My plan is to learn more about how this tool can improve my teaching. When I’m more comfortable with it and have learned its many benefits, I plan to share it with the other middle school teachers in my school and district. Though it seems we meet regularly for staff meetings, workshops, and training, we never feel like we have enough time to share our practices with each other. Social bookmarking is a way for us to share our efforts and our great website finds. Many teachers I know feel overwhelmed by increased curriculum demands, increased testing pressure, and decreased time and support. Technology is often not on their radar, especially for older teachers. I’d like to be able to share this easy, effective tool with them that will save time for all of us and increase support. After the few minutes it takes to create a del.icio.us account, we’ll be able to lighten each other’s load (and improve education for our students) even when we don’t have the time to sit down together and talk.
