RSS and Social Bookmarking

During tonight's class, we discussed the uses of RSS and Social Bookmarking. During this class and checking the few Internet sources that Dr. Fritz provided, I found a really great resource that I want to try out. I found it by subscribing to one blog on my RSS and then going from there. It didn't require going from one site to the next, entering each individual web address. I see the RSS and Google Reading becoming an everyday visit. I can see myself making it a part of my post email check routine. This will allow me to easily visit professional sites and keep me up to date on the most current educational technology issues.

When it comes to Social Bookmarking, I see myself easing into it and using it as a professional development tool. I am a technology mentor at my school, and helped the group that I mentor put websites onto the desktops at school. The problem with this was that they had to enter these resources onto each desktop. We could easily create a Social Bookmarking account through del.icio.us and add content that we find.

I am excited to start exploring these tools and finding ways to use them in my classroom.