I came across a new online resource called SimplyBox. It is another entry within the category of tools that allows a user to collect and organize research resources (e.g., Evernote). I have heard this category described as “clippers”.
I think these are great tools for personal research. What I wonder about is the use of such tools for presentation/sharing (e.g., SimplyBox proposal for teachers). Two options are provided for sharing collected resources. One offers stored resources to non-SimplyBox users (anyone) and the second to a designated group of friends. To me, repurposing content AND sharing would require limiting access to an audience of students (e.g., TEACH act). The second option I mention (designate Friends) would fit this requirement. Combining content as part of a display would also seem to require the permission to create a derivative work. Again, I would interpret offering a collection of resources collected without author/creator permission to the general public to be against copyright. This seems like another of those situations in which we are provided powerful tools and it is up to us to decide what represents legal and ethical use.
