Technological Tidbits

Have you ever kicked yourself because you bookmarked a cool website to show your kids, only to realize that you bookmarked it on your classroom machine and you can't find it again in the computer lab? del.icio.us is the solution!! Del.icio.us allows you to tag bookmarks with (one-word) keywords, so you can view only your math links, or only your comprehension links. It is important to use single-word keywords, because each individual word turns into a new tag. I will run two words together, or add an underscore between two words to avoid this glitch. del.icio.us is SO much more than just a list of bookmarks, though. It is social networking, also. You can link to other people with similar interests, and share links with each other. For example, I have three other teachers in my network on del.icio.us, and I can see their links and they can see mine. I can also “tag” links for them, as I find useful educational sites, by typing for:username in my tag box.












Try it out and tell me what you think!