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Name: Darlene Price and Julie Young

Title: Exploring Delicious: a Bookmark Social Network

Purpose: Introduce the user to an online bookmarking application

Objective: The user will create a series of website bookmarks

Conections to Technology: An exploration of Delicious.com as a tool for organizing bookmarks

Resources:
 * Delicious.com
 * Reading: "How To Use Del.icio.us" [|www.websearch.about.com/od/dailywebsearchtips/qt/dnt0412.htm]
 * Website video [|www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-english]

Materials: PC internet connection

Audience: Teachers, also applicable for students

Assessment: Self assessment reflection

Duration: 45 min - 1 hour

Activity Plan:
 * View the tutorial at [|www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-english]
 * Create a Delicious Account @ [|www.delicious.com]
 * Review the Delicious tutorials:
 * How do I get started
 * Save a new bookmark
 * Getting around
 * Practice creating and organizing your bookmarks.

Method of Learning: Self-paced

Connections to NETS/T: Standard 6. Technology and Operations
 * understand and use technology systems
 * select and use applications effictively and productively
 * transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

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