Several months ago I read a post about Been, a way of gathering bookmarks socially. As I explored Been I got very excited because, unlike other social bookmarking sites, this one integrated with the browser and was very image based. It just seemed to shout, "education". I sent an email to the contact at the bottom of the page as inquired about access to Been for an educator or in an educational setting. Very quickly I was contacted by the developers of Been. Sang and Dave created Been and wanted to talk more about Been for Edu. It seems they were already exploring it. I have been in communication with them since then and had early access to Been for Edu. These guys are very in-tune to the challenges of a teacher and have really made a great product. I am super excited about Been for Edu as it will allow kids of any ages to bookmark, explore the web, and communicate all in a safe walled environment. Teacher have the ability to create accounts for kids, take them along on a surfing session or guide them through a stalk of pre-defined and explained sites. I did a quick video tour of Been for education below. Check it out and request access to Been for Edu for your class here.
Friday, March 14, 2014
"Been" Looking for Something Like This!
Several months ago I read a post about Been, a way of gathering bookmarks socially. As I explored Been I got very excited because, unlike other social bookmarking sites, this one integrated with the browser and was very image based. It just seemed to shout, "education". I sent an email to the contact at the bottom of the page as inquired about access to Been for an educator or in an educational setting. Very quickly I was contacted by the developers of Been. Sang and Dave created Been and wanted to talk more about Been for Edu. It seems they were already exploring it. I have been in communication with them since then and had early access to Been for Edu. These guys are very in-tune to the challenges of a teacher and have really made a great product. I am super excited about Been for Edu as it will allow kids of any ages to bookmark, explore the web, and communicate all in a safe walled environment. Teacher have the ability to create accounts for kids, take them along on a surfing session or guide them through a stalk of pre-defined and explained sites. I did a quick video tour of Been for education below. Check it out and request access to Been for Edu for your class here.
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