The massive expanse of the World Wide Web can give me a headache with informational overload; sometimes it just too much. Every time I see a new website, blog or wiki that I like, I say to myself, "Ooooh! I have to remember where I found that." Not long ago I would have copied and pasted the links to a word document or bookmarked it to my extended list of Comcast’s favorite places. At least with favorite places, I could put them in folders; categorizing my thoughts to some extent. I have to say, I’m a busy Mom who needs to feel a little organized.
That was then! My world has now become a more organized and my eyes more open to new technology. I have discovered social bookmarking tools. My old ways were limiting. I could organize but not share. Social bookmarking has the benefit of organizing information with the bonus of sharing what you’ve found. Sites like Deli.cio.us give me access to all my information from any computer with internet access I wish to use. I can also share that information with anyone, anywhere in the world. Talk about a global world! Diigio is another popular social bookmarking site. For more information, let me show you a wonderful video by Lee LeFever and Craft Commons that explains social bookmarking to those who are visual learners (like me).
http://www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-english
Deli.ci.ous and Diigio are just two of many sites now available on the internet. Education World has a nice article that describes a variety of social bookmarking tools. http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/sites/sites080.shtml Another article by Steve Hargadon from School Library Journal also talks about their favorites in social bookmarking sites. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6505695.html
