Del.icio.us is a "social bookmarking" site. You can read more about it here: http://del.icio.us/about/
The semi-quick version. You begin by creating a profile at http://del.icio.us/. Then install a Del.icio.us button on your browser's toolbar. When you click on that button, it takes you (temporarily) to the del.icio.us website where a webform displays the URL of the website you were just visiting. Here you can add a description of the website (title, really), notes, and tags. Tags are used for organizing the bookmarks. For instance, the NOVA: Ape Genius program page I recently bookmarked, I tagged with "TIPS," "Video," "Apes," and "Intelligence." Now when I go to my Del.icio.us bookmarks, I can click "Video" and get a list of all the bookmarks I've tagged with "Video." And then I can narrow it down further. Within "Video" I can ask for just the "TIPS" tags. The bookmarks are public -- that's the "social" part. [But you can also designate bookmarks as "not shared."] You can go to my Del.icio.us page (http://del.icio.us/ripley32/) to view my bookmarks. And... (still with me?)... if you use an RSS feed reader (like GoogleReader), you can be notified whenever I add a bookmark (not that you'd do that...). Or if you have a website or blog, you can add script to one of your website pages so that your most recent bookmarks appear on your website or blog -- and that is updated every time you add a new bookmark. I recently created a ning site for my former students. What's ning? http://www.ning.com/. Ning is a social networking site where you create the network. You can blog (and members can leave comments). Start or respond to a discussion in the "forum." I've added scripting to display my Del.icio.us bookmarks. Members can upload photos, leave comments for one another. The site can be public or private. Private sites are visible only to those who join, and if you'd like, you can limit who can join to only those who are invited. (If you're interested, I can send you a screenshot of this site off-list since it's members-only.) Right now, I'm really beta testing ning.com. Those of us at community colleges have an especially hard time identifying and communicating with our psych-majors-to-be. We've tried creating a psychology club, but the students who are usually the most interested are often in their second year -- and then they're gone. Without continuity, it's difficult to maintain such a club. If we can grab students as soon as they leave Intro Psych and are still excited about psychology, continuing the psychology conversation in an online space may bring our students together in a way that we haven't been able to accomplish in person. And then there's Second Life... But that's enough for now. =) -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/ -- APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology http://teachpsych.org/ Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology Associate Director Project Syllabus http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 2/28/2008 6:12 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] On the map? Got Del.icio.us? are you using Del.icio.us? What is this? RIki Koenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living. ---To make changes to your subscription contact:Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
