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Online Bookmarking

Goal: To bookmark, annotate, and share online resources in a cloud based system that allows for collaboration with others.

Assessment
• Create a Diigo account
• Bookmark, tag, & describe 5 resources
• Annotate and highlight two pages
Why
  1. Access from any device
  2. Easy to organize and search with the use of tags*.
  3. Items can be tagged with multiple labels**.  
  4. Highlight and leave notes, just like a textbook
  5. Share with students and collaborate with others


A good user name for ed. tech.

1. It is unique and unlikely to be taken on other sites

2. It can be easily added to in case it is taken

3. It is appropriate for classroom use

A good password for ed. tech

1. It is at least 8 characters long

2. It contains a number and/or capital lettters

3. It is not your email password

Wordle          Tagxedo         WordItOut            Blockposters
Activities

1. Tag Yourself: Choose 5-8 labels that describe you.  (Ex. for me - "science" "math" "civics" "dad" "husband" "geek" "runner")

2. Tagging vs. Folders

3. Usernames and Passwords

4. Diigo sign-up and exploration

5. Alternatives: Delicious, Evernote, Symbaloo, Bitly


 Glossary
*  tags = labels you attach to a resource when saving it

tagging

** multiple tags -  You find a nice site about genetics, you might tag it as "genetics" "biology" "traits" "Mendel" and any other labels that may apply.  it can now be found by searching for any of those labels


Other Cloud Based Bookmarking and Note Apps:
Delicious Logo
Delicious
• Online bookmarking similar to Diigo (where I started)

Pros: 
* Simple way to store & tag sites 
* Good way to discover new sites
* Create "stacks" of sites by category
* Syncs with Diigo

Cons:
* Not as many people use it
* No highlighting or notes
* No student accounts

My Delicious

evernote

 Evernote
• Allows you to cloud sync the following for any device:

- Text notes
- Clips from web pages
- Pictures from webcams
- Scanned images
- Audio clips
- Documents

Why people love it:
Evernote stores just about anything and can be downloaded as an app for any device.

*Take screenshots of your whiteboard work or student projects to share on a public class notebook

* Enhance your class notes with pictures and audio files

* Keep track of everything with tags		 
symbaloo
Symbaloo

• Another online bookmarking service with a tile based user interface

Pros:
* Good for visual learners
* Easy to organize by tiles
* EDU version
* Easy to share

Cons:
* Can't bookmark as you browse
* No highlights or annotations
* Difficult to manage bookmarks if you don't get them organized from the start

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