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There are all kinds of flakes; the human kind (bad), and the food kind (pie crust, frosted, etc.) that are good. Pageflakes is a Web application that is in the second category. Pageflakes lets you create Web pages with a click of your mouse, and best of all, you can put up information that updates itself (ex. online calendars), without you having to type it all in.

Pageflakes is an RSS reader, which means that it pulls in information from other places (like news from CNN), but puts it in a small, easily formated form (flakes). It has lots of feeds, and other “flakes” (tools) that you can add. Pageflakes has recently added Pageflakes Teacher Edition, which quickly shows flakes geared towards education (class schedules, grade tracker, educational news feeds). Just click on the snowflake at the top right, and start adding tools (flakes) to your page.

If you’re a visual learner, and want to see it in action, here are some resources:

Video tutorials:
How to add a flake
What is Pageflakes

So, enjoy the flaky goodness of information on the Internet with Pageflakes! -ALICE MERCER