The Polliwog Journal

I had created my del.icio.us account quite awhile ago, but never played with it until this week (spurred by Dawn Sahouani’s reminder to try it).

The real value of del.icio.us is the connectivity it provides. I like that I can save urls and find them easily later, from any computer, but what’s really cool is to explore what other people have saved.

Here’s my process. I click the link that says “saved by ## other people” and from there I try to find interesting or familiar names. If I find people I know, then I add them to my network. But I also find other people who share a fervent interest in technology in education and they’re reading some cool blogs and sites.

Like RSS, in a way, this aspect of del.icio.us connects me with blogs and sites that I would not normally think to seek out.

BUT, then I also need to read those sites. I can see how I could easily get buried under the avalanche of information that I myself started. Right now though, I am just amazed at how much there is to discover.