Pageflakes

=**Pageflakes**=

====Pageflakes is a unique site that allows you to connect different "flakes" which are feeds from different sites. It is similar to a webpage and can be customized to fit your individual needs. It makes a great homepage or personal learning environment (PLE) because all of your resources can easily be organized and accessed in one place. For example, you can put your email accounts, social networking sites, weather feeds, educational technology blog feeds, resources and calendar information all together. Pageflakes also offers a calculator feature, maps, podcasts, videos, photos, dictionaries, translators and almost anything else you could imagine. As you search different resources available on pageflakes, they can easily be added to your page by clicking on the add to my page button.====


 * Strengths: **

Easy to navigate Customizable Organizable Provides up-to-date information for the user Free to use Easy to access online from anywhere


 * Weaknesses: **

Can be overwhelming Can promote off-task behavior Content is not screened Requires internet access to facilitate


 * Opportunities: **

Organizing resources for classroom instruction Class Calender of assignments Time saver if planned correctly <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Useful for researching topics for assignments


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Threat: **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Pages can be accessed by anyone <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">This site does not block specific feeds that contain questionable content so students would need to be monitored closely while using the site. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Can easily distract students if too much content is available on the page


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ideas for the classroom: **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">This site would be useful in the classroom as a great tool to house all of the educational sites and feeds for student use. It can easily be updated as the unit changes to provide resources relevant to the current topic of instruction. Students could also use pageflakes as a way to collect and store resources that they can use over and over again as they progress through school. Another use could be for students to create projects on their own pages and share their findings with the class.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Additional Resources: **

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Here is a video that is a great tutorial for pageflakes if you are interested in using it for yourself.