Technology Medley

If you have ever experienced the frustration of having a great website bookmarked under your favorites on one computer but needing to locate that same site from a different computer, then you need to explore Delicious. This has become my one “cannot do without” website! Here’s short video that explains how it works:

Once you have your account set up, you can copy any URL, go back to your delicious account, and click on the Post link at the top of the page to bookmark the site. However, it’s much quicker to install and use the web buttons that will live at the top of your browser on computers that you frequently use. You will be prompted to install the buttons when you set up your account.

Like many web 2.0 sites, Delicious uses tags, which are simple ways to organize your bookmarks so you can search for them later on. When you first add a site, you will see the option to add tags before saving. Go ahead and add as many as you want. That way you can search for 3rdGrade or science or education or games…all for the same site. This is a huge difference between Delicious and PortaPortal, which only allows you to add a site to one category at a time.

The other really cool feature of Delicious is the ability to add people to your network so you can easily see what sites they have bookmarked. You can also save bookmarks for other people in your network by tagging them for:name. You can see who has saved the same sites as you by clicking on the “saved by (number) other people” link, and this may lead you to even more useful sites on the same subject.

If you don’t already have a Delicious account, I highly recommend that you set one up and start using it. If you do already have one, install the buttons for Internet Explorer or Firefox and get in the habit of using them.

You can download a handout for Delicious here. If you would just like to explore the site for a bit before setting up an account, go to my account or Tina’s account to find sites that are relevant to elementary education.