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====I chose Delicious as my online bookmarking site because I thought it was relatively simple to use. It is a great way to organize the multitude of links that I come across while I am searching the internet for useful educational websites. The tagging feature on Delicious is very useful in organizing my links and will save me time when I am searching for online resources. With this online bookmarking site, I am able to keep track of all the sites that I like and will have access to them wherever I am. I will not have to rely on my home computer as the way to store all of my links. ====

====Another great feature of Delicious is the site's ability of showing the libraries of other users who have bookmarked the same site as I did. By clicking on their bookmarking sites, I will be able to explore their libraries and gather useful information. In the same way, other users will be able to do the same with mine. Through this, we will be able to create a community of sharing useful websites through Delicious. ====

====For example, I am currently taking an online evolutionary biology course through the Museum of Natural History. As I am taking this course and particpating in the discussion baord, I am coming across many useful links. As I navigate through these links, I am adding them to my Delicious library to not only use during the duration of this course, but also in planning future lessons for my students. ====

====I can see Delicious enhancing my teaching in various ways. For instance, I will be able to use the online bookmarking site on my website to post useful links for my students. They will be able to find links that will assist them with their homework, test preparation, as well as videos or animations that we used in class. It will serve as a good way for them to enhance their learning outside of the classroom. ====

====Additionally, I will be able to use Delicious for web-based activities in the classroom. I will be able to post websites and tag them for science labs. The students will be able to do online web quests that will enable to explore websites that I have previously chosen. It will be easier for them to click on the links than to write in the URL from a handout. This will lead to more efficient science labs and a better use of classtime. ====