open classroom with aggregator

Open Classroom with Open Classroom with Aggregator (Pageflakes)Aggregator (Pageflakes)

Katrin SaksKatrin Saks

EATE Summer Seminar EATE Summer Seminar 20092009

26 August 200926 August 2009

What is aggregator?What is aggregator?

Aggregator Aggregator oror feed aggregator feed aggregator, , also known as also known as feed readerfeed reader or or news news readerreader, is client software or a Web , is client software or a Web application which aggregates application which aggregates syndicated web content such as syndicated web content such as news headlines, blogs, podcasts, and news headlines, blogs, podcasts, and vlogs (video blogs) in a single vlogs (video blogs) in a single location for easy viewing. location for easy viewing.

Most common aggregators (1)Most common aggregators (1)

Google ReaderGoogle Reader – – www.google.com/readerwww.google.com/reader. Google . Google Reader lets you subscribe to your Reader lets you subscribe to your favorite websites so new content favorite websites so new content comes to you when it's posted. comes to you when it's posted.

BloglinesBloglines – www.bloglines.com. A – www.bloglines.com. A web-based personal news aggregator web-based personal news aggregator that can be used in place of a that can be used in place of a desktop client.desktop client.

Most common aggregators (2)Most common aggregators (2)

NetvibesNetvibes – www.netvibes.com. – www.netvibes.com. Personal news aggregator with RSS Personal news aggregator with RSS and Atom support. Comes with a set and Atom support. Comes with a set of predefined news feeds. of predefined news feeds.

PageflakesPageflakes – www.pageflakes.com. – www.pageflakes.com. Social personalized homepage - the Social personalized homepage - the easiest way to read, see, discover easiest way to read, see, discover and share your favorite things on the and share your favorite things on the web.web.

How to start?How to start?

www.pageflakes.com

Signing up – Logging inSigning up – Logging in

Naming the page, adding and Naming the page, adding and deleting pagesdeleting pages

Designing the pageDesigning the page

Change LayoutChange Layout

Change ThemeChange Theme

Add RSS Feed (RSS, Atom)Add RSS Feed (RSS, Atom)

Samples of feed URLs:Samples of feed URLs:• http://www.postimees.ee//rss/http://www.postimees.ee//rss/• http://www.tiigrihype.ee/rss.phphttp://www.tiigrihype.ee/rss.php• http://iktkeeleope.blogspot.com http://iktkeeleope.blogspot.com

Getting more FlakesGetting more Flakes

Make PagecastMake Pagecast

Thank you!Thank you!

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Katrin Saks may be contacted by Katrin Saks may be contacted by kat3z@hot.ee kat3z@hot.ee