Social bookmarking has been an impressive idea to me from when we first discussed it in August with the Personal Learning Network article. The idea behind this type of information gathering is admirable and will work well if all involved take care in bookmarking. From an organizational standpoint, I am undecided about whether to create a separate account for personal and professional use. Although the tabs work to segregate these sites, it may be helpful to have two separate networks.
The only difficulty I have found in its use is the lack of knowledge about such a site in general. I have asked educators that I admire if they have used the tool and found most are not aware of the technology. It would be helpful if there was a tool on the delicious site that would allow a user to send out a generic email to contacts that explains delicious, identifies your user names, and links the recipient to set up an account. Perhaps this feature exists, but I have not found out. Please advise if one exists!
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Thank you, Vanessa, for your comments on social bookmarking and delicious. I, too, am undecided about this but for slightly different reasons. It's possible I would need to have more time to assess its value and how it could be applied to my strengths in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI agree that there are likely to be many educators who are unaware of this resource. I believe there is a free version of the Common Craft video that you viewed on Blackboard (Social Bookmarking in Plain English) on YouTube. For some reason I can't get the URL to paste here. Search YouTube for that title and forward the link to your colleagues.
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