How I use ifttt
Just in case you’ve missed this one, ifttt is a neat new web service currently in beta that has the potential to really help out those of us who struggle to keep all the various online channels we are part of together in some kind of logical way.
Ifttt – If this, then that – attempts to link together web services to make them work for you. By adding simple rules to ifttt you can take out some of the repetition of your online routine.
The web for external mentoring
We have been experimenting with something a little bit cool this term. One of our current GCSE courses allows students to have mentors to support them in their projects, and using a couple of free online tools we’ve managed to link up with some pretty exciting people.
Google Places
We added our school to Google Maps a little while ago using their Places feature as it seemed like a good way to help people find us. You can register your school as a place on maps by visiting this link.
Adding your details is very easy, and at the end of the process they ask you to verify who you are. We did this by postcard- they sent a card to us, we proved we got it, all good. In addition to basic details you can also add web links, photos, youtube videos, pretty much any other data you think is relevant.
Google Places also has a nice admin interface that runs behind it. I can keep track of how many people have searched for us, how many searched for related terms and got us, and what they did once they found the listing. For example, I know that in the last month nearly 7000 users saw us in a local search, and of that number 4000 then clicked on to visit our website. Interesting stuff, and justifies being on there I think.
Ah, and it’s free.
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