I like the Del.ico.us concept and have had an account for some time but never used it, preferring to use my My.Yahoo page bookmark list to track websites that I like. This exercise was good for me because I think Del.ico.us offers some major advantages over the Yahoo page bookmark list and I will probably make much greater use of Del.ico.us.
1. Del.ico.us is easily sharable. I think this is a great resource for teachers who want to share sites with students.
2. Del.ico.us has the text box for descriptions about each site.
3. Use of tags on Del.ico.us allows for even more descriptions about selected sites.
4. Use of tags allows for targeted browsing of other Del.ico.us users' selections of sites labeled with the same tags, which makes for interesting, productive surfing.
I have to admit that I am a huge fan of tags and tag-surfing in general because it fits my nonlinear learning style. (I tag-surf LibraryThing ALOT!) Not everyone may be as comfortable with this kind of format depending on their learning style.
I think that use of tags underscores the need for information literacy because I always "read the label" before I consume information by checking the authority of the information source. If the source is sketchy then I pass it by as unreliable and move on to investigate the next interesting tidbit.
Click here to sample my Del.ico.us dish.
1. Del.ico.us is easily sharable. I think this is a great resource for teachers who want to share sites with students.
2. Del.ico.us has the text box for descriptions about each site.
3. Use of tags on Del.ico.us allows for even more descriptions about selected sites.
4. Use of tags allows for targeted browsing of other Del.ico.us users' selections of sites labeled with the same tags, which makes for interesting, productive surfing.
I have to admit that I am a huge fan of tags and tag-surfing in general because it fits my nonlinear learning style. (I tag-surf LibraryThing ALOT!) Not everyone may be as comfortable with this kind of format depending on their learning style.
I think that use of tags underscores the need for information literacy because I always "read the label" before I consume information by checking the authority of the information source. If the source is sketchy then I pass it by as unreliable and move on to investigate the next interesting tidbit.
Click here to sample my Del.ico.us dish.
The lovely truffles shown in the picture at the head of this post are from Grocer's Daughter Chocolate's website.
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