Journal #6 - Social Bookmarking - III, IV, V

Robitaille, A., & Seshagiri, M. (2007, May 24). Classroom 2.0 - social bookmarking. Retrieved from http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=bookmarking


Social Bookmarking is the ability to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. Social Bookmarking is a method for Internet users to share, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web resources. Unlike file sharing, the resources themselves aren't shared, merely bookmarks that reference them. Two threads that I have followed are Question on Social Bookmarking (Web2.0) sites and Web 2.0 Tutorial for Educators.


In doing so, I learned that there are many sites that allow for social bookmarking. The main one that I have only known about is delicious.com but in following these threads, they have different social bookmarking websites that account for social bookmarking news or make a social text clip sharing. There are so many different types of social bookmarking websites depending on the category in which you want to social bookmark. Snipitron (http://www.snipitron.com) - allows you to create different subjects and use tags. Each list owner can decide whether to allow others to add them to their list and/or add comments or you can reject a person if you do not wish to have them follow your bookmarks.


Teachers have posted which social bookmarking websites have worked best for them. One teacher uses ikeepbookmarks. He thinks that it is easier for his 5th grade students to understand the folder better when he or his students tag websites. Another teacher really liked to use LinkaGoGo because it seemed to work best for her and her students. She primarily uses this social bookmarking website to organized her websites through folders, but the tags can also be added to make searching for entries easier.


In the Web 2.0 Tutorials for Educators, web 2.0 is known as the Read/Write Web, the new web is a breeding ground for creative and engaging educational endeavors. Teachers are using the new Web 2.0 tools to launch their classroom into the 21st century. Students are creating online content, collaborating with other students around the world and showcasing their work to a global audience. Web 2.0 provides new learning experiences for students and encourages global awareness, creativity, innovation, critical thinking and collaboration. According to Web 2.0 Tutorials for Educators, The knowledge students will gain from engaging with Web 2.0 technologies will foster the communication and information literacy skills that are required in the 21st century.


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