I tried both of the start pages, igoogle and pageflakes. I must admit that I liked pageflakes better. I think it was easier to load RSS feeds and pageflakes had better gadgets. I also liked the look of it. I will probably use pageflakes as my home page if I can get it to work properly.
I set up the google calendar a little while ago. I think it can be used in classrooms if you made it public for students and parents. You could put assignment due dates, important historical dates, and when report cards are due. You could put Parent-Teacher conference dates and set up automatic emails to parents to keep them informed of everything.
I used the online to do list "ta da list". tadalist.com It was incredibly simple. You just name a list and then add items to it. You can share your list or have it emailed to you. It would be better if it sent alerts to your phone.
I also tried Joe's Goals. Joe'sgoals.com It was different from the other sites because it allowed you to set goals and prioritize them with grades and animations. This could be used for setting personal goals as well as classroom goals. Such as high test scores, book reading, and student individual goals.
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