The two Google tools I chose to explore were translate and IGoogle. In google translate I translated something that I might say at the beginning of class, "Hello class. Today we will be reading a story about a little girl and her dog. Please pay attention because we will be choosing characters to react the story tomorrow." I translated it into Swedish, " Hej klass. Idag kommer vi att läsa en berättelse om en liten flicka och hennes hund. Vänligen uppmärksamma att vi kommer att välja tecken för att reagera på historien i morgon." I could see myself using this if I ever have a child in my class whose primary language isn't English. If they have a word that they do not know in English I would be able to type in the word in their language and translate it into English for them.
The other tool I used, IGoogle, is really neat because the user can customize their page to their liking. I added a few fun gadgets such as a comic strip with two of my favorite comics and an optical illusion slide show. Even though these two things wouldn't necessarily be used for my teaching career, they would serve a little stress reliever if I had a hard day. One thing I really like is the to-do list. I make paper to-do lists all the time, and half the time I end up loosing them before I finish completing everything on them. With this to-day list I don't have to worry about loosing it, therefor I will be able to complete everything on my list. I also like how I can keep up with the weather. This would be a help with anything from picking out my outfit for the day to knowing whether or not my class would be able to do certain outdoor activities.
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