May/June 2008| Volume 3 | Number 3
     
     
 
Just For Fun
 
 

 

Spectra Visual Newsreader

The web continues to become more visual. Here is another way to "visualize" the news that you find interesting-Spectra News Reader. While I don't think this site will be the most utilitarian, I find it interesting to see how vast amounts of dynamic data can be visualized. You can even control what you see by attaching a web camera and allowing the color the camera sees to change the information you are seeing. Yes, I did try this but my camera was not working correctly.


All Top News

This is an incredible resource (http://alltop.com/)of categorical links in the form of RSS feeds. Simply pick a category and start clicking. You will be able to drill down to a rich list of current news, blogs and other sources of information. It won't take you long to find your way around this site and locate your favorite information resources.

 

Produced by Chris Bigenho | Director of Educational Technology- Greenhill School