Well, this lesson was certainly interesting as I had no idea that these sites existed or what a benefit they could be.
I set up a Delicious account and searched several sites. It was easy to set up and easy to use. I looked at: youth missions, youth mission trips, affordable missions trips (I was on a mission to find a mission) and I also looked at recipes. It was interesting to see the sites that came up. I have searched missions and recipes numerous times and I had not seen these sites.
As far as Google Reader, I really did not grasp the concept even after reviewing and exploring the site and lesson until Dr. Krug just explained. Wow, this will be a great feature to have. As Dr. Krug said, you just add the topic you are interested in and Reader will bring you the most recently visited sites. This will help speed things along if you are searching for personal interests or perhaps particular topics as a teacher. Thanks Dr. Krug.
I had never heard of Library Thing either. I created an account and went exploring. This is a site where you can keep track of your favorite books, and books you want to read. You can also receive recommendations based on the previous books selected or topics of your interest. The site also allows you to see where you can purchase books and the cost. As a teacher, the site can be very beneficial, because you can receive reviews from other teachers about specific books, and you can also see what books are being used in certain subjects.
The way some folks were planning to use LibraryThing is for classroom collections to help students find reading in the classroom collections.
ReplyDeleteThanks, :-)