Social+Bookmarking


 * // How do you save websites you want to refer back to later? // **


 * // What are the benefits and limitations of your current method(s)? // **

1) What is Social Bookmarking?
"Social bookmarking is an activity performed over a computer network that allows users to save and categorize (see [|folksonomy] ) a personal collection of bookmarks and share them with others. Users may also take bookmarks saved by others and add them to their own collection, as well as to subscribe to the lists of others. - a personal knowledge management tool" ( [|en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking] )

*Video courtesy of [|Common Craft]

== 2) Social Bookmarking Tool for today's session: [|Delicious] ==

**What is Delicious?**
// **[|Delicious]** // is a social bookmarking website, which means it is designed to allow you to store and share bookmarks on the web, instead of inside your browser. This has several advantages: > ([|http://delicious.com/help/faq#socialbookmarking])
 * First, you can get to your bookmarks from anywhere.
 * Second, you can share your bookmarks publicly.
 * Third, you can find other people who have interesting bookmarks and add their links to your own collection.


 * Instructions for Creating & Using a Delicious Account: **
 * Mr. Freyer's site for step by step instructions: [|http://www.wtvi.com/teks/web2/#4]
 * David Warlick has prepared two [|handouts] which provide step-by-step instructions on how to create and use delicious bookmarks.
 * Ms. Burch's [|Using Del.icio.us Instructional Video] from TeacherTube.


 * Other Social Bookmarking Tools that you might like to try: **
 * Furl: []
 * StumbleUpon: []
 * Wikipedia's List of Social Bookmarking Tools: [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_software#Social_bookmarking]
 * Review of 5 Top Social Bookmarking Tools: []

3) What is your Delicious web address?

 * []

4) Some sites that you might like to tag:

 * Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX): [|www.alex.state.al.us]
 * Alabama Virtual Library : [|www.avl.lib.al.us]
 * APTPlus: [|www.aptplus.org]
 * Encyclopedia of Alabama: [|www.encyclopediaofalabama.org]
 * Google for Educators: [|ww.google.com/educators]
 * Internet4Classrooms: [|www.internet4classrooms.com]
 * Technology in Motion: [|http://technologyinmotion.alsde.edu]
 * Thinkfinity: [|www.thinkfinity.org]
 * UA In-Service Center: [|www.inservice.ua.edu]
 * UA TiM Training Resources: http://uatim.wikispaces.com

5) Classroom & School Uses

 * Social Bookmarking Tools in Education: []
 * Quick Web Research Assignments similar to WebQuests & E-Sheets - []
 * Annotated Webliographies
 * Individual or Collaborative/Group Research Projects
 * Shared Resource Sites for Teachers
 * All web resources in one place instead of several sheets of paper
 * Your Ideas?

== 6) How to get the delicious buttons on a different computer after you have already registered: ==
 * Buttons: http://uatim.wikispaces.com/deliciousbuttons
 * Bookmarklets: http://uatim.wikispaces.com/deliciousbookmarklets