I consider myself pretty technologically savvy, but I truly had no idea of the power of social bookmarking. In an overwhelming online environment, social bookmarking can truly bring order out of chaos. Too bad Diigo can't be used on other parts of my life...
I joined Diigo and bookmarked three sites, all having to do with my son's newfound obsession with lighthouses. I visited http://lighthousegetaway.com/, http://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm, and http://www.obxconnection.com/outer-banks-webcams.htm, and tagged each differently based upon their content.
This can really be an amazing tool for student research and collaboration. By sharing bookmarks and tags in a group, then students could easily share resources. This would likewise work extremely well for teacher collaboration. It could also be a great way for teachers to share specific sites with kids without having to bookmark multiple devices. It's an exciting new tool for me, and I really am looking forward to playing with it more.
Your last comment was the revelation I had this summer after struggling to keep all the library computers synchronized with the same list of favorites for student use last year. I've now created a Delicious account and have organized nearly 80 sites so far that I will be introducing to students next year. It's such an easy way to keep track of and access your favorite websites from any computer no matter whether you're at school or at home. How cool is that?!?
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