Comments on: Why I loathe Portaportal http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287 Make Learning Fun Again Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tom http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287&cpage=1#comment-8281 Tom Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:29:15 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287#comment-8281 Seems if you keep your personal links on Delcicious private you could leave the rest open or have a separate account for your class related links. It appears you teach in a university. It seems strange to me you'd worry about controlling student resource access to such a high degree. Personally, I'm happy when students seek out resources above and beyond those I provide (at any level). Even if they end up with bad resources it leads to some good conversations. I don't agree with the Barney comparison at all. Personal and age related tastes in entertainment certainly vary. The TV show doesn't do anything for you. The functionality of information management options on the internet doesn't fall in the same box. One of my primary arguments is that Delicious is both easier and superior in terms of what it offers than Portaportal. Certainly university students can handle far more than portaportal offers. Seems if you keep your personal links on Delcicious private you could leave the rest open or have a separate account for your class related links.

It appears you teach in a university. It seems strange to me you’d worry about controlling student resource access to such a high degree. Personally, I’m happy when students seek out resources above and beyond those I provide (at any level). Even if they end up with bad resources it leads to some good conversations.

I don’t agree with the Barney comparison at all. Personal and age related tastes in entertainment certainly vary. The TV show doesn’t do anything for you. The functionality of information management options on the internet doesn’t fall in the same box. One of my primary arguments is that Delicious is both easier and superior in terms of what it offers than Portaportal. Certainly university students can handle far more than portaportal offers.

]]> By: Ajaan Rob http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287&cpage=1#comment-8280 Ajaan Rob Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:42:16 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287#comment-8280 Unlike you, I am a fan of portaportal. Yes, their is room for improvement and it is warranted but I like the simple nature of this 24/7 reference bookmark free service. I do not allow access to my delicious linkrolls for I keep them private. I want my students to access resources that I approve of and have screened for use in class. I do not want them to use other resources (unless I am unlucky and they find them). Changing the subject...I don't like Barney but my son did when he was that age...same is true with portaportal...I encourage "other" online reference sources as the students grow in computer and internet knowledge and abilities...So I do hope creative improvement does strike at portaportal soon but I will still use it for the public e-reference / bookmark platform that it is today. Unlike you, I am a fan of portaportal. Yes, their is room for improvement and it is warranted but I like the simple nature of this 24/7 reference bookmark free service. I do not allow access to my delicious linkrolls for I keep them private. I want my students to access resources that I approve of and have screened for use in class. I do not want them to use other resources (unless I am unlucky and they find them). Changing the subject…I don’t like Barney but my son did when he was that age…same is true with portaportal…I encourage “other” online reference sources as the students grow in computer and internet knowledge and abilities…So I do hope creative improvement does strike at portaportal soon but I will still use it for the public e-reference / bookmark platform that it is today.

]]> By: What Would Tom Woodward do? at bavatuesdays http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287&cpage=1#comment-7465 What Would Tom Woodward do? at bavatuesdays Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:14:43 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287#comment-7465 [...] he writes precise and hysterical lampoons , dreams up brilliant projects for his students, tears Portaportal a new one, and writes succinct and useful WPMu posts—all within a week no less—is no reason to [...] [...] he writes precise and hysterical lampoons , dreams up brilliant projects for his students, tears Portaportal a new one, and writes succinct and useful WPMu posts—all within a week no less—is no reason to [...]

]]> By: Tom http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287&cpage=1#comment-7438 Tom Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:15:59 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287#comment-7438 Happy to oblige. Glad it's not just me. Happy to oblige. Glad it’s not just me.

]]> By: john m http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287&cpage=1#comment-7436 john m Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:06:00 +0000 http://bionicteaching.com/?p=1287#comment-7436 Thank you for this. I have an almost physical aversion to portaportal and you have hit why right on the head. Thank you for this. I have an almost physical aversion to portaportal and you have hit why right on the head.

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