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 * Pageflakes** is a free web-based start page tool. You can use it to aggregate all kinds of resources and tools on your web-based desktop (to create a personal learning environment). All "flakes" are editable and deletable, and there are thousands of flakes that can be added, e.g. wikipedia flake, calendar, bookmarks, and so on. You can also RSS feeds. And you can share your page with others. There is a special Pageflakes for Students version tool.

How could you use this in the classroom?

Imagine the types of global newspapers you could build around relevant topics with something like this. Create a page for the students to use when doing biographies, at various maths levels, studying the solar system, studying the regions of the World, Use this and have the students collaboratively create a page for a project they are working on. Create“hotlists” for the students to use that are available to them at home, such as a maths hotlist, social studies hotlist, and search engine hotlist. Introduce RSS feeds and show how they work

Voice Thread is a great tool for hosting online conversations about pictures and or documents. Voice Thread can be used to connect classrooms around the world to create a global conversation. The VoiceThread for Education wiki has many excellent ideas for and examples of using VoiceThread in education. There is something for everyone in the VoiceThread for Education wiki, [|even mathematics teachers]. The [|Digitally Speaking wiki on Voicethread], explains not only what a this tool is all about but how to plan, implement, manage and assess a Voicethread project with your students.

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