Yolink: A Browser Add On That ROCKS

I first heard of Yolink at Google Teacher Academy in December, but I never had the time to investigate it. Then, everyone was "talking up" Yolink at EdCamp Philly in May. I knew I had to try it. So I did.

Here's what Yolink does: It is a free browser add on. When you open a website or use a search engine, you can turn on Yolink. It will further refine your search results based on keywords. It will also tease out the actual text where your keywords appear. It makes toggling between your search results and the actual websites very easy. You can also export your search results to a Google Doc. You can also share them on Evernote, Twitter, Diigo, and Delicious.

How could this be used? Here are my ideas:

• Use Yolink to teach students how to quickly find multiple sources to validate facts.
• Export Yolink results to a Google Doc to teach students how to synthesize several ideas.
• Use Yolink to search within an online book to find the snippets of text you need. You can then export or share these snippets.

Do you use Yolink? Do you love it? Hate it? Let me know!