What is Social Bookmarking?

Social Bookmarking is a way of saving, organizing, and sharing your favorite internet bookmarks/links.

Instead of saving all my bookmarks on the computer, I use a free social bookmarking service called delicious.com. All of my bookmarks are related to educational technology, curriculum, instruction, and educational research. If you have similar interests you can view my bookmarks at http://delicious.com/vennemeyerj . You can also use the subscription and network features to keep track of my bookmarks and other delicious.com users you find most interesting. View the bookmarks of the people in my network at http://delicious.com/network/vennemeyerj . Each of my bookmarks has a title and description. The Bookmarks are organized using “tags” that describe the general topic of the bookmark. For example 21stCentury Skills, Math, Research, Web2.0…etc

Teachers can use Social Bookmarking to collaborate with other educators and effectivly communicate information with students, parents and the world.

The National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers #3 is to Model Digital-Age Work and Learning. “Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society.” Social Bookmarking can help teachers meet this standard. Some related indicators are that teachers should collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation. Teachers should communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
Finally, teachers should model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.