How to use the social bookmarking site Delicious in the K-12 Classroom
Quick synopsis: Social bookmarking is a kind of social media or social networking that most people do not immediately consider as part of the Web 2.0 world. Like Twitter or Ning, though, Delicious is a social network that can be used quite efficiently in today's technology classroom, as Delicious is very much a sharing tool, similar to Diigo.
Benefits: Delicious allows users to bookmark or save any web site and categorize it with "tags." These bookmarked sites and tags can then be shared with anyone the Delicious user allows to see them. Delicious is a powerful way for teachers to share web sites, which can cut down on wasted time typing lengthy URLs and keep students from visiting useless sites. Delicious tags can be easily embedded onto web sites or blogs, making bookmarked sites easily accessible for students.
Drawbacks: Since it's web-based, the Delicious social network is often blocked by school servers.
Conclusion: This how-to video demonstrates how teachers in a digital classroom can easily register for the social media/social bookmarking site Delicious and begin immediately tagging web sites, in 5 minutes or less.
