Step 6: Using Curation Tools (Vl)

 Curation Pitfalls 
Content Curation Pitfalls Curation Pitfalls Avoiding these Pitfalls is what differentiates the effective content curator from those ‘simply collecting ‘ content: the hoarder, a curator who collects everything indiscriminately , who doesn’t organize their content, and doesn’t share. The Scrooge, one who, similarly hoards their information , although they may organize their collection , they don’t share either.The tabloid or (national enquirer): a collector who indiscriminately collates everything together , and generously shares this aggregation ,whether others want/need it or not! The robot, a curator who uses tools to shares automatically, with no context related additions or value adding .
Create your own Workflow
Remember , while there are tools that can help with the aggregation and organization of all the great resources you’re coming across , technology can not do the curation. This is the job for a human who knows their audience (PLN). We encourage you to try out the following process if you are ready to give content curation a go:

1. Find the tools that you prefer to use for news discovery , for curation , and for sharing.
2. Curate the content that helps you, and is helpful for others.
3. Make it part of your routine to curate and share content.

Richard Byrne is a master curator , keeping hundreds of thousands of teachers in the loop on a daily basis. Watch how he uses Feedly and Google keep together.Workflow diagram
As you get going and try different tools, your wants and needs might evolve. You will figure out the pros and cons of different tools as you use them.
Stick with it and you will begin to develop your own workflow that works for you!