Blog Post 7_2009102_Social Bookmarking

Social bookmarking is a web based internet tool verses using your personal browser on your computer. You can access the bookmarks you created from any computer at anytime. You are not limited to your own personal computer to gain access. This is a great way for teachers to organize reading materials for the students without them having to search on the internet; a faster method for researching and using collaborative materials. This is also what we are doing as students at Full Sail.

The “Sites to See: Social Bookmarking“ mentioned that social bookmarking “uses a Web-based service instead of your browser to save and organize bookmarks.” This would make bookmarking more accessible wherever you are. You no longer have to be at home to look up URL’s on your personal computer, You can be at work, school, or anywhere where there is a computer with an internet connection. You can also label or tag your bookmarks and if a site pertains to more then one topic you can bookmark to each of the folders you create, you can organize the information to suit your needs. There is a list of sites in this article where one can go to find out more information on social bookmarks.

In one of the sites I found, “Social Bookmarking Tools,” a “group of students doing a classroom project sharing their bookmarks, a teacher can subscribed to their RSS feed to see the direction of their research.” Also an added benefit is that “teachers can post research and information bookmarks that they gather throughout the year.”

The site called “Social Bookmarking” talked more about tags and links. For example, “when links are saved they are given a tag – a keyword used to describe the link. The user generated labeling system has become known as a folksonomy. Users created the labels and often the content to which the labels are applied.” This is a good way to organize information and to share with others that have used the same tag. Various groups can utilize this tool such as teachers, students, and librarians.

Teachers can use this site to collaborate with librarians, letting them know what their needs are for their class and what sites students are allowed to select from. The site, “Link to Classroom 2.0 Social Network” mentioned other ways you can collaborate more with others. Here are some ways you can network:

You can “subscribe to someone’s bookmarks via RSS and receive updates whenever they add new websites.” You can also use the social bookmarking to “collaborate on projects with other schools” and other professionals. This is a good way to share your information with others and a way they can share with you too. You can network with others to get a different point of view. The Social bookmarking is a way to simply tag your sites and help organize in a way that will be meaningful to the user. It gives a way in which to share platforms with others.



Reference

Jackson, Lorrie (2009). Sites to see: Social bookmarking. Retrieved October 10, 2009,
from http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/sites/sites080.shtml

Link to classroom 2.0 social network discussions (2009). Retrieved October 10, 2009,
from http://wiki.classroom20.com/Social+Bookmarking

Social bookmarking tools (2007). Retrieved October 10, 2009, from
http://www.teachinghacks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Social_bookmarking_tools