What is Social Bookmarking?

Social bookmarking is the process of marking a website page with a browser based tool so that you can easily visit it again. Users follow content that interests them and curate them in their digital library. Valuable content is added to social media marketing companies, where topics are organized into specific threads and are easy to search.

This video explains social bookmarking in further detail:

Some social bookmarking apps and resources that are worth looking into as educators are:

• Diigo

• Pinterest

• Symbaloo

• LiveBinders

• Padlet/Webjets.io

• Bitly

• Flipboard

• Gooru

• Goodreads

Some advantages of social bookmarking include accessibility and ease/speed of access. When you use social bookmarking, the resources are stored on the Cloud, meaning that they can be accessed by multiple people and can also be accessed quickly, so you do not have to spend time searching for links. It also allows users to curate a digital library of materials from anywhere!

I recently used Pinterest to curate and organize an idea board for spring crafts. I liked how easy it was to collect and explore ideas. I can also collaborate with other educators by sharing my Spring Craft Pinterest board. I invite you to take a look and add more ideas!

How might you use social bookmarking in your teaching practice? Let me know in the comments down below!

Yours truly,

Tahera Teja