgets :** [|wolfram alfa], [|Twitter] (You will use this later on in the year), Google Calendar, Google Drive and GMail,update pages per subject and any additional rss feeds that you are interested in adding. .

Homework
Add all of the above items to your iGoogle home page.