I find social bookmarking very appealing,due to the fact that tagging accumulates information,is quickly accessible when needed and organizes information.
Tagging would be very useful for students to use in their core classes if used correctly. Because tagging is not catorgorizing but is adding hooks to provide meaning, many students would benefit from this type of organizing, its like webbing. Students are adding hooks to provide meaning using their own understanding which causes them to take ownership for the information they have created. Studies show individuals that take ownership for their learning,is more dedicated and motivated to learn, they have a higher stake in their learning. And students retain the information learned.
I found an interesting article on social bookmarking in schools. This article, "Social bookmarking offers a new way to store and share websites" talks about the benefits both teachers and students have received from using social bookmarking.
For more information read this article.
www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6403269.html
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Hi Makingwaves,
I too believe that social bookmarking has much to offer as a motivating educational tool. Promoting information literacy that is truly empowering involves students learning to access, process, evaluate, and to influence and impact information as well. The implementation of social bookmarking for us as media specialists/teachers will provide students the opportunity to contribute to and assess information of a larger community with interests and concerns similar to their own.
The article was very informative. Again, social bookmarking is not something I am very familiar with so it is interesting to learn about all the different ways we as librarians and teachers can use this new technology. I think it is a great tool and such a motivator for our students. I cannot wait to use it with my own students.
Like the teachers in DesRoches' article, I, too, would like some extra training in the use of social bookmarking as an educational tool. It's not that I don't see the potential or the uses, but I want guidance so that I can avoid problems when I'm trying to sell this to students and teachers. Again, I am all for giving students access to information, but I want to ensure that I am giving information and tools that will benefit their academic and social development.
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