Social Media - got it covered. I don't Tweet, but I Facebook, blog, and will even admit to having a Myspace at one point in time.
Social Bookmarking - I will admit that I was lost until this course began. Why do I need Social Bookmarking when I can just add a website to my favorites? Well I get it now! Favorites stay in one place. My Favorites aren't going to show up when I need to use the library computer. Social Bookmarking sites can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection.
What else did I learn??? A LOT!
While reading the article, "7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking" I also learned that tagging is important, keyword selection will vary from person to person and anyone can use social bookmarking! Below you will find my thoughts on those three ideas
Tagging - When tagging a site, it is important to keep in mind a few things. What are you using the site for? How does it relate to other sites you may tagged? How do you want it to be organized? Your tags that are added will help to determine how the site appears in your social bookmarking site.
Keywords- Maybe you looked at this really cool lesson on plant parts. What keywords would you add to this tag? I might start with the subject - science. Then add the theme- plants. Then keep going - plant parts, functions, vocabulary, etc. It is all up to you! I am a type A and would have to develop a system before I started adding keywords, but that is just me!
Anyone -Anyone can create an account and begin tagging!!! If social bookmarking was something that you wanted your students to use - lessons could easily be created in order to help the students learn how to tag and add keywords in a successful manner. As I always do, I would encourage you to proceed with caution when dealing with students and the Internet! Keep a watchful eye and make sure that safety is a number one priority!!!!
Time to head over to Delicious and keep tagging, maybe even re-organize some tags!
Educase Learning Initiave. "7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking". Published May 2005. Accessed 22 Jul 2014. http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf
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