Web 2.0

Pageflakes seemed to me to be a lot like Facebook or Myspace in a way (the layout and interactibility), only this is a site that I think parents would see as a “professional” place that has a very different expectation that facebook or myspace.  Parents would like pageflakes because it is one place where they can find out really important information and get help for their studnets.   I really enjoyed viewing Miss Tyler’s Third Grade Pageflake because that is exactly what I would consider both parent and student friendly.    Her page flake showed a lot of the kinds of things I’d probably put on a pageflake that my kids and parents could use.  I like the message board where kids and parents could leave me blog messages.  Right now, parents contact me via email, and this is VERY convenient.  I like being able to embed videos that I’ve found on the internet as well as ones I’ve created.  This could be great for kids who are absent from school…like a home tutor of exactly what we did in class.  I like the calendar so that parents can see what’s coming up…this would work great for posting upcoming tests or project due dates.    I also like the bookmarking feature…for me so that I can find all my favorite places to visit in one easy step, AND I can find stuff for my kids here and leave bookmarks of sites I want them to visit.    Technology in the classroom is encouraged more every day, and pageflakes is a great way to keep parents informed AND get kids more interested in doing homework.  I mean, who wouldn’t want to do something that requires you to get on the internet over a paper and pencil exercise out of a book? 

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