Before we
explore how Bundlr, a bookmarklet web tool, can be used to promote instruction
in the blended learning classroom let’s define this term.
What is a bookmarklet?
A bookmarklet is a
software button, extension or add-on that appears on one's browser that enables
the user to curate or collect selected websites.
Click on this link to
see different bookmarklets on my Mozilla Firefox browser.
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmarklet
A bookmarklet is a bookmark stored in a web browser that contains JavaScript commands to extend the browser's functionality.
For instance, a bookmarklet might allow the user to select text on a page,
click the bookmarklet, and be presented with a search engine results page for the search term selected.
Bookmarklets are unobtrusive scripts stored as the URL of a bookmark in a web browser or as a hyperlink on a web page. The term is a portmanteau of the terms bookmark and applet,[1] however, an applet is not to be confused with a bookmarklet, just as
script written in JavaScript is not to be confused with a script written in Java. Whether bookmarklet utilities are stored as bookmarks or
hyperlinks, they are designed to add one-click functionality to a browser or web page.
When clicked, a bookmarklet performs some function, one of a wide variety such
as a search query or data extraction. Bookmarklets are usually JavaScript programs.
How do bookmarklets promote teaching and learning
- Bookmarklets provide teachers and students with easy access to websites for homework, classroom and doing research projects.
- Bookmarklets provide a simple, uncluttered and elegant way to access websites within one’s browser.
- Many bookmarklets allow users to share their curated websites with others.
- Teachers can create bookmarklets for individual, group and whole class research projects.
- Students can share their bookmarklets as part of their research projects.
- Bookmarklets enable students to become more web literate.
For additional reasons for using bookmarklets click on these links:
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/bookmarklets-perform-common-web-page-tasks
- http://www.scoop.it/t/teaching-with-tablets/p/1616545019/2012/04/17/useful-bookmarklets-for-your-ipad-and-iphone
- http://www.lib.wayne.edu/blog/otl_newsletter/?p=1261
What is Bundlr?
Bundlr is a
bookmarklet that can appear on the bookmark bar of one’s browser. A bookmarklet
can enhance the functionality of one’s browser.
Where is Bundlr located on the
internet?
It is also an Apple app
and Google Play app. Click on this link to find out more about these apps: http://blog.bundlr.com
How Bundlr, a bookmarklet, can be used to promote instruction in the
blended learning classroom
Click on the links below to
find resources explaining how Bundlr can be used to promote instruction in the
face to face and virtual classroom:
- http://bundlr.com/b/classroom
- http://bundlr.com/b/classroom-website
- http://bundlr.com/b/21-century-classroom2
- http://bundlr.com/b/the-flipped-classroom
On the next blog post we will discuss how Bundlr can
be used to promote Judaic instruction and to mentor/train Jewish educators.
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