We never seem to have enough time to explore technology. Students, lesson planning, meetings and more meetings can take over our lives and information literacy takes a back burner. I know in my life, I procrastinate when my comfort level is low. So the theory behind 30 Minute Thursdays is that we set aside 30 minutes a month to ‘play’ with technology in a safe, supportive environment. No question is dumb, no expectations, no commitments, just play time! Let’s see where it takes us. We’re starting with a cool socialbookmarking website called Del.icio.us. Social Bookmarking? Exactly what it sounds like– del.icio.us allows you to bookmark your favorite websites and to share them (the social part) with others. Access your bookmarks at home, at school, at Starbucks, wherever.So see what you think about del.icio.us. How could you use it with students? I think it’s a useful tool for those of us who teach in more than one classroom. Give del.icio.us 30 minutes, or longer if you like. My goal is to be paperless, so brief instructions will be posted as a page on this blog. You can refer back to it later. Have fun playing!
