Today I learned about social bookmarking. Everyone has bookmarks, but the process needed an upgrade. It could not have come at a better moment. As a college student I have too many favorite websites and bookmarks that have taken over my computer. Using the older method of bookmarking was becoming tedious. I had too many sites and nothing was organized. I explored delicious, furl, and magnolia. In my opinion the best one is delicious.
After exploring delicious and viewing the tutorial I could not wait to become a member. What delicious does is lets you bookmark but also tag and add your own description. Everything becomes a given list based on your tag. The best part is that you can share and view others tag. Sharing bookmarks can be helpful especially for researching, lesson plans, and or finding new information.
I would want to teach my future students this new method of bookmarking, because it would be beneficial for their educational careers. For instance, maybe they all have a report based on the 13 colonies and they have begun creating their bookmarks. If they would want to find more tags or popular tags based on 13 colonies they could easily find other tags on delicious. It is an easier method to find information and the possibilities are endless.
As a future history teacher I can bookmark websites that will enhance my lesson plans and tag them. Once I become a teacher all have the information and other peoples' "popular tags" as well. The information will assist my lesson plan and will benefit my students. Its a win win situation.
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