Pinterest grabbed
members of my family before it sank its claws into me, but it’s got me at
last. I’m collecting ideas for our
current house renovation and grabbing library signage ideas as well. Then there are some travel ideas…and recipes… I love the visual aspect of Pinterest. Its graphic nature makes it a natural for collecting
sites to use with elementary students and in libraries, in general. http://edudemic.com/2012/03/20-ways-libraries-are-using-pinterest-right-now/
Pinterest competitor Clipix www.clipix.com
offers a privacy or friends-only option for clipping/pinning graphics. That might be a nice option in a school
setting. I haven’t tried Clipix at
school yet, but I suspect that it may be blocked by our filter as is Pinterest
and a great many Web 2.0 tools. The filter is a
topic for another day.
Diigo is less visually
appealing than Pinterest, but its sticky note and highlighting features make it
very useful. Kids could benefit from
gathering information on a Diigo page, annotating the site and assigning tags. I’m not yet up to speedwith Diigo but have
been diiging pages to read later.
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