Week 3 Blog One
Social Bookmarking
Why hasn’t anyone at school mentioned this before? I am beginning to feel cheated because I didn’t know all of this cool technology existed. For every unit I teach I could have bookmarked and tagged all of those sites I found useful, all those sites I used during classroom instruction. I am feeling a little stressed now that I have to go and look all of that up again and organize it in a new place. Delicious is providing an amazing cataloging tool and I am sad for teachers who don’t know that this exists. Random thought—what happens when a website is no longer available? Does Delicious update you and delete that tag? Do websites “die?” Another question, can Delicious import from Google Reader? Boy that would make life a little easier.
I would like to look up when Delicious started because I am surprised I haven’t heard of all these great tools before. This sounds a little nerdy, but I need to shout all these great websites from the rooftops. How many people know about, and use these? I am one of those people that like to analyze statistics and sociology. This year I am probably going to be one of those teachers that come back from the summer bubbling about all the cool things I learned, and want to show/teach others right away. I guess I will have to learn to live with that.
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Rachel - Your enthusiasm is contagious and I'm feeling the same way. I feel like I've been living under a rock. My 7-year-old used to have to set up the Wii Fit for me or help me with the tv remote, but I've made it a point to learn how to do that. I was feeling pretty good about myself until I started learning all that I'm missing out on. So glad I'm taking this course!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I found your blog, sorry I couldn't find the address earlier, I'm catching up on your posts now. Thanks!
I am smiling ear to ear! You are all getting it! How wonderful it is! Don't ever feel nerdy! OK.. maybe a little bit, but it is so cool to be nerdy! Look at what you know now and how you can teach others the new tools you are using. What a wonderful resource you are becoming. It starts with just one step, and you have taken it.. now keep walking, soon you will be running! There is so much more to come!
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