Glogster, Twitter, Delicious, Oh My!

In the past week, we have learned about so many different web resources that, as educators, we will be able to implement into our classroom. These include Glogster, as you can see in my previous post. Glogster allows students or faculty to create posters about themselves, book projects, and many other tools. In addition to Glogster, our classmates also introduced us to Twitter. Although Twitter has grown in popularity recently as a social networking tool, it is also great for the classroom. It allows teachers and parents to stay connected outside of telephone and email communication. It can also be used as a tool to improve students' understanding of the "main idea" in a story by limting them to the use of 50 characters or less. Twitter also allows formatting and utilization of safety settings. In addition we learned about the website Delicious. The snapshot to the left is of the Delicious homepage. Delicious is a bookmarking tool that allows the user to customize their bookmarks and borrow from others. It is a community of the greatest bookmarks. I have used this tool to find lesson plans as well as navigate through the most efficient sites for educators. It is a great tool for educators and students alike. It would also be great to use in the classroom because it would allow for easy web navigation for the students if the teacher has previously bookmarked the sites he/she intends to use.

Of all of these tools, for my students I enjoy Glogster the most and for myself as an educator, I enjoy Delicious the most. That is what is important in navigating through these tools is determining how you can make the best use of them.