Delicious

=__**What is it?**__= Delicious is a bookmarking web 2.0 tool. It had many different and very useful features. It allows you to share, store and find bookmarks. You can search the site for other bookmarks that other users have recommended. One very useful tool is that you can save your bookmarks into different categories so that they are easily accessable whenever you want to return to them. Another bonus is that all your bookmarks are stored in the one place.




 * Features**
 * Can organise your favourite sites with tags and also view how popular they are with other users.
 * The 'tag cloud' allows you to search within it to help you find other sites of possible interest.
 * You are able to email your bookmarks to other so they are able to view them
 * Very user friendly search tools used
 * Support forums which allows you to seek help if its needed or make comments/suggestions about the site

This site is a excellent site to use within a classroom setting. As a teacher you should encourage students to sign up so that they are able to keep track of the great sites they find and then return back to them when they are needed again. It would also allow the students, when they tag the website to make notes about it so when they need to go back to it, they can remember what is was useful for.
 * Professional Use**

As a teacher if can be helpful in many different ways. Firstly you can use it to store different sites that over the months or years you might like to relate back to. It is also excellent for other teachers to be able to see what sites you, the teacher have found useful. Teachers can even tag certain sites that they want their students to research. This will help students staying on task rather then filtering through many many irrelevant sites.

This web tool is a excellent way to ensure that all those sites of interest you look up you will be able to find again without having to look to far. Its also excellent that no matter if your at home, work or university you are able to access your delicious account.
 * Personal Use**


 * Possible Problems**
 * People are able to lie with their tagging. For example tagging a video game site as something thats educational.

Please click here to see my delicious account.

Return to home