Week 6 Thing 13

Delicious-- del.icio.us...

I have loved being able to access my Internet bookmarks from any computer—for several years… I began using backflip.com years ago (when I was teaching computers at Willow Elementary School) and was introduced to del.icio.us last year. I haven’t switched all my bookmarks from backflip.com yet but I think this summer would be a great time to organize and clean up my bookmarks. I enjoyed reviewing the del.icio.us tutorials —makes it easy for new users to understand. I need to spend time exploring the various tags, I really like the idea of categorizing items not only for my own use but for other teachers as well.

Week 5 Thing 12

Rollyo-- Rolling where??? rolling why???

Okay, This assignment has me baffled... I must be missing something here. I spent too much time exploring Rollyo... and I'm sorry, I am not impressed. I attempted to create my own Rollyo search engine listing all sorts of useful websites for math help. It turned out okay- but I am not sure of the point. I took the URL's for these great sites from my backflip account-- which I have access anywhere as well. I attempted to add my newly created Rollyo search engine here but it appears as if the Rollyo pix below links to the main website...I need to think about this one to see if I can come up with uses for rollyo in my classroom.

Select...Middle School MathSearch The Web

Okay, more thoughts on Rollyo.. I can see how this tool could be advantageous in the classroom and on my classroom website. Students do tend to get lost (or waste time) on the Internet when searching for information... so do adults... so Rollyo could be a way to keep students focused on a selected search radius for a project. It SHOULD really be helpful... now to figure out how to get my specific Rollyo linked!! Any suggestions??:)