Thing #17

I have been a fan of social bookmarking sites for a while now, including del.icio.us and Digg. These sites make it so easy to get lost in the web of sites and pictures and videos created by just one topic. It's pretty incredible when you view one bookmarked site and it makes you think of something else and then you find that the very something else you're thinking of has been bookmarked too! I had never used a bookmarking site to look for teaching resources, but after browsing through the apsu23things tabs I wish I had done it earlier. These sites could be a fabulous resource for finding lesson plans, video clips, articles, etc. pertaining to a class topic. I have spent HOURS of my life this semester Googling, searching databases, and following dead links. Using a site like this when planning units and lessons could save me a lot of time and effort and allow me to discover resources that are not just related to my topic but are recommended by another teacher.