Thing 21:Pageflakes
This tool is incredible! I had so much fun creating my own Pageflakes’ page that I even created one for my husband. Usually, both of us spend the first fifteen minutes of our mornings perusing our favorite Internet sites (local news, sports’ scores, weather, etc.). Now, all we have to do is click on our Pageflakes’ page, and most of our links are in one convenient location. I like the fact that you can add multiple pages. You can create personal pages for the whole family and work related pages. For example, I am creating a page that has word and quotes of the day, literary sites, poem of the day sites, etc. It is all so exciting and very easy!
I would love to use this in the classroom, but I am wondering if people can only view it privately or if there is a public view function. Students could benefit from having a page with useful links on it (word of the day, on-line dictionary, writing help sites, daily assignments, etc.)