Thing 17

I can’t say that I am overly impressed with the Delicious bookmarking tool. Perhaps I have become spoiled by a certain social image bookmarking application. For this exercise I created a free account on Delicious and viewed the associated tutorial. I then performed a search using the words “educational technology.” A list of bookmarks appeared. One of the differences that caught my attention was that there were no pictures with the results from my search, just tags. I am a very visual person and I like being able to see a preview of what the bookmark is about. I ended up clicking on a few different links and was really surprised that they had nothing to do with educational technology and had been mistagged. I spent a lot of time just searching for something relevant. I am not sure this is the most efficient site available. With that said, I absolutely see a place for social bookmarking sites within education. I think it is a great way to exchange information and collaborate with peers. Perhaps the most rewarding benefit is being able to organize and access your bookmarks from multiple technologic devices. I have read multiple posts by individuals who swear by the Delicious bookmarking tool. I believe my evaluation boils down to personal preference.