Bookmarking

__**Screencast:**__

Symbaloo: [] I thought Symballo was really eye-catching, and I liked the pre-made options to add (like the writing tab I added). However, I never could figure out how to put blog-rolls on, and the site was sometimes not very user friendly. However, I could see this as a great way to store simple links, as well as using the widget-types for the free resources out there (like encylopedia/dictionary/etc.). Basic student research links can be easily sorted into "piles" (aka tabs) like we used to ask students to do with research notecards. Heck, they could include the amazon pages for any print resource they're using! The simple tiles gives less distraction and makes it more like a graphic organizer than the more interactive Netvibes.

Netvibes: [] This program I really like for students that are studying in current events or subscribe to multiple blogs and news feeds, etc. The ease of use, especially with RSS feeds and the like, make it a bit better than symbaloo. I also like how you can embed websites directly onto the page. It was also more user-friendly in my opinion, although neither was really bad.

__**Wiki-additions**__


 * Evernote**: See Evernote on my Skype Info page (scroll down to find description).


 * Delicious**: A very basic application that builds links/bookmarks with searchable tabs, as well as creates a blog roll for all of the RSS feeds you follow (called stacks). I like the idea of the simplicity of the program; less for students to "play" with, and more to do with basic organization. However, I like the editable/highlightable pages allowed by Diigo for research. See below!


 * Diigo**: More than just collecting links which are sorted by keywords, Diigo allows users to highlight, add sticky notes to webpages and then save them so it will always show up when the site is visited again. Great research tool! It seems to support users who have "grown up" using delicious--they allow a quick and easy way to cross-post to both accounts! Of course, you can also import your info from Delicious. It also supports Andriod and iproducts. However, you have to //pay// to get unlimited cached pages and screencaptures. Educators can, though, setup student accounts with no e-mails needed, becomes a locked source (no communicating outside of classroom) and only education-related ads (hopefully makes a safe playground). I really like these features


 * Google Bookmarks**: Even more basic that Delicious, this would be easy for beginning users. It kind of reminds me of our "favorites" menu, only instead of folders you use "Labels." As long as you are consistant in how you word your labels, that makes it more useful than the bookmarks. I always had trouble deciding which folder to put a website in. This way, you can label it in many different ways. If students already have a Gmail account, this would be idea. No hassel. The only thing--is it shareable?