Thing “21″ Pageflakes
Posted by arlieosborne on March 15, 2009
K12 Learning 2.0: Tools for 21st Century Teaching & Learning
THING “Twenty-One” (Session Nine) :
Task: Reflections on my Pageflakes experiences . . .
Pageflakes are very interesting. Here is a brief tutorial.
Well, here is the link to my pageflakes web address: (Feel free to visit by clicking on the links.)
Arlie’s Main Pageflakes Site – Contains ALL Viewable Pages.
(This image is a snapshot of my Pageflakes Page containing Web 2.0 Class assignments.)
Pageflakes are great ways to visually see your favorite “stuff” as it is identified by the folk at pageflakes. I think that is a term everyone can understand. Teachers will love the grade tracker and built in writing tutor. There are other “stuff” like to-do lists, message boards, calendars and dictionaries that teachers and students will find beneficial. Students will love the fact that teachers can blog and create a discussion forum directly in their feed reader. Pageflakes are visually appealing and appear to be very user friendly for students.
Teachers can use pageflakes to deliver daily assignments and links to specific websites that they want them to use regularly. They can also place links to other tools such as class wikis and blogs. Pageflakes can be used to keep track of student blogs, collect research and news that supports what is happening in the classroom.
This tool is free, increases student teacher interaction and is used by schools around the world. It requires no programming skill and is fun to use. Maybe that is one of the reason why it is called pageflakes for all those “flakey” people out there that need help using technology. Even the “flakes” can make pageflakes! It helps organize different “stuff” into one interface. I have enjoyed exploring Pageflakes and look forward to finding new ways to implement this tool in my daily activities.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & BLOG ARTICLES:
BusinessWire – Pagecasting in the Classroom
The Unquiet Librarian – Pageflakes as a personal learning portal.
Tech Ticker – Shedding Some Light on Pageflakes & Pagecasting.
Social Computing – Using Pageflakes
Slideshare Slideshow – Learning with Pageflakes and Netvibes.
Learning Aloud – Pageflakes for Educators
The Tech-Savvy Teacher - Pageflakes
Mashable Article – Pageflakes Targets Educational Market
Shananigans – Attention Educators: Pageflakes
TeacherTube Video – Using Pageflakes
Teacher Pageflakes Site – Mrs. Green’s ELA Class
ZDNet – Resources for Pageflakes
Teacher Pageflakes Site – Laura’s Universal Design for Learning Resources
