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Flipboard

Hauptfunktion(en): News aggregatorsEinzelarbeitLesenTeacherStudentWebsites/andere Nutzer*innen

Flipboard is a content curation platform that aggregates news, articles, and multimedia content based on user interests. Users can create personalised digital magazines by "flipping" articles into their collections. Flipboard is free to use and does not require logging in to browse content. However, to personalize content and create collections, users need to sign up. Bewertung: Flipboard can be a valuable tool for teachers, who can use it to compile interesting texts to read and share them with students. It can also bolster collaborative work among learners when producing their own magazines in groups, for example.

Kosten: Free.

Website: https://flipboard.com/

  

Kategorien

Interaktionstyp

  • Einzelarbeit

Kompetenzen

  • Lesen

Inhalte

  • Websites/andere Nutzer*innen

Benutzerfreundlichkeit

Benutzeroberfläche User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Straightforward, user-friendly.

Zeiteffizienz Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

High.

Sprache(n) der Benutzeroberfläche The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English, French, Japanese, Chinese.

Datenschutz Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

Medium/low. Flipboard collects user data such as online identifiers (IP address, cookie IDs, and device ID) and shares it with or sells it to third parties for targeted advertising on and off Flipboard. Users are allowed to opt out of this policy of data selling. Flipboard employs industry-standard security measures. It does not explicitly state compliance with the GDPR, but it mentions user rights specific to the EU’s legal framework. See more here.

Arbeit für spätere Verwendung speichern Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes, with an account.

Individuell anpassbar (wenn ja, wie?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Medium; users can aggregate news from different types of media outlets.

Interaktivität

Engagement

Zusammenarbeit

Kommunikation

Technische Voraussetzungen

Installation erforderlich?

Not for the browser-version; yes for the apps.

Kompatibilität/ Betriebssystem

Any browser; Android, iOS.

Andere technische Voraussetzungen