I looked through the long list of curation tools created by Joyce Valenza, Brenda Boyer, Della Curtis, and saw Symbaloo. Near the beginning of this course, I had started using it and now use it daily. It reminds me of my favorite curation tool: Pinterest. Both are picture-oriented. Both are easy to collect content. Pinterest is easy to share with others. I also tried a SymbalooEDU account. One question I have is how can you make it public content? It’s great for personal curation, but how do you share it publicly? I’ll be exploring that further.
I’ve gotten accounts and have been experimenting with three different curation tools: ScoopIt, Pearltrees, and Pocket. ScoopIt is the one I like best of those three. ScoopIt I had tried previously, but came back to for this course. I found Bill Ferriter’s article, “Teaching Kids to Curate Content [Activity]” very helpful. I hope to use the activity next year.
I find myself constantly gravitating back to Pinterest, although I will continue to experiment with these other curation tools. The ease of use with Pinterest is the draw. It’s been beneficial for sharing with some colleagues. One colleague was looking for apps for students with disabilities, and it was helpful to her to have a link to my Pinterest to help her explore the possibilities.
I’ve gotten accounts and have been experimenting with three different curation tools: ScoopIt, Pearltrees, and Pocket. ScoopIt is the one I like best of those three. ScoopIt I had tried previously, but came back to for this course. I found Bill Ferriter’s article, “Teaching Kids to Curate Content [Activity]” very helpful. I hope to use the activity next year.
I find myself constantly gravitating back to Pinterest, although I will continue to experiment with these other curation tools. The ease of use with Pinterest is the draw. It’s been beneficial for sharing with some colleagues. One colleague was looking for apps for students with disabilities, and it was helpful to her to have a link to my Pinterest to help her explore the possibilities.