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Week 6, Thing #13 – Del.ici.ous October 24, 2008

Posted by Ms. Adams in PA Online Web 2.0, PSLA, Technology, Web 2.0.
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I’m familiar with Del.icio.us, but I have a totally new appreciation for it today.  This summer I just re-organized my bookmarks on my home computer…they are all in appropriate folders, and very neat.  I like folders and organizing…A LOT!  My work ones, however, are less organized.  In fact, since our teacher computers are wiped every summer, I tried exporting my bookmarks with less success than my organization attempts at home.  I’m excited to try the tag “bundles” that Delicious has, in hopes that my home and work bookmarks can be all in the same place.

I also liked searching the tags for useful sites.  Stumbling on new resources and good ideas is part of what makes my job so exciting.

Curriculum Connections:
Research – my district’s website editing system allows us to create lists of links to use.  They aren’t searchable, however.  As I add more and more, it would be nice for students to search the library delicious bookmarks by what topic they are researching.
Professional Development – If I can get teachers to subscribe, they can receive new resources automatically.  Not sure if this is any better than sending them in an e-mail, but it’s a new way to connect teachers to great websites.

Week 5, Thing #12 – Rollyo Searching October 9, 2008

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Rollyo might be my favorite Web 2.0 discovery so far.  I didn’t even know it existed until doing this exercise, and I’m amazed at how well some of these work.  The sources are readily available to check for quality sources, and I can create my own to boot!  Science fair is going to be SO much easier this year with this tool on my website!

For fun, I made my Rollyo about my hometown, Lancaster, PA.  There’s a lot of stuff that goes on, but I usually find out after the fact.  Or else I find out about events that I have no interest in.  I plugged in several websites of downtown organizations and the local newspaper, and Hello Fun Things to Do! So cool!!  Obviously, this makes website links a whole lot easier…it’s instant federated searching!  And I have to admit it’s a lot easier to use than most federated searches I’ve used myself.

Curriculum Connections:

  1. Students can instantly run searches for research projects
  2. Control quality of sites students use…self-filter/self-censor, whichever side you take on that issue.
  3. I think this tool is mostly applicable with elementary students before they know how to evaluate a website themselves.  Also, for when time is extremely limited for research.