Unit 2 Assignment 2

Posted on March 5th, 2008 in Uncategorized by misstizzy  Tagged , , , , ,

You’ve signed up for a del.icio.us account and saved a few favorites. Now it’s time to explore just what makes del.icio.us so cool.

1) Del.icio.us makes it easy to search through your favorites. You’d don’t have to try and remember the folder you saved a link under since you can add multiple tags. View this video to learn more about finding links in Del.icio.us.
Download Video: Posted by cs272 at TeacherTube.com.

2) Del.icio.us allows you to easily share your bookmarks with others. You can set up a network of folks with whom you share a common interest and subscribe to their bookmarks as well.TRY IT OUT! Click on the “your network” link at the top of the page. Type ecstechacademy in the box on the right and click add. To see the links saved by ecstechacademy then click on the link on the right. To return to your bookmarks, click the “your bookmarks” link at the top.

3) You can also use your Google Reader account to subscribe to someone’s bookmarks. This means that every time they add links to del.icio.us a message will pop up in your Google Reader to show you what they’ve added. You can do this by finding the person - such as ecstechacademy - and clicking on the RSS button found at the bottom of their page.

There is a longer, more comprehensive guide to using Del.icio.us (32 minutes) if you’d like a more detailed guide.

Download Video: Posted by lburch at TeacherTube.com.
Assignment:
Add ecstechacademy to your network and subscribe to the favorites using the RSS button to add it to your Google Reader. Watch the top video to learn about searching techniques in del.icio.us. Using the feature to search the sites of others who have bookmarked the site, find and bookmark a site that is interesting to you.

Share with the group the link you have found and what features you liked most about del.icio.us.

…COMING NEXT WEEK

We’ll be exploring another social bookmarking site called Diigo. This site takes it to the next level and allows you to not only bookmark the site but highlight information and leave yourself notes.

Unit 2 Assignment 1

Posted on February 27th, 2008 in Uncategorized by misstizzy  Tagged , , ,

In our next unit we’ll cover social bookmarking and Google Tools. Social bookmarking allows you to save your favorite sites online so that your favorites aren’t just tied to one computer. We’ll start off with a site called Del.icio.us. Watch the video below to learn more about social bookmarking and Del.icio.us.
Download Video: Posted by leelefever at TeacherTube.com.

For this assignment, sign up for a Del.icio.us account and post a comment on you think social bookmarking could affect your personal or professional computer use.