Last updated on 9 February 2018
This article was last updated in February 2018 – Read the new version here.
Start.me is an online service that allows Build a customised start page for your browser in a simple and intuitive way.
Start.me will allow you tosimply organize all your favorite sites, Rss feeds and timelines social networks on a single start page. When you open your browser, whatever computer you use, you will have access to all your resources and your information system.
Start.me is similar to the late iGoogle or Netvibes. The system is simple and free. You can create as many start pages as you want. On each of these pages you can include widgets for RSS feeds, bookmarks or favorites, social networks or calendars from Google. You can also insert your email inbox. Start.me also offers a dropplet for your browser that will allow you to add content on the fly while browsing the web.
Start.me service is multiplatform. You can find your start page(s) on all connected devices, computers, smartphones or tablets. Practical. Your start page can also be shared with one or more people. The tool can thus serve as a collaborative resource base for a group of teachers or students.
In the world of education, Start.me can have a multitude of uses. It can be used as a homepage for a class to share information, calendar, announcements, links with parents or students. It can be used to gather resources for a course, lesson or class. It can also provide a good starting point for collaborative research work for a group of students.
Start.me offers a free education version that allows you to benefit from premium options paid for by other users, such as archiving or the removal of any advertising. Very easy to handle and use, Start.me deserves a place in your toolbox if only to allow you to organise your web browsing by ordering your resources to find them better.
Link: Start.me
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