OTHER TOOLS: INTERNET-BASED TOOLS
De.licio.us Social Bookmarking
Del.icio.us is Good for Kids Who Need Help With:
- Keeping track of important documents (organization)
- Working collaboratively to accomplish tasks (social awareness)
What You Need to Know About Del.icio.us:
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website. Social bookmarking sites are places where people share information and organize this information so it is easy to access. Using del.icio.us you can store your bookmarks online and access them from any computer. You can use tags (one word descriptors) to organize and remember the bookmarks. You can also use del.icio.us to view bookmarks that other users have, and you can share your own bookmarks if you choose. Some ways people use del.icio.us include saving bookmarks on research articles, wish lists, podcasts, vacation plans, link logs, cookbooks, or collaborating with others on a shared account. Del.icio.us provides an organized and convenient method to store and share useful links. It is a free and easy registration process, and all that is required to use del.icio.us is a computer with an Internet connection. It is best suited for children ages 12 and up. The website to register is: http://del.icio.us
Del.icio.us Can Help Your Child With Organization:
- By creating a del.icio.us account a child can sort out his/her favorite links from the millions of links offered on the Internet.
- Deli.cio.us sorts the bookmarks with tags, making it easy to find a bookmark from a list
- By bundling tags, the child can further organize all of the bookmarks
- Deli.cio.us can help organize a variety of information relevant to the child’s life, including school assignments.
- Tagging a site requires identification of the website’s most salient features.
Talking Points:
- How did you set up your del.icio.us account?
- What links did you bookmark publicly? Privately?
- How did you label your tags?
- How can you use your del.icio.us organization to help you with school projects? Group projects?
Del.icio.us Can Help Your Child With Social Awareness:
- By using del.icio.us a child is exposed to links that other users find useful, and this teaches the child to be open to other people’s ideas.
- Child customizes his/her own del.icio.us account to reflect and communicate personal interests.
- By using del.icio.us child learns receiving help from others can be useful, and that it is beneficial to help others as well.
Talking Points:
- What links from other users have you added to your del.icio.us account?
- What do the links you have on your del.icio.us account say about your interests and personality?
- How can you use this method of receiving help and helping others to benefit you academically (study groups)?
More Social Bookmarking Sites That You May Find Useful:
- Blue Dot
- BookmarkSync
- Digg
- Diigo
- Furl
- Fark
- GiveALink.org
- Ma.gnolia
- My Web
- Netvouz
- Newsvine
- Simpy
- SiteBar
- StumbleUpon
- Thoof