The tool that first caught my attention is social bookmarking, so I investigated with the Delicious website tool. In the units that I teach with my 7th grade World Geography classes and my 8th grade U.S. History classes, my students often need to do Internet research. I usually provide them with a list of websites that I want them to use. I typically would have a document with a current list of websites. In order for the students to have access to the website, I would save the document as a pdf file and then post it on my blog. This works okay, but it’s a pain whenever I want to made changes to the list.
By using the Delicious tool, I can have all of my selected websites at one location. If I make changes in one list, that change is instantly available to my students. Here are a list of advantages that I see in using the Delicious tool:
- The list of websites are not tied to any one computer.
- The websites can be grouped together by common themes or topics
- The list does not have to be constantly updated on a document or personal webpage.
- It is an easy way to provide websites for students to use for research.
- Students can make comments about the usefulness of the websites.
This sounds extremely useful! I hope you find it a time-saver as you implement it.
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