At first glance Social Bookmarking looked like a marketing tool for internet businesses to create traffic for their websites. Social Bookmarking allows users to share their sites with others on the web while storing them in a central location that can be access in from any computer. This is what intrigues me about social bookmarking. The old way is when you are on another computer and you find a site you want to keep you would have to either write it down or e-mail the link to yourself. Now with delicious and other sites you can post you bookmark on your site account and it will be accessible anytime you need it.
At my school I have created a folder on the server where I keep all the website links. These links are organized in folders by content area(that would be my form of tagging). Then I have to create a shortcut to the folder on the teacher and student computers. Student computers have a link to sites that have interactive games and activities. I have found this cheaper than buying interactive software because there are so many free activities and games the students can use. So I have been doing some social bookmarking, who knew? If a teacher found a site they wanted to share they would send it to me and I would add it to the folder.
So now to move into the 21st century I want to create a separate bookmarking site for my school where I can post these sites and everyone can have access on any computer from any location. What a great idea!
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