Anchor+Activities,+Laptops,+and+Delicious+in+the+Math+Classroom


 * This session will examine the use of a social-bookmarking site (Delicious) in, and beyond, the math classroom.**
 * **Hear how it has been used in math classes (specifically speaking...one, but not so after today!)**
 * **How to create your own**
 * **Come prepared to share some useful online resources in the development of a new Delicious page**

Tentative time table: 9:45 - Hello! 9:45:01 - Overview of session (see //'Below'//) //'Below'//: 9:50 - Value - added tool, for teacher and student...Delicious 10:00 - Getting started with Delicious - signing up, adding "buttons", saving bookmarks (Tags), getting in the 'network' (not Verizon!), sharing bookmarks 10:30 - Anchor activities, getting the laptops out - pros/cons 10:50 - Your favorite resource / help desk 11:00 - Applause...or eye-rolling

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Get Started by experiencing [|Delicious]!
 * 1) Go to [|Delicious.com]
 * 2) Sign-in using the following: **Username: mathgoodies \ Password: passw0rd ** (the 0 is a 'zero')
 * 3) Try adding a bookmark by clicking the 'save a new bookmark' link on the upper right-hand side of the page
 * 4) Paste the web address of the site you want to add
 * 5) Add a description (optional).
 * 6) Add 'tags' (really helpful)
 * 7) Click 'save'

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