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Classroom Examples
 * Example 1**: In a high school math class, create a [|pageflakes] page with the students. On this page create links and RSS feeds to sites that contain information about mathematicians. Have the students use these resources to write a summary about their favorite mathematician. The [|pageflakes] page will have information about many mathematicians so students can search and find their favorites.


 * Example 2**: In a fourth grade social studies class, students will be re-searching websites to gather information for their state keynote (or Power Point) presentation. First step in starting the re-search will be to set-up a Delicious account. This is where the students will save all the sites they find on their state. The bookmarks will be public so across the grade level students will be able to share the websites the other classes found and vice versa.


 * Example 3:** Students in a high school English Literature Class will create their own blog, using Wordpress, to respond to the literature pieces in class. Students will use this blog to reflect on what they discuss in class and as a place to record their homework responses. Students will be required to subscribe to the RSS feed of each student in the class from the list given to them by their teacher. Students will be expected to comment on fellow classmates and will also be expected to start discussions with their classmates from the assigned readings. Students will also subscribe to the teacher's blog so that the teacher and students have access to all blogs.


 * Example 4:** Students in a 2nd grade math class are learning about temperature and graphing. In science they are learning about weather. The teacher has the students log on to the computer and go to RSSweather. Once on this page students can find the 5 day weather forecast for where they live. Next they should click the RSS feed symbol so that this page will be added to their Pageflake or [|Google Reader] account (already previously set-up). When they have the five day forecast for their town they can graph their finding in The Graph Club program on their computer. Once they have finished with their town students can pick any other place to bookmark and then graph the findings of the second place. When they finish with two places students will print out their results and compare and contract their findings.

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