Hi there! For starters, let's take a moment to welcome each other back from Spring Break... not. It sure wasn't long enough , that's for sure. But- I guess we're back now. And it's time to talk about social networking! Not too rough of a topic to come back to, right? Didn't think so. I'm not just talking about Facebook either, I'm talking about something called Del.icio.us. Ever heard of it? Let me do the honors.
Del.icio.us is a bookmarking website. You create an account, log in, and then whatabam, whataboom! You can start adding websites and tagging them based on your own preferences. For instance, you can add Google (sorry I'm using Google again, I'll eventually move on) and tag it "search" or "most amazing thing ever." It's at your own discretion! You can bookmark blogs and then tag them with easier titles than what the URL usually applies. In case you haven't caught on yet, it's very simple.
Implementing this into a regular classroom tool is very easy, especially for projects. You can automatically bookmark/tag your classroom's website and students could pull it up hassle-free. The same process can be done with class assignments, etc. On top of that, other people can tag websites as well. So you might find a website easier by looking through someone else's tags. Talk about taking research to the next level! All our students should be pulling off A's in MLA citations thanks to Del.icio.us! ;)
Yours,
TPlummer
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