Thing # 17

Del.icio.us

     Del.icio.us is social tagging network that allows one to keep things of interest in one nice little spot; on his/her Del.icio.us page. When one is on a page he/she likes he/she can tag the page and share it to his/her Del.icio.us account. Comments can also be left; so using such a program could be highly beneficial to teachers and their peers. This way a teacher may be able to share a link to any specific information and write an analytical review for whatever it is that he/she reads. This way other teachers can see if something is even worth their time. Same concept could work with a summer reading program too; the students share readings and make comments on them. An individual (student or teacher) could also use this tool to benefit while doing research. Researchers can use common tags or highly tagged articles to find high points of interest; this way research information is always up to date with current events. Del.icio.us seems to be a beneficial tool for research and this is probably where I will use the tool most often. There is a lot of things out there on the web that can collect all the information an individual needs, and adding one more would just confuse me, but none-the-less give it a try; happy searching.