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Social bookmarking

 * Saving bookmarks to an online service and "tagging" them with keywords that you create.
 * It is an organized resource
 * Bookmarks can be shared with specific people or groups
 * Allows users the opportunity to express themselves

Advantages

 * It has search engine spiders
 * Search by people's tags
 * Create new communities and insights
 * Intergration tools
 * Organized by tag words

**Disadvantages**

 * It is not polished
 * No standard set of keywords
 * Spam
 * Spelling errors
 * Overwhelming

**Some Popular Social Bookmarking Websites:**
[|del.icio.us] - Very popular, it is easier to use for those who have no experience with bookmarking. [|Digg.com] - Can comment on other people's bookmarks and they can comment on yours. [|Flickr] - Bookmark photos and comment on these photos. [|Slashdot] - An originial social bookmarking site. Post stories and comments. These stories have to be pre-approved. [|YouTube] - Very common and popular site. People can visit this site without a username. Bookmark videos that you can share with their friends and you can rate videos, comment on them and have blogs going.

**How to Create a del.icio.us Account**
> __Username__: Try your last name or the last few letter of your lastname and some numbers > EX: Smith124 > __Password__: Must be at least 6 characters; at least one letter (A-Z) and at least one number or symbol (0-9 or *) > The e-mail address has to be real and do not forget to fill in the security box.
 * Go to http://del.icio.us/
 * Click on the __Getting Started__ link
 * Follow the Instructions:
 * Click Continue
 * Go to your e-mail address and open their e-mail
 * Click on the first link and it will ask you to login

How to Login for everyday use

 * Just type http://del.icio.us/ or type in [|www.Delicious.com] (it will bring you to the same site)
 * On the right hand corner of the webpage is a link to __log in__
 * Type in your Username and password and click __log in__
 * Click __continue__

How to Post a bookmark
> webpage I was look for. This is because people did not tag it as Inspiration. So make sure your tags make it easy to search for the > webpage.
 * Log in to http://del.icio.us/ and then minimize the screen
 * Search the web for websites that you want to bookmark
 * Why not search on del.cio.us?
 * When you search through del.cio.us, they search through people's tags. I went to search for Inspiration, but I found everything except the
 * Find a webpage you like and then copy the URL
 * Go back to del.cio.us and click the __Post__ link
 * It will ask for the URL- Just right click in the box and paste
 * Click __SAVE__
 * Fill in description: (What the site is about) - It will remind you what the site is about, just incase you forget.
 * Notes: (optional)
 * Tags: Are used for people to search through their websites. Try finding great tags, so your webpage can be found
 * Click __SAVE__
 * It will bring you to your bookmarks- including the one you just saved
 * It will show you when you posted the webpage and how many people bookmarked the same webpage

Special Features of Del.icio.us

 * **Making Bookmarks Private:**
 * Make bookmarks private, so others cannot see what you just saved
 * Just click on Settings which is next to the __Post__
 * Look under the bookmark category and you will see a link called __Private Settings__
 * This will make that bookmark private, not all of the bookmarks just the ones you want private.
 * **Sharing Bookmarks:**
 * Give out your http://del.icio.us/username
 * This will show everyone your bookmarks even if they do not have an account
 * With this link they are not allowed to change or post anything to your name. All they can do is view all your bookmarks.
 * Ex: Here is mine: http://del.icio.us/Chelle123
 * If you do not want them seeing all your bookmarks then give them a link to one of your bookmarks
 * http://del.icio.us/username/tag
 * Instead of tag you would use the tag you gave that webpage
 * Instead of tag you would use the tag you gave that webpage


 * **Network:**
 * Just like a buddy list in AOL
 * Go to __Network__ (right next to settings, and post)
 * Save a friends Username
 * You can check out all their bookmarks and you can send them bookmarks that they might like.
 * Also, you can not change their settings or add bookmarks.

**Social Bookmarking in a Classroom**

 * Give out your URL to parents and students
 * This way they can have all your bookmarks

**Why Do This?**
accurate.
 * Parents do not have to type in all the links that you give them. They could type in the wrong thing and it takes time. Now, it will be fast and
 * Parents do not have to worry about losing the paper with all the links on it. They just have to remember one and it saves trees
 * Students can experience technology outside the classroom

**What to Save in Social Bookmarking for your Students?**
Check out our PowerPoint:
 * School Websites and Teachers websites (This way they do not have to memorize them)
 * Project Ideas (some parents would love to work with their children)
 * Additional Learning (Maybe a student is struggle in a subject and this could help the child learn more and in a fun way)
 * Educational Games ( Students can learn while playing games. Children love playing video games)
 * Field Trip Information (Some parents would love to know about the place that their child is visiting for the day)
 * Video's (Maybe you did not have time in class to show a particular video)
 * Practice Test and Reviews (This way students will get extra studying done, because it is on the computer)