Curation

Curation is, to me, the action of gathering resources in an organized way. Using the applications below, this would be the gathering of websites, blogs, and other online text and photos into one space. It is something that can grow and change depending on the need.

Scoop.it : []

I really liked scoop.it. I can see this as a great way to gather resources for beginner researchers. By allowing students to choose from a variety of articles that you //know// are trustworthy (because you chose them), you are giving great examples of what they should be looking for on their own. I would love to create one of these, but add a few sites that are untrustworthy, like "The Onion," just to see if students can determine which is real and which is trying to trick you. This could also be a great way for students to gather their research for themselves. If they create a scoop.it for all of the online articles they've chosen, it would be simple for teachers use it alongside their works cited page to check their sources.

Paper.li: LIS 5260 -- []

I didn't like Paper.li as well as scoop.it, but I see it used more as a way to gather current blog, tweet, or posts of your favorite authors--you can go to one place to find them all. It wasn't as user friendly as scoop.it, either. Students could also create one of these for a variety of topics. A book club could create one over bloggers who write about new books. If the teachers in the school blog (especially with homework or organization information), it would be great for students to add those blogs as a way to organize their homework and activities.