Internet bookmarks are stored locations for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future.
Find more information about Internet bookmarks at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_bookmarks
Social bookmarking is a method for Internet users to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet with the help of metadata.
In a social bookmarking system, users save links to web pages that they want to remember and/or share. These bookmarks are usually public, and can be saved privately, shared only with specified people or groups, shared only inside certain networks, or another combination of public and private domains. The allowed people can usually view these bookmarks chronologically, by category or tags, or via a search engine.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking for more information.
A bookmark portal is a Web site that stores your bookmarks so you can use them from any computer and with any Web browser. Such sites may also allow you to share your bookmarks with others or the world at large, the idea being that these are a more valuable resource than pages randomly located with crawlers. There are several web-based bookmark managers to help upload and keep bookmarks on the web. These can be accessed from any computer at anytime.
Assignment #2.2 Online Bookmark Portals
Access the following free bookmark portals.
iKeepbookmarks http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/
Diigo http://www.diigo.com/ (formerly Furl.net)
Create an account for yourself and explore the features of each site.
Engage in an informal conversation with the members of your group via the group discussion board regarding the features of each of the sites and which site(s) are preferred by members of your group. Are there other bookmarking portals that you are aware of and possibly use?
Group 2: TGZ
Andy Cox Jenna Brendamuhl
Kelly Rexine Kathleen Scheeler
Denise Turnquist Nikki Wixo
Teaching with 21st Century Tools
EDUC 675
Assignment 2.2
June 5, 2010
Bookmarking Paper
Ikeepbookmarks.com and Diigo.com are two of many bookmarking portals one can use on the internet. Most of us were first time users of bookmark portals, and did not know what to expect from these two sites. Everybody thought they would be a great way to collaborate and share a group project. There are definitely pros and cons to both sites. As a group, we did favor one over the other, but overall, they are both very beneficial sites to use.
There was a lot of discussion comparing the two sites to each other. The very first post of our group was well needed. Nikki posted about pros and cons of both sites as a unit before the rest of the group broke them down individually. The pros and cons of both sites are:
1. You can go from work computer to home computer and still have sites intact.
2. If your computer crashes, you still have bookmarked list.
3. Works with all browsers and PC/MAC
4. You can share bookmark list with others.
Ikeepbookmarks.com had three pros to the website that were agreed on. It is a very well organized and extensive site. For someone familiar with bookmarking portals, this would be very easy for them to navigate. You can save valuable websites on this link, and there is no installation needed for this particular site. A big negative for all of us is the constant errors popping up. Some of the group members tried to use it from different browsers and computers, but still received the pop-ups. One group member read some of the comments posted, and this was also identified as the main issue.
Diigo.com was the overwhelming favorite of the group. As a group, we thought it was more extensive and more user-friendly for first timers. The video tutorial at the beginning of the site was identifies as a favorite in our group. This helped explain how to use the whole site. We also agreed that the site had better features such as electronic sticky notes and highlighters. Our group felt that these would be very beneficial if we made the decision to read the same article. We could then highlight important information, or each fill out a sticky note on it for the others to see. We also liked how easy it was to create group pages, and everyone in the group could change the page.
Overall, as a group, we preferred Diigo.com. We all agreed the bookmarking portals are going to be an important part of online learning, and think they should be incorporated into our schools.
Assignment 2.1
Do a search on Google using the following key terms which provide background in instructional theory, teaching strategies and learning styles.
multiple intelligences (Armstrong)
From Lessons to Structures (Kagan)
technology and multiple intelligences (Gardner)
Bloom's digital taxonomy (Churches)
Group 2: TGZ
Andy Cox Jenna Brendamuhl
Kelly Rexine Kathleen Scheeler
Denise Turnquist Nikki Wixo
Teaching with 21st Century Tools
EDUC 675
Assignment 2.1
June 5, 2010
Group Reflection
Are you smart? This question differs for everyone. Everyone is smart. The question that should be asked is “What type of smart of you?” Howard Gardner (2000) has identified seven different types of intelligences people have. But as the technology in the world changes, so does the intelligences. Two more intelligences have been added to total nine different types. Gardner (2000) claims everyone has a little of each intelligence within them, but no two people learn the same.
Dr. Armstrong (2004) translates Gardners MI Theory into the multiple intelligences that EVERYONE possesses in one form or another as:
1. Linguistic Intelligence (word smart)
2. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (number/reasoning smart)
3. Spatial Intelligence (picture smart)
4. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence (body smart)
5. Musical Intelligence (music smart)
6. Interpersonal Intelligence (people smart)
7. Intrapersonal Intelligence (self smart)
8. Naturalist Intelligence (nature smart)
To develop each of these intelligences, teachers need to be up-to-date with their teaching. Each student will learn better today with a 21st century curriculum. Some teachers are still back in 20th century thinking mode.
The teacher teaches a skill, asks a question, calls on a student with his/her hand in the air, and then moves on to the next question. The instructional ways of the 20th century will not meet the needs of 21st century students. Therefore a shift in the way we teach is needed in order to continue making gains in the areas of education.
Kagan (2004) states, that in the 20th century we were preparing students for the world, which we were already a part of. Teaching the job and life skills of their parents. Today we are dealing with a completely different issue. We are trying to prepare students for a world in which we cannot even imagine ourselves. In addition, the students we are trying to instruct come from multiple family structures, ethnic races, and sociological backgrounds.
The cooperative learning structures of Kagan will not change what you are teaching. Rather, it will simply make the way you are teaching more efficient. The structures, when implemented effectively, will engage more students in a short amount of time. Your teaching time will be more efficient, which leaves more time to get to the entire curriculum that you are expected to cover.
Kagan (2004) insists that using the structures will not only meet the needs of your traditional curriculum, but the following curriculum skills are imbedded within the structures.
1) Character Development
2) Emotional Intelligence
3) Employability Skills
4) Leadership Skills
5) Multiple Intelligences
6) Social Skills
7) Teamwork Skills
8) Thinking Skills
9) Diversity Skills
Each intelligence can also be developed in the classroom using technology. The use of technology in the classroom allows teachers to better address the different types of intelligences and allow for more learning styles to be met during each lesson. What happens to students when this technology is constantly changing and the schools are changing with it?
Technology is always going to change and advance. Schools need to be able to stick with what they have so it will actually help the students. If we are constantly changing our technology, that means we are constantly learning how to use something. By school districts switching to the “new, hip” thing every year, we are not going to be able to use technology to teach the 9 different types of learning.
References:
Armstrong, Thomas. Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom 3rd ed. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2009.
Gardner, Howard. Can Technology Exploit our Many Ways of Knowing? Retrieved from http://www.howardgardner.com/docs/Can%20Technology%20Exploit%20Our%20Many%20Ways%20of%20Knowing.pdf, 2000.
Kagan, Spencer. From Lessons to Structures – A paradigm shift for 21st Century education. Kagan Online Magazine. 2004
iKeepBookmarks.com - A Web-Based Bookmark Manager.. (n.d.). iKeepBookmarks.com - A Web-Based Bookmark Manager.. Retrieved July 11, 2010, from http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/
Diigo - Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Online Bookmarking and Annotation, Personal Learning Network.. (n.d.). Diigo - Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Online Bookmarking and Annotation, Personal Learning Network.. Retrieved July 11, 2010, from http://www.diigo.com/
