Content Curation World

Content curation can be of help to teachers and educators interested in guiding students in learning and appreciating the importance of active digital citizenship.

Jane Schmude, an Australian education graduate and a passionate teacher-librarian, outlines the reasons for such importance while providing also a good 5-minute visual introduction to Pearltrees as an ideal curation tool to carry out this type of project.

Useful intro for teachers, educators and librarians interested to learn more about the opportunities offered by curation.

Pragmatical. 7/10

Original video: http://vimeo.com/92932324 

Duration: 10':52"

Jane Schmude on Scoop.it

If you are new to content curation here the ten, key fundamental steps you need to take to out yourself on the right course. 

Content curation is not about saving time. It is about selecting, organizing, adding value and context, and finally about effectively presenting information on a specific topic to a selected group of people. 

Here the ten key steps to take to effetively curate content, visualized by the great team at Scoop.it.

Slideshare presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/Scoopit/10-tips-to-curate-like-a-rockstar