Technology integration can be delicious: Social bookmarking as a technology integration tool

Gloria Edwards; Barbra F. Mosley

doi:10.1108/S2044-9968(2011)0000001013

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Technology integration can be delicious: Social bookmarking as a technology integration tool

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Title:	Technology integration can be delicious: Social bookmarking as a technology integration tool
Author(s):	Gloria Edwards, Barbra F. Mosley
Volume:	1 Editor(s): Charles Wankel ISBN: 978-0-85724-649-3 eISBN: 978-0-85724-650-9
Citation:	Gloria Edwards, Barbra F. Mosley (2011), Technology integration can be delicious: Social bookmarking as a technology integration tool, in Charles Wankel (ed.) Educating Educators with Social Media (Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education, Volume 1), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.207-225
DOI:	10.1108/S2044-9968(2011)0000001013 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	This chapter addresses the needs of ongoing educational reform and presents the merits of social bookmarking as a technology integration option for pre-service teachers. Delicious, a social bookmarking tool, was introduced as a Web 2.0 tool that assists in tracking websites that hold the potential to contribute toward the meaningful learning of students. Delicious and other social bookmarking tools give 24/7 access to tagged websites from any computer anywhere in the world as long as Internet access is available. Numerous emerging technologies are making their way into the classrooms. As such, K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions of higher learning bear the responsibility for preparing all students to successfully use them to compete in this global economy. During fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters, the authors piloted use of Delicious in seven mandatory teacher education technology-based courses. Specific instructions were provided for selecting interactive, user-friendly websites with content that would complement lesson plan content and thereby contribute toward greater learning potential. A total of 106 graduate and undergraduate pre-service teachers located, standardized, and began sharing their tagged Delicious bookmarks as part of a major course project for integrating technology into a classroom. The websites were documented within full and abbreviated lesson plans that detailed the rationale for use of each technology resource/tool. Approximately 300 websites that met specifically defined criteria were located by the pre-service teachers who also benefited from the merits of collaboration and sharing through social bookmarking with Delicious. They simultaneously experienced how ready-access to quality technology resources/tools could positively impact the learning opportunities of their K-12 students. Access to the Delicious database collection is available by contacting the authors.