Yummy, yummy. I've just spent several hours with del.icio.us. At first it seemed pretty impenetrable. I was very sad that the 12 minutes tutorial was unavailable. Okay, okay! I was terrified that I wouldn't be able to figure it out, but after viewing posts by my cyber-colleagues I took their advice and hit the help button. Voila! Not perfect, but certainly doable.
While prowling around the site my mind was busily working on how I could use this with my students and then I realized that this was the perfect way for elementary students to use the sites that their teachers and I have preselected. Sure, some of the sites will bounce them to other places, but many of them have been screened by librarians and others to be appropriate for students.
I also created an account and added the del.icio.us link to my blog. It is right under my picture. It's a collection of sites that are appropriate for elementary students to use as ready reference, ask an expert, kid-friendly search engines and homework help. Feel free to check it out.
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Help button???? What a great idea! I think I'll try that. I've added you to my del.icio.us friends. I'll be enjoying looking at your bookmarks.
I'm enjoying your posts.
Well I must admit that I stole that idea from someone else! I've always believed that being inherently lazy can make a person become more efficient. (wink) I hope you do enjoy the bookmarks - all aimed at helping students research.
I too have been enjoying your posts. I wish I had your technical expertise!
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