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Newsmap is an application that visually reflects the constantly changing landscape of the Google News news aggregator. A treemap visualization algorithm helps display the enormous amount of information gathered by the aggregator. Treemaps are traditionally space-constrained visualizations of information. Newsmap's objective takes that goal a step further and provides a tool to divide information into quickly recognizable bands which, when presented together, reveal underlying patterns in news reporting across cultures and within news segments in constant change around the globe. Newsmap does not pretend to replace the googlenews aggregator. Its objective is to simply demonstrate visually the relationships between data and the unseen patterns in news media. It is not thought to display an unbiased view of the news; on the contrary, it is thought to ironically accentuate the bias of it.

Use a google spreadsheet to capture rss feeds.

"The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT) (XML) provides you with a convenient platform for recording observations of technology use in classrooms. Checkboxes and pull-down menus allow you to easily record and time a variety of classroom characteristics. ICOT automatically aggregates your data into a table for analysis and presentation. You can work with your records right in ICOT or export them to any software that can read tabular data. Use ICOT to record information on classroom groupings, teacher roles, time and types of technology use, and the NETS for Students. The ICOT is a macro-enabled Excel workbook that automates many data recording and management tasks. The Visual Basic macros work with most versions of Microsoft Office for Windows and with Office 2011 for Macintosh. Users of eCOVE observation software can obtain a toolset that will allow them to record ICOT NETS and Computational Thinking items on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. Contact eCOVE directly for information on the NETS/CT toolset. The ICOT methodology has been successfully adapted for use in a variety of contexts, including projects involving mathematical thinking and cyberinfrastructure research skills. For information on how ISTE evaluation might meet your needs, contact research@iste.org."

QuizEgg is essential for parents, teachers, professors, instructors and other educators. The online quiz maker let's you quickly and easily make sophisticated quizzes that can be completed by your students online. Quizzes are automatically graded for you, so there is no need to spend hours correcting them yourself. All the quiz results are analyzed and aggregated for you in easy-to-read reports.

Whether you are a teacher, parent, school administrator, or student, education is everybody's business. Become a member to share, collaborate, and connect with others in The Knowledge Marketplace, a unique aggregation of recommendations, best practices, and the latest educational tools and products. WeAreTeachers facilitates engagement and conversation between our community and business industry leaders. Our aim is to empower you with vital information and resources to promote educational innovation, quality, and excellence. WeAreTeachers and its sponsors give back to our members through grants, free resources, and other incentives.

"Twubs are Twitter groups built around content aggregated from #hashtags. View the full social landscape of a Twub with tools such as our Live Tweet Feed which pulls in external images, videos and links, and our Tweetups & Events Scheduler. Start searching for your favorite topics now and take full advantage of these and many more useful Twub features to connect and share with people of similar interests."

Create your own customized "paper" from blogs, feeds, twitter, keywords, etc. Fresh daily. Looks very good!

feedly weaves your favorite content into a magazine-like start page.

This makes searching for playable audio clips a breeze. This search engine organizes audio into groups, and then makes them easily playable as playlists.

We're simply the easiest way to add RSS to your favourite websites! You can create an RSS feed for literally anything online. It's fast, FREE, and automatic.

Welcome to the Teacher Edition of Pageflakes You can customize this page by adding and deleting Flakes (Widgets). Click the yellow button at the top right corner to: * browse the Educational Gallery * change the layout * customize your theme * share and publish your page By default, all your pages are private. To publish a page or to share it with your colleagues please click on "Make Pagecast". Of course you can have as many pages (tabs) as you want.

A near comprehensive list, from mashable, of all the RSS readers, tools, browser plugins, tips, hacks and directories available on the web.

So what is it? Want to listen to internet audio programs but can't when they are scheduled? This program lets you create your own custom online audio anytime, anywhere. Really.

MyAlltop enables you to create a "personal, online magazine rack" of your favorite websites and blogs. You can create a personal collection from over 32,000 information sources-if you're interested in something, we probably have it covered. We provide a custom URL so that you can share your masterpiece with others. The starting point is this tutorial that steps you through the process of creating your MyAlltop page. Everything is point-and-click, so you'll be up and running in a few minutes.

AWWWSOME!

There are tons of free historical games, interactives and simulations on the web. Playing history aggregates info on these resources in a simple, searchable database making it easy to find, rate, and review historical games. There are currently 128 shared games.

History games online!

Weblist is a new way to gather and organize content on the web. Create your list of URLs centered on a specific theme and we will combine it to one easy to navigate URL. Once you have created your list you can save it as a smart bookmark or as a customizable home page, share it with friends via email or through the top social media networks, and post it on your blog. Weblist is a great place to discover new user edited content across the web. Find lists in any subject from musical playlists to lists of informative scientific articles and anything in between. Weblist is a free service and registration is optional. If you choose to register as a user your entire list will be saved under your account and you will be able to edit, delete and add to your lists.

Not all of these sites will be open to you at school, but I thought it was an interesting collection of sites where you can quickly learn something new each day. Granted, it may not always be something you WANT to learn, but there y' have it. :)

Do your students have aggregators? Why not set up a tab to subscribe to these sites (those that have feeds) so they might stumble upon something new to learn each day.