Social Bookmarking

This is cool actually putting a name to tools on the internet that I use so very often. As for the social bookmarking the first thing that came to mind is when you bookmark web pages on your PC. I see that it is somewhat similar but with many other advantages. You could use this in a classroom setting to assist students when writing papers to help when writing works cited pages and formatting.(I always seemed to have difficulty with this one and as a visual learner it often times saved me time) It can also assist students in the classroom setting to additional self help tools with assignments as well as parents. It can serve as a way for students, teachers, and parents to stay up to date on current events in classroom and world.
I was just thinking about the degree program and what would it mean in 5-10 years. With the technology improving everyday and methods of utilization it would make sense that the definition would change so frequently. I do believe however that there should be a general definition to give a broad overview of this evolving field so as not to cause any confusion. I see that in many professions they question what they should be called and how to describe what it is that they actually do as a professional. I would agree that instructional technology is more then a process. You have to understand how and why you do things and be able to relay that to other individuals. Media does enhance instruction and does not replace it.In chapter 2 talks about instructional design model. I have never formulated lessons plans personally, but I was shocked to see that it is very similar in formulating treatment plans. In a treatment plan you pretty much follow the same process to attain an end goal. In occupational therapy you find out what deficit a person has that inhibits independence 100% and find a way to help the person improve or adapt the deficit. A lot of what we do is teaching a person new ways of participating in life to achieve independence to that specific persons maximum level. Not all humans are alike so when you create a plan try and tech/implement it, you as a practitioner have to be ready to go back to the drawing board. Figure 2.2 is a really good tool that I believe could be used in a healthcare setting as well with new practitioners maybe tweaking the terminology a little bit. The only difference is that you wouldn’t write out everything specifically but yet a lot if it would be involved in part of the thought process.