Why should we use aggregators
(Social bookmarking web services)
Introduction
Educational Aggregators are playing vital roles on
today’s education. They are crucial in:
-researches
-class managements
USING AS A STUDENT
 Imagine that you want to search about a subject in
learning English. Such as “speaking fluently”. You
just need to enter the key word in the search box and
the bookmarking site gives you lots of links refer to
that. You as a student can skim the related sites and
add them to your own account. Anyway you need you
can take a look at your online library or you may like
to see the notifications to understand if there is a
new article about your favorite subject.
Using as an instructor
 You as an instructor may ask your students to do
their homework as a research in their blogs or sites.
So will you able to understand that they have done
their job?
Obviously the notifications will tell you that some of
them have done it.
Because already you have added their links to your
own bookmarking site account.
So Simple.
What is the challenging item
 Addiction
Yes, addiction is a warning for those who don’t like to
be internet addicted. Some sites such as “Digg” as a
successful aggregator can addict you in case of using a
lot.

Aggregators

  • 1.
    Why should weuse aggregators (Social bookmarking web services) Introduction Educational Aggregators are playing vital roles on today’s education. They are crucial in: -researches -class managements
  • 3.
    USING AS ASTUDENT  Imagine that you want to search about a subject in learning English. Such as “speaking fluently”. You just need to enter the key word in the search box and the bookmarking site gives you lots of links refer to that. You as a student can skim the related sites and add them to your own account. Anyway you need you can take a look at your online library or you may like to see the notifications to understand if there is a new article about your favorite subject.
  • 4.
    Using as aninstructor  You as an instructor may ask your students to do their homework as a research in their blogs or sites. So will you able to understand that they have done their job? Obviously the notifications will tell you that some of them have done it. Because already you have added their links to your own bookmarking site account. So Simple.
  • 6.
    What is thechallenging item  Addiction Yes, addiction is a warning for those who don’t like to be internet addicted. Some sites such as “Digg” as a successful aggregator can addict you in case of using a lot.