Earlier in the week, I participated to a presentation in which we presented the use of a social bookmarking. I didn't really know about it, to be frank, I had never heard of it. And then I learned that it is, in fact, like a favorites page, like you can have on your computer, but online, using websites, like Digg.com. You are just bookmarking your favorite websites on a public site, where everybody can access it. Moreover, you are usually able to create a profile page, so you can add friends, or people sharing (or not) your opinion so you can debate with them, or just talking. One of the major good point with this is that you can access to your "onliner reader" from anywhere, you dont have to be from your computer and it's way easier to share it with students or teachers..
You can see our presentation and ressource document.
You can see our presentation and ressource document.
But other groups presented different digital tools such as Wikis or RSS Feeds. I learned that a Wiki is not only Wikipedia. A Wiki is a web page in which the people invited to share in it are able to edit and write on the page. This is a good way to interact without losing time in sending e-mails. A person just has to click edit on the page and modify its content. Their ressource pages are accessible.
So far, my activity, student, doesn't really request the use of a social bookmarking but a wiki page is really useful.
Do you see any interest in a social bookmarking?
Pierre: The idea of social bookmarking is an interesting concept. Many teens use social network sites to meet friends, but it's interesting that people can connect over the bookmarks they share. It opens up new ways for people to connect and collaborate. The skill of collaborating is a vital skill in our world.
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