Hi all...<div><br></div><div>I know we come across loads of new Web 2.0 tools to try every day and many of them are &#39;fly-by-nights&#39;  that shut down, merge, get sold, or become too expensive to justify.  Recently, several bloggers suggested trying out a new service called Pearltrees.  I have to say that it is one of the finest new collaborative resources I&#39;ve seen in a long time.</div>

<div><br></div><div>I&#39;m not going to go into the details of the product, because seeing is believing in this case.  The links below will take you to two examples where I have used Pearltrees.</div><div><br></div><div>

***NOTE--While Pearltrees is phenomenal (in my humble opinion) there is a distinct possibility that it will be blocked at your school.  Nevertheless, it is great for collaboration between colleagues outside of school.</div>

<div><br></div><div>1)   This Google Site is made up entirely of Pearltrees and Google Crowdsourced Presentations.  It was used to teach a recent workshop for ESOL teachers.</div><div><br></div><div>  <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/helpingadultells/" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/helpingadultells/</a></div>

<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>2)   This individual Pearltree has links to sites for getting book recommendations:   </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.pearltrees.com/cayermedia/sites-book-recommendations/id3819390" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); ">http://www.pearltrees.com/cayermedia/sites-book-recommendations/id3819390</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>By the way, if you use a bookmarking service like Diigo or Google Bookmarks, it&#39;s great to build Pearltrees based on what you&#39;ve already gathered.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It will be interesting to see whether Pearltrees catches on with the LMS community.     Thanks for reading....</div>
<div><br></div><div>Tim <br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Timothy Cayer<br>Library Media Specialist<br><div>William H.Hall High School</div>
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