Thing 11

A social bookmarking site like del.icio.us is a basic tool for classroom teachers. As a teacher who teaches younger, primary children a bookmarking site puts all the tools a students needs to be somewhat independent, even if s/he is an emergent reader. For many years I used another site called "I keep bookmarks" as a way to organize safe websites for student use in summer school. This site was the first I had heard of years ago, and it has been wonderful year after year. You can look at the site at this link: www.ikeepbookmarks.com/gardavidson

The emphasis on tagging has sky-rocketed since I began using the bookmark site. It is definitely a more flexible management format than merely using folders. I did sign up for the del.icio.us account, but I do not have an active bar on the browser. Too many specialized bars clutter the browser. (a personal peeve of mine}

I followed a bookmark called "99remarkable Photos." and unfortunately the comments quite often had to do with wasting time to enjoy the site.