Widgets for the win

Widgets has to be one of the funniest words that I have ever heard.I had no idea that they were used online in an aggregated page or even exactly what an aggregated page was.

My experience:

The die-hard Apple user actually enjoyed creating her pages using Widgets. (Shhh...I was really forced. Shame on you Dr. B for putting me through such torture) ;-)  I have had experience with working with widgets when I experienced my short love for an Android phone back in 2009 when I decided to purchase a beta Droid phone. It was the latest technology and being able to customize a device for my liking was the the best thing, so I thought. I enjoyed it for a little while and then I just found the features to be overkill. My love for Apple products stem from enjoying the simple things in life. Why does my phone need to be constantly running 500 different widget and pushing data all the time. 

Final thought: 

I am unsure that I will find myself visiting my personal page regularly but I do see tons of benefits a classroom page could have. I do find it a little tricky when I attempt to add pages that are already listed on the page and you just end up repeating information. I wish there was a way for the site to inform us that the page has been added. In the end, great tool and great one to add to the arsenal. 

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