Welcome to the social bookmarking page. WikiPedia defines social bookmarking as “a way for internet users to store, classify, share and search Internet bookmarks. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking).

Social bookmarking has three advantages over the bookmarks on your browser:

1. Ubiquitous Access: Users can access their saved bookmarks from ANY computer connected to the Internet: In the classroom, in the library, in the computer lab, and at home.
2. More Powerful Organizational Options: When a website is saved as a bookmark, users can also assign various keywords as “tags” to the bookmark to facilitate organization and later location of that website by themselves as well others using the same network of social bookmarks.
3. Powerful Possibilities for Discovery and Location: Google is a fantastic search tool, but millions of search results can be overwhelming. Some social bookmarking tools permit users to search and explore the saved website favorites of other users and thereby benefit from the time they have spent both locating and organizing (via “tags”) those websites. Social bookmarking allows people to directly tap into the “knowledge residing in the network” which thousands of others have created together as they find, tag, and save worthwhile websites online.

Social Bookmarking sites

del.icio.us - This is the first and foremost site for social bookmarking.

Tutorials

Several excellent step-by-step guides for getting starting with del.icio.us are available. These include:
1. Janetta Garton’s tutorial (www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/Document/delicious.pdf)
2. David Muir’s tutorial (http://personal.strath.ac.uk/d.d.muir/Delicious1_2.pdf)
3. Alan November’s tutorial (http://nlcommunities.com/communities/files/2991/83887/Delicious+Instructions_Short.pdf)
4. Quentin D'Souza’s guide to “Social Bookmarking Tools” (http://www.teachinghacks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Social_bookmarking_tools)




References:
Fryer, Wesley A. Integrating Technology into the Classroom: Social Bookmarks 101. The TechEdge: The Journal of the Texas Computer Education Association. 11 Sept 2007. http://www.wtvi.com/teks/07_08_articles/socialbookmarking101.html