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Thing 21: Pageflakes
July 23, 2008 | Tagged pageflakes, Web_2.0 | 1 Comment
More information keeps raining (or should I say snowing) down on us. Pageflakes is like RSS on steroids. Having said that, it’s quite fun! At the very least, now I am beginning to understand how much of what we see online is created. I copied Shelley’s template, deleted some things and added others. It was more of a personal pageflake page than a student one, just everything being on an adult level. It’s definitely not a great tool for someone who is ADD/ADHD. I think I’m heading in that direction myself.
I can see creating a pageflake page around leadership for 5th grade. Combining Pageflake with a wiki for students contribute their work as they engage in experiences related to leadership. I’m beginning to tire of learning so much about Web 2.0 in such a short amount of time. I think I am ready to get practical and find out about how teachers are going to be supported while getting this going for the first time.
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I totally agree with the comment that pageflakes isn’t good for people who are ADD…I found the layout really overwhelming (even after I trimmed it to two columns and less rows). I like the concept, but not the execution.