Module 7

I think delicious is a fantastic resource.  I am a firm supporter of it.  Simon Crook the elearning advisor at the southern region gave an inservice last year at my school.  As a result of this I created a delicious site for the Learning Support Department at LaSalle.  Check it out at www.delicious.com/Learning_Support  At the moment I have over 900 resources bookmarked

I think delicious is very useful for schools.  Not only does it mean I can access the bookmark from any computer it also facilitates collaboration of resouces.  Any teacher in the school (or at any school for that matter) can check out the Learning Support Delicious account and use the resources.  So if an English teacher is teaching a lesson on adjectives they can go to the delicious account click on the tag bundle of English and then click on adjectives.  They will then be presented with a range of interactive websites, games and videos that they can put up on the smartboard. 

I originally started delicious for the Learning Support department, because as a teachers aide I was going into a range of classes working with students on topics that I did not always have the most up to date understanding of.  Delicious ensured that I could bookmark videos, interactive websites and games for a whole range of subjects and topics.  Thus when working with students I could pull up the appropriate resource within a couple of seconds. 

Delicious is also beneficial for sharing resources with students.  With the 1:1 laptops in high schools teachers can create delicious accounts for students to easily and quickly access the websites, games, videos etc needed both in the lesson and for extra study.  With the huge range of information available on the web, delicious can help teachers point students in the right direction of accurate resources. 

Delicious would also be beneficial in the primary classroom.  Students can have the address and then be able to access the resources at home.  Furthermore this is also beneficial for parents to ensure that their students are on reliable and educationally sound sites. 

Delicious is also a great way for departments to share their resources and sites.  Additionally delicious would be a fantastic resource for any casual teacher as it would mean they could have an endless supply of resources easily accessible.

A huge benefit of delicious is that it is easy to use.  Delicious is also a great way of finding other resources.  When I bookmark a site I look at the people who have also bookmarked the same site and see what other resources of theirs would be helpful to me.

An important point to remember is that when creating tags it is essential that you are consistent with spelling and are diligent in adding the tags to tag bundles.  This ensures that the delicious account is kept clean, tidy and easy to use.