Thing #17

     I had never heard of Del.icio.us before this exercise, so I spent quite a while exploring the site and watching videos.  The Common Craft Guys' video really explained how it worked well.  They also did a good job explaining how it could be beneficial to teachers.
     I explored the APSU 23 Things Del.icio.us page.  It was cool to be able to click on tags and see how many other people had tagged that site too.  From there, I got so caught up in exploring tags and sites that I lost track of time.  I find lots of interesting sites that could be beneficial that I had never even heard of.  It was also neat to be able to see how other people tagged a site.  People didn't always categorize things the same way which I think is both interesting and important.
    I see the benefits of using this personally and in education.  Personally, it was much easier than bookmarking and making folders after some practice.  Also, I think within our Professional Learning Communities this could be a valuable tool.  We don't always get to get-together cross-county as much as we would like.  With Del.icio.us we could share useful sites and blogs.
    The one thing I did not like about Del.icio.us is that you have to use a Yahoo ID to sign in.  With so many different accounts, I would much rather use my regular email (since Google lets you), than to have to create yet another email address just to use Del.icio.us.