Cool Tools Episode 54 Podcast: Rollyo

04/27/09 • -1 min

Rollyo is a web tool that allows you to create your own custom search engine to add to your browser, webpage, blog or to use on your Rollyo homepage. With Rollyo, you create your search engine in just a few easy steps, using only websites that you select. By joining the Rollyo community you have access to other users’ search engines as well. This podcast discusses some of the great features of Rollyo that can be incorporated into library or classroom use, as well as some basic instruction on getting started. Visit Rollyo.com to learn more.

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Cool Tools Episode 53 Podcast: Brainify

Brainify is a social bookmarking tool intended for students and faculty at colleges and universities. Brainify users bookmark web sites relevant to college courses and academic subject areas and (ideally) share those bookmarks by forming and joining course-specific or subject-specific groups. Bookmarks on Brainify are not only tagged -- they are also categorized within a browsable taxonomy of academic subject areas. In this podcast I describe a few of Brainify’s features and discuss reasons why students might want to try using Brainify.

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