Thing 11…

While I found the news/information sites interesting on a home or personal level, I can’t recommend them for a middle school media center because of the potential for inappropriate content. For example, one of the most popular articles headlined profanity. That’s where an editor is helpful.

For this reason, I think these tools may be a productivity detractor rather than an enhancer.

I did find it very easy to share the news article from the NY Times. Using the share tool, I selected the Mixx icon; the article and rating appeared instantaneously.