Tagging and Social Bookmarking (Tool #5)

Wow- I can't believe I didn't know about this before! What an excellent way to share resources...

I created an account on delicious and started searching by tags. I found several interesting sites. At first I searched using "second grade" and I found this website. It seems to have a lot of great math games for second graders that could be used on either the computer or ACTIV board.

http://www.allentownsd.org/EETT/secondgrade.htm#A.__Numbers_and_Operations

Next I searched using more specific tags. I've been wanting to do a book study with Magic Tree House, so I used those tags. I found some things but most of it was more "cutesy." I'll have to look into that some more. I also read aloud a lot of Kevin Henkes books at the beginning of the year, since they go along well with making connections. I've been thinking this year I would branch out and do a more formal author study. I searched "Kevin Henkes" and found several helpful sites, especially this one.

http://hkidshighlights.blogspot.com/2009/03/kevin-henkes-so-much-to-talk-about.html

This is actually another teacher's class blog, and it has some great information and ideas on a Kevin Henkes author study.

I'm so excited to use social bookmarking this year! It will help me find great resources and keep track of them in one place!