Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Organizational Tool Post #1


I decided to try a social bookmarking site. I loved the idea of making a list of websites that I could keep sorted out by units of study, and it was an added bonus to realize that I could also use it as a way to give my students a specific set of websites that I would like them to use. 
I really like the idea that I can have them open one link and then be able to search around within that link to different sites related to our unit of study. I would also like to play around with the idea of making the lists (called stacks) available to the kiddos at home and their parents. 
I chose the 'delicious' site to try out; both of the sites listed in the book were free, but the diigo site was only listed as a 'free trial'. 
I was able to set up two different stacks related to different units I teach. I played around and was able to send a link to my stacks to one of my cohorts. I have also gotten a couple of emails from the site, one that says someone is following my stack and the other that someone commented on my stack. However, the comment one was suggesting that I check out their site for fashion elements with me. If I end up getting things like that I will need to play around with the privacy settings.
At this point I feel successful in that I have at least got a start, but I also feel like there is a whole lot more to still figure out. I am excited about the possible use of this tool in my class.

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