Thing # 12

Alright I admit it.  When I am trying to write a French sentence in class or a letter to my French speaking grandmother and it can't figure it out, I turn to Google translate.  I even have the free app on my phone.  But if I can wait a couple of hours for a response, then I'll email my French speaking relatives.  The problem with this though is I am impatient!  However, I only use this in a situation for a one or two word translation, NOT a whole sentence.  This is what people need to be weary about.  Google translate is good for figuring out how to say a word in another language, but not for sentence structure.  About 85% of the time it is right, but I have found out that when trying to translate French sentences, it didn't go so well (just ask my online workbook after I inputted Google translate's answers).   For foreign language students who need to know how to say a couple of words they are missing, then this is very useful, but don't get the idea that it does your written homework for you.  You still have to pay attention.  

 http://translate.google.com/translate_t?hl=&ie=UTF-8&text=I+use+this+way+too+much%21&sl=en&tl=fr


The next tool I chose to use was the iGoogle tool.  I went to click on it and figured out that a long time ago I actually set one up and logged into mine.  For those who don't have one, I recommend setting up one because when you log onto the internet, the page pops up and it has the weather, the current news, spotlight videos and a chat box for fellow gmailers and its new social network, Google+.  It also has a button that says add gadgets.  You can add games, various google apps and so much more.  Oh my they have yo mamma jokes to add!!!!!!!!! I added a few things like a link to facebook, the weather channel, this month in history, google calender and cute animal smiles, and yes there is a cute kitty smiling at me right now.  I just made a google+ account and its basically facebook, but it is by google.  This can be used for educational purposes because it is after all an internet database, but just geared more towards your interests.  You can still research things, do social networking, make to do lists and continually see when assignments are due and so on.  It's multi tasking at it finest.