Social bookmarking is a step up from the traditional “bookmark” saved to your computer’s browser and it is becoming increasingly popular in educational settings. Web 2.0 advances have allowed students to connect with one another at their own pace using a variety of media (Cannata, 2009). Advantages include the ability to “free tag” links for others to search (Hammond, Hannay, Lund & Scott, 2005). Two great uses for this 2.0 tool include professional development and student resources. Teachers can use tools such as Delicious to preselect links for student use or to share with colleagues who could benefit from shared resources, which, in my opinion, is a big advantage over searching the entire Internet for useful links. Michelle Bourgeois, a high school teacher in Pensacola, is using Delicious to tag and collect books related to her science department’s curriculum (Thompson, 2008). I could also see using social bookmarking as a way for students to share links they have researched for projects with one another. I look forward to finding new ways to use this technology in my future classroom.
Cannata, C. (2009). Folksonomy, Tagging and Taxonomy for Effective Learning: Perspectives of Learning 2.0 in the XXI Century. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 4(2), 26-32. doi:10.3991/ijet.v4i2.657
Hammond, T., Hannay, T., Lund, B. & Scott, J. (July 2005) Social Bookmarking Tools. D-Lib Magazine, 2(4). Retrieved November 8, 2009 from http://dlib.org/dlib/april05/hammond/04hammond.html
Thompson, J. (2008). Don't Be Afraid to Explore Web 2.0. Phi Delta Kappan, 89(10), 711-778. Retrieved from Education Research Complete database.
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