Comments on: Tumblr http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/04/tumblr/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:24:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris L http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/04/tumblr/comment-page-1/#comment-55729 Chris L Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:11:17 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/04/tumblr/#comment-55729 In my blog last Spring I likened Tumblr and tumblelogs to the commonplace book-- a repository for bits and bobs of stuff. As a "blog engine" it is underwhelming, but it is exceedingly useful as a personal repository. One thing I like about it for education (a facet I'll be talking about in Atlanta next week) is that with their easy integration of other feeds they can be a kind of centralized aggregator for various streams-- I use a tumblr to aggregate all of my feeds from del.icio.us, feed reader starred and shared items, Last.FM, etc etc etc. In some ways it is still rudimentary, but it is another step towards capturing the <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/my-personal-life-stream-tumblr" rel="nofollow">"lifestream"</a> and provides an interesting look back over my days. In my blog last Spring I likened Tumblr and tumblelogs to the commonplace book– a repository for bits and bobs of stuff. As a “blog engine” it is underwhelming, but it is exceedingly useful as a personal repository.

One thing I like about it for education (a facet I’ll be talking about in Atlanta next week) is that with their easy integration of other feeds they can be a kind of centralized aggregator for various streams– I use a tumblr to aggregate all of my feeds from del.icio.us, feed reader starred and shared items, Last.FM, etc etc etc. In some ways it is still rudimentary, but it is another step towards capturing the “lifestream” and provides an interesting look back over my days.

]]> By: Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites Of The Day For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL » Blog Archive » Tumblr http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/04/tumblr/comment-page-1/#comment-55660 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites Of The Day For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL » Blog Archive » Tumblr Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:30:47 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/11/04/tumblr/#comment-55660 [...] I read Doug Noon’s post in Borderland sharing a little more about it, and was [...] [...] I read Doug Noon’s post in Borderland sharing a little more about it, and was [...]

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