Aisha introduced us to the concept of social bookmarking. When I went home after class I decided to count the number of sites I had added to ‘Favorites’ in my menu toolbar on the Windows Explorer browser. I stopped counting after I reached 100 and there were still many sites left to be counted. Some of my ‘favorites’ sites included games, crafts, television stations, poetry, jokes, food, various free software, health, and a plethora of educational sites for phonics, reading, comprehension, writing, grammar ... the list is endless.
While going through my ‘Favorites’ list, I realized I had actually forgotten I had saved some of them and usually accessed them through googling. Googling is probably a lot faster to do than sifting through that unsorted list of sites to find the one I want.
‘Delicious’ is a social bookmarking free software that allows you to save your bookmarks in the ‘clouds’ so it is available on any computer. The greatest advantage however is the tags you set on each site which allows for easy retrieval. Since ‘delicious’ is a public site I can access sites with the same tags as mine so my source of information on a particular topic is immediately increased. Seeing how others classify information can broaden my perspectives on a topic.
So I am joining the delicious bandwagon. No more scrolling down a long, long, long ‘Favorites’ list but a click of the delicious icon to find my favorite sites. How about you? Have you made the change as yet? Do you intend to do so? Here is a site that might help you to decide:7 things you should know about ...social networking http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf
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