I really enjoyed browsing around Delicious. I started developing my own page and the tutorial was really easy to follow and to the point. When I typed in educational technology, a wealth of information popped up from a multitude of people. I liked the different options that were available to look at and it was interesting to see what other people said and tagged about the sites. I am also amazed at how many times one source will get tagged for someone else's page and start trending. For example EDyoutube had been tagged 1172 times when I last searched.
I can definitely see this as a potential tool in the classroom. It would be a great way to discover new ways to look up lesson plans and see what other people have experienced with those lessons. It would also be a good way to share what you are doing in your classroom with other teachers in your school or district. I agree that it is an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed anywhere, but I think that it is much more than that. Especially because you can share them with other people and tag them into categories.
I have already mentioned some of the ways that teachers can take advantage of social bookmarking sites previously in my blog. They allow teachers to find new information and share with one another what works and what doesn't. They can leave their own tags and comments. It connects educators across the world and allows them to connect with one another. I think the Common Craft Guys video explained it pretty well and I think it gives a good idea of how much these types of sites can benefit educators everywhere.
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