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 * Social Bookmarking Sites:**
 * Directions**: Request membership to this wikispace page. Once you become a "member" you will be able to "edit" the page. Find your name below and write 3 reasons why you like "Social Bookmarking" and why you chose the site ( Diigo, Del.icio.us, or iKeepBookmarks).  Also, DON'T forget to include the URL address to your site!

SPRING 2010

Bianca Williams: I chose the iKeepBookmarks.com Bookmarking site mainly because it was vary easy to navigate. When introducing a new website to students, I personally think its more inviting if the site is easy to navigate especially with middle school age students. Its great for parent-teacher relationships as well, to organize information that needs to be given directly to parents. I would like to use this site as well for personal use while planning my wedding. I have seen so many helpful websites and would like to be able to bookmark them as an organization tool and to keep my sanity before my big day! This is a GREAT tool! The url is [|http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/BWilliams10.]

Alanna Bradley: I chose to use Del.icio.us. It was nice to be able to log in directly from my Yahoo! account with such ease. I have bookmarks all across my toolbar on my computer and it is so nice to be able to store them all in one place. I think this will be a great organizational tool that my students can use as well to keep up with various sites they may visit. I wanted to be able to go ahead and put all my favorite sites on there but I think that since this is and education class, they must be educational. Soon after this class is over though, Im filling it up with all my sites!! http://delicious.com/alanna_bradley

Jenny Scoggins: I chose to use the iKeepBookmarks.com as I found it appealing to be able to access my personal bookmarks from anywhere. I also don't have a Yahoo! account, so while Del.icio.us was tempting as I see the icon for adding a bookmark //all// over the place, I chose not to create yet another account I may not use often. With iKeepBookmarks.com, I could actually add all the different accounts I currently have to the website, and access everything in one place. I can //definitely// see how a widely available site such as iKeepBookmarks.com could be used in a classroom, as I would find it interesting to see what my students are interested in. The options on this particular website are nice, as I can easily control who can or cannot add files, folders, and links. I can also add notes or descriptions as to what a particular site is, so the user is not simply given a title and no background information. I actually wish I had known about this website before, as I just recently had to purchase a new computer since my motherboard fried on my last one, and so sadly, I have no way of retrieving all of my previous bookmarks. My bookmark site is: iKeepBookmarks- Jenny Scoggins

Natalie Thomas: I chose to try out iKeepBookmarks.com. I really like the way this particular site is set up; it's very easy to use. I think that social bookmarking would be very helpful as a classroom teacher to refer students and parents to the site, where they can access the links to websites that I recommend. It is a great way to keep up with sites when you're using more than one computer. It's like a "favorites list" that you can access no matter where you are! So even if you get a new computer, your list is still easily accessible online and there's no need to start over. []

Andy Sizemore: I chose to join delcious. I liked this site because I can log in using my existing yahoo password. Using social bookmarking is nice because I have access to my favorites at school or anywhere else I might use a different computer. This is my first time using social bookmarking and I think it will make my computer time more efficient. My URL is [].

Wallis Wesson: I have chosen to become a member of iKeepBookmarks. This is my first time using social bookmarking. Previously, I have kept bookmarks in my "favorites" file in my internet explorer. I think I will really like this social bookmarking site. It can be accessed from any computer at any time. Also, it could be very useful for students. Thank you for having this social bookmarking exercise as one of our class assignments. The URL for my bookmarking site is: [|http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/wallisrw].

Katie Lawley: I chose to download iKeepbookmarks. Not too long ago in faculty meeting someone did a tech tip on bookmarking. They used this website as their example, so I was somewhat familiar with it. Ultimately, I chose this bookmarking site because it was easy to navigate and use. Hopefully, it will be easy for my students to use. It is a great idea to put all of my web links in one place. My class uses a lot of websites and I love having the links all in one place. My students have to remember one website, and then everything is right there for them. Also, it is good for me to have a place to save all the links I use from year to year. [|http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/klawley]

Goodwin, Shannon: I downloaded Del.icio.us about a year ago after another teacher recommended it, but have never used it. After using it, I can see how this site could be useful to use with my students. My students would only have to remember the one website in order to access many important websites used in my class. I will be using this in my classroom next school year! []

Hughes, Melanie: I choose to create a bookmarking account using iKeepBookmarks. This site was easy to use and I believe that students would benefit from having one main teacher-created bookmarking site to use in class in order to view descriptions of links and access the approved websites for class research, review, etc. I also like the fact that the links added to the site can be accessed by the user from any computer. I had previously bookmarked several sites on my computer using the Firefox toolbar, but I often ran into the problem of locating the sources when I had to use another computer. This will be a great time saver for me personally, and I plan to also find ways to use social bookmarking in the classroom. []

Mary Beth Taylor: I chose to use iKeepBookmarks, because it was very easy to read and navigate. I like the idea of being able to access favorites from any computer. Instead of having to set up links on several computers, students can access them from one site on any computer. [|http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/mtaylor4]

Devin McCullough: I chose to use Diigo, because when I fist looked at the websites, it was the only one that gave a easy find tutorial on how to get started. It was a video that was quick and simple! Once I watched the tutorial I was able to navigate my way through the website very easily. Before this class I have never even heard of social bookmarking. Now that I have learned about it I really like it. Social bookmarking for on thing is very easy to do. If you are at work and need to look up something that you looked at the night before at home you can just save it to your bookmark and it will be there for you to access. Social bookmarking will be a big help in the classroom. All students have to do is go to the diigo website and simply find what they need there. This will hopefully keep them from finding things on the web that they should not be. I will be using this for now on! []

Christa Garner: I chose the website ikeepBookmarks.com. I chose this website becuase it was very easy to navigate. I also like that fact that I could use this site to access my bookmarks from any computer. This aspect is very helpful when I need to work from home. Further, I think this website would be an excellent tool to use in the classroom. The teacher can bookmark reliable websites for the students to use. This can create a framework that will limit the opportunities students have to view websites that are not acceptable or obtain unreliable information. []

Carrie Carpri: I chose to use ikeepBookmarks.com. They all seemed really great but this one seemed to be the easiest to use. Social bookmarking is such a great tool and I can't believe I haven't taken advantage of it until now! I typically just save my favorite websites to my PC, but have needed to access them from a different location on numerous occasions. In the classroom this would be helpful way of letting students know what websites are acceptable for use and research. []

Joe Lane: I liked the format of ikeepBookmarks.com. It seemed easier to use for me. Social bookmarking is something I have never even considered, but it is a great way to back up your websites from your computer. It allows you to access your websites from another computer when you may be using someone else's computer or your forgot to add a website to a computer you don't use very much. It also allows sharing of websites with other people very easily, which would be a great way to have your resource sites for your classroom. You could also set up separate websites for different classes you were teaching. []

Dustin Smith: I joined Diigo because it included a tutorial. Originally, I joined ikeepbookmarks.com, but I had difficulty adding bookmarks to my page. So, I joined Diigo because the tutorial walked me through each step of the bookmarking process. I like Diigo because of the nifty toolbar that allows you to easily edit your bookmarks. You can highlight information and add sticky notes to your bookmarks that explain how and why you use them. You can use the sticky note tool to navigate other users through your bookmarks. I found several interesting sites, which I plan to share with my cooperating teacher by using social bookmarking. This is an excellent tool for the classroom, because it allows your students access to research material without the daunting task of sifting through Google search results. http://www.diigo.com/user/dcsmith19

Richard Colley: The site I chose was iKeepBookmarks. This was my first experience with social bookmarking and I found it was easy to navigate and collect the sites I wanted to include in my folder. Having all the websites in one location can eliminate wasted time researching, allowing the student to be more productive. Also, being able to navigate to this bookmark from any computer makes the site accessible and easy to use with students. It is also nice to be able to add new sites as you come across them, this can create a growing bank of quality sites. The folders are an easy to organize the sites for different classes or assignments.

[|http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/Richard_Colley/Links_for_Science_Class]

Maria Hanvy:

Like many others, I also chose iKeepBookmarks. I think it was incredibly easy to add and edit any changes I needed. I found it perfect for storing many of the sites I use everyday. I love that I can just keep the site page open and navigate to the websites from my own page. I really enjoy the organizational aspect of the site most of all. []

Amber Pope:

I selected Del.icio.us to use for this social bookmarking activity. I found that it was extremely easy to use and has an attractive, clean layout. Social bookmarking is a great way to share the sites that you think are the most useful. I can already see that this would be useful if I were to limit the websites that students could use for research. I could simply share this page with them and it would be very clear and easy for students to understand which sites they are permitted to use. []


 * Casey Clark**: The social bookmarking site that I chose was ikeepbookmarks. I found that the layout was very simple to understand, and registration/account setup was simple and quick. The ease of setup is enough for me to use this site over the other options. There really isn't any fluff, meaning that the website is just basic and centers around it's purpose and that is to give the user the ability to save bookmarks and import their personal bookmarks from home, so that the user has access to all of their bookmarks, anywhere.[|//http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/umcasey//]

**FALL 2009** Castleberry, Erin: Social bookmarking is a cool tool because I am able to easily get back to and organize sites from anywhere. After looking at all three sites, I decided to use Diigo because of its many options available. I like that I can create lists, and can drag and drop certain sites from one list to the other. The toolbar option is also very nice because I don't have to type anything in to the address bar--it's already on my screen and all I have to do is a few clicks to bookmark the site and I can even put it into a list from the toolbar. Another cool function is the sticky-notes; I can leave a sticky-note on bookmarked sites for any reminders and things like that! My link: @http://www.diigo.com/user/eilyak1331

Chenault, Paul: As much as I love technology, I have always been reluctant to put to much information on the internet, bookmarks included. But looking at the other's bookmarking sites I see how it can be really useful for teacher and students to use the same websites/resources at school and home. It can also help if you are not at "your" main computer for whatever reason. I found iKeepBookmarks very easy to use.

My Link [|http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/Paul_Chenault]

Cottingham, Jennifer: I really liked the idea of social bookmarking. It was completely new to me. I know I will use it on my home computer to store my "favorites" in a better way. I think it will be easy for me to use it in the classroom if I get a placement in upper elementary. []

Coxwell, Michelle: I really like the idea of social bookmarking because it will go with me everywhere, not just on my home computer. I can also share it with others by giving them my link. I chose to use Diigo because it was the first one that I went to. I think this will be a very helpful Web 2.0 tool to use. Here is my link: []

French, Stephen: I have become a fan of social bookmarking. It allows me to get all my links no matter what computer I am using. It also allows me to share groups of links with students. I am very pleased as well with the ability the site gives me to expand my bookmarks based on sites I have already bookmarked. I began using Diigo for my personal links but found I had to switch to ikeepbookmarks.com because Diigo is blocked on our school server. [|http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/GradSchoolSteve]

Howland, Bruce: I visited all three sites and found that I liked Diigo the best. The social bookmarking is a great tool. Not only does it allow me to save my favorite sites, but the ability to tag these sites alows me to sort them accordingly. I also like the ability to search for new sites based on the tags. I can also access my bookmarks from any internet conection and the ability to share with others makes this an excellent web 2.0 tool. My link: []

Long, Sally: I was hesitant at first about social bookmarking, but after playing with Diigo I think it is a really usefull tool. Teachers can put child friendly sites, resource sites, the list is endless. And the list can be see from any computer so you always have your links where ever you are. Link: []

Mitchell, Qshequilla: Social networking allows you to research, organize, and share useful information found on the internet. I found this process very beneficial in keeping up with credible sources and websites that I have used in my classroom without having to remember the link. I think social networking allows you to interact with the text with the capabilities to highlight, add notes, and share with colleagues and students. I chose to use []. I thought this tool was great to organize current research on many topics and be able to access this information from any other computer, without worrying about storage.

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Morlan, Stefanie: I visited all three social bookmarking sites. I chose to use iKeepBookmarks because it was the last one I visited and it would be easy to remember. I really like this web 2.0 tool. I use multiple computers and this tool will make my life so much easier. I will be able to access all my bookmarks all the time as long as I have an internet connection. I like that I can tag my bookmarks and also sort them into different folders. This will come in handy in order to keep my work and school bookmarks organized. I have already told my coworkers about this tool and they are loving it as much as I do. My link: []

Movelle, Katie: I chose to use delicious because I felt that it had the least cluttered feel to its set up, though I'm pretty certain that you have to navigate back to their homepage to add new bookmarks. They didn't offer me a tool button or an easy click but I really don't feel that that would have been something I missed out on. I was VERY bothered by the link-up with Yahoo! -- the links navigated me through Yahoo! and not delicious and that was fairly frustrating. I do appreciate the idea of being able to access my bookmarks from any computer with an internet connection, though. [|Katie's delicious bookmarks!]

Mullins, Julie: Okay, I am NOT the biggest fan in the Social Bookmark's Section. One of the sites, Diigo, required a separate toolbar installation in order to run properly; I hate adding toolbars. I only use one, Google. I HATED the sticky notes. The sticky notes are evil, and followed me everywhere I went online. I felt like I was being stalked by a Social Bookmarking site. That is a really creepy feeling! I chose Del.ici.ous, because it seemed to be the least evil site. I am not a fan, and will only use Social Bookmarking if I positively am forced to do so. It is easy enough to create a folder with useful websites and keep it in My Documents. The link to my wiki is: []

Noble, Douglas: Social bookmarking is an excellent tool for the classroom because it enables the teacher to direct students to instructor approved websites, easily focuses student attention to relevant and approved material, and enables students to easily find reliable internet sources for classroom activities. After reviewing all three social bookmarking websites I chose Diigo because it seemed to have the most features while also being the easiest to navigate. My link: []

Pritchett, Antoinette:

Rowe, Scott: After verifying all three sites I found iKeepBookmarks.com to be the most user-friendly book marking site. The social bookmarking is a great application to help anyone stay organized in any subject area. It allows one to save their favorite sites and give them the option to tag them accordingly. In addition, one has the ability to access my personal bookmarks from any internet connection. For example, students are able to access just one site in order to obtain reliable research sites that were posted for review. The site also allows visitors to add folders provided they have rights to your account. Access my link here: [|http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/srowe2]

Sandlin, Christopher: OK so this social bookmarking thing is new to me so i did some exploring. I like how you are able to bookmark web pages and have an accounts that you can log on to anywhere that is pretty cool I also like how you can give the link to your friends or students so they can access and explore your sites. I chose diigo because it was one of the easy ones to use my link is []

Sherrill, William: No surprise, social bookmarking is new to me as well. I chose del.icio.us because it didn't look like anyone else chose the site. I do like the fact that you can keep different pages for different topics. I could really use this for research to help me narrow down my searches. I never have used the internet too much for research in school, so I chose several easy and obvious sites that I have always enjoyed, but I expect too add to the list as time goes on. As far as using social bookmarking for education, it would be a very simple way to provide students with a short or long lists of relevant websites by topic, age group, ect. My link is []

Washburn, Dana: It was a little hard to get started with Social Bookmarking, but now that I have got the hang of it, I think it's wonderful. It's quite an advantage that I can access my bookmarks from any computer. Diigo allows you to make several different lists, and then allows you to move the different sites on those lists from one list to another. I've also found it a usful organization tool to tag my sites according to what the students should use them for. // http://www.diigo.com/user/dcwashb1 //

__**ED 528**__ Post the link to your wikispace below:

Amanda Shuttlesworth: Amanda's wiki Casey Clark: Casey's Wiki Paul Davis: Paul's Wiki Page Kristi Rogers:Kristi's Wiki Larisa Managan: Larisa' Wiki Page Lisa Brown: Lisa's Wiki Michelle Coxwell: Michelle's Wiki Chris Sandlin: Chris Super Rad Wiki Julie Mullins: [] Dana Washburn: http://www.wikispaces.com/user/my/DCWashburn