Twitter and Delicious

Though I was not in class on Thursday for the Web 2.0 presentations, I walked through each of the web resources on our class wiki. I am very familiar with Twitter and have been using it on a regular basis for several months. At first, I did not quite understand the point of Twitter as a web resource- I just couldn't get into the idea of posting my personal status updates on a website besides Facebook. After a few weeks of use, I began to see the benefits. I love the idea of sharing opinions, ideas, photos, and whereabouts with friends and family through Twitter. Additionally, I like the idea of being able to tweet at specific friends. Its a fun social networking site that allows users to follow whomever they please. News, friends, family, trends, etc. is at the finger tips of account holders. I could see utilizing twitter in the classroom as a communication tool as well as a means for gathering news/information about current events. It might also be a fun resource to use for project research or scavenger hunts. I was not quite as familiar with Delicious, but I walked through the steps listed and found that it was a very helpful tool! Its a good way to maintain bookmarks on various computers/media. Teachers could bookmark appropriate sites for classroom use in centers or in free time. It could also be used to bookmark sites that students could use at home for extra practice. In creating a Delicious account and bookmaking several sites, a teacher could set up a complete list of links and materials for classroom use and practice that would be easily accessible for students no matter where they are.