This is a new concept in

Internet bookmarking that

allows you to not only
bookmark important sites
for yourself, but to share
your bookmarks and find out
who is bookmarking sites for
areas that may interest you.

Before you begin the

assignment, you can read
about the concept of how
one would use this type of
site:
http://delicious.com/about

While there are many ways

one can use social
bookmarking, we are simply
going to use del.icio.us to
begin the concept of social
bookmarking and to
complete eight specific
tasks.

Getting Started
Pick a name that
identifies you. This
name will be the
beginning of ALL of your
future del.icio.us
bookmarks.
You will use tags to
organize your bookmarks
into specific categories
(More on Tags below!)
go to the following link and
join: http://delicious.com

Now it’s time to add

buttons, either on the
links bar or integrated
into your browser.
Each browser has a
different way in which
the buttons are
displayed.

Go to:
http://delicious.com/help/
tools
You will find the add ons
or buttons for whatever
browser you are using.

What are TAGS? Go to: http://delicious.com/tag/

Click the link on the right
to learn more about tags.
Each of your bookmarks
for this assignment will
receive at least three
tags.
We will be using the tag
“ed422” and then two
more of your choices
that refer to your
bookmark.
When you are logged in, you
will see that your URL
matches the user name you
chose for yourself.
For example:
http://delicious.com/jheil65
You will also notice that you
have an area for
Network/Tags/Subscriptions/I
nbox

What are the

tasks?
You will be asked to visit 8
sites, bookmark or
“Tag” them, add ‘tags’
and add comments per the
given instructions, which will
be the web-based portion of
the assignment.
Notice that the URL and
Title are automatically filled-
in by Delicious. You only
need to add any necessary
notes and your 3 tags.

You will also be guided to

answer some questions
about the site which you will
either put into a Word
document or typed directly
into WebCT in the
assignment section. This is
the written portion of the
assignment.

The Tasks
1. Go to the National Archives For webCT: describe you read/saw
website. In the left column, and comment on the value of using
under Explore & Interact, select
“Online Exhibits.” Choose an
exhibit that looks interesting.
After selecting an exhibit,
add the site to your delicious. In
the notes explain what specific
exhibit you are bookmarking.
Tags: ed422 and 2 others!
2. Explore an area of the
National Education Association
on achievement gaps. Post this
site to delicious. In the “Who is
Affected” tab, find which student
groups experience achievement
gaps. In the notes section,
identify who is at risk (hint: it is
a few different groups).
Tags: ed422 and 2 others!
primary sources in your classroom.
For webCT: In the “Practice” tab,
scroll down and then click on
“Discussion Guide: Identifying
Factors that Contribute to
Achievement Gaps” and find 2
factors in the column that is “Within
Schools’ Control” and
2 in the is “Teacher and Teacher-
Related Factors.”
Choose factors that you feel you can
help change. Discuss the four
factors you identified.

3. Kids Click! For webCT: discuss why you choose

(http://kidsclick.org/ ) is a search this particular site.
engine that gives a reading level
for each Web site. Imagine that
students in your class read at
different levels (usually true).
Choose a topic and search for a
Web site written at different
reading levels. Post this site to
del.icio.us. (Not the front
page!). In the notes area, write
the grade level and subject area
you bookmarked.
Tags: ed422 and 2 others!
4. Go to Kathy Schrock’s Guide For webCT: write a description of
for Educators and explore. Post how you think you might use it in
this site to delicious. your future classroom.
Pick one area of this site and, in
the notes section, write the area
that most interested you.
Tags: ed422 and 2 others!
5. Go to the Instructional For webCT: write a paragraph
Module on Multiple Intelligences about something interesting you
at the Edutopia Web site. Post learned about multiple intelligences.
to delicious.
Click on the “What”, “Why”,
“How”, and “Resources” pictures
to explore. In the notes section,
list the area/tab that you found
most interesting.
Tags: ed422 and 2 others!
6. Go to the Teaching Tolerance For webCT: Describe the lesson and
website. Select the Classroom how you would use it in class.
Activities link in the left column.
On the left column, there is a
dropdown menu called “Find
Classroom Activities.” Pick a
grade, subject and topic. Find
an activity that looks interesting.
Post the specific lesson site to
delicious. In the notes, list the
title of your lesson.
Tags: ed422 and 2 others!
7. Go to the EdChange website For webCT: list and discuss at least
and take the Multicultural two questions that you found most
Education and Equity Awareness interesting.
Quiz. Post to delicious before
clicking on the on-line quiz. In
the notes, put multicultural
awareness quiz.
Tags: ed422 and 2 others!
8. Go to this link Netiquette For webCT: List your score on the
Guidelines. Post to delicious. quiz (you may have to hand-score,
Read “The Core Rules of as the browser often acts funny) and
Nettiquette” and take “The write rite a short description of why
Netiquette Quiz.” In the notes you should teach students about
section, define netiquette.
Netiquette and use an emoticon in
Tags: ed422 and 2 others! the description. Here is the
Emoticons link.
 Posting your Tag Cloud on your Blog
One really cool thing you can do with your tags is to post them on your blog.
This way, they are easily accessible to you and your instructor ;-)
Go to: http://delicious.com/help/tagrolls

Copy and
paste the
HTML code
into your
blog
(I will model
this for you
in class)