Social bookmarking is another response to the massive online world of interaction. It gives you the opportunity to organize and search for all of your interests. Obviously, like Twitter, this can be used as a PD tool, allowing you to follow fellow teachers and add your own input to the global pinboard.
I say pinboard because Pinterest is the most commonly known version of social bookmarking that I have heard of. Unfortunately Pinterest is very... female-centered so there are other websites like www.delicious.com or www.diigo.com that might be more your style. (Fun fact: there is a male retort to Pinterest called Manterest, but I wouldn't recommend using for any type of professional manner.) Though it's not often viewed as such, Reddit is also a great example of social bookmarking and one that I use on a daily basis. I can definitely see Reddit being used as a research tool for myself and my students in the future.
The most important thing with sites like these is knowing what works for you and cutting out the rest. It can be far too overwhelming to try and dip your toe in every single bookmarking site. Sites like these also have a tendency of being very addicting; there is no end to the amount of articles you can peruse or pictures you can 'like'. Knowing when to draw the line is probably the most helpful skill in dealing with social bookmarking sites.
Edit: I had to come back to this lacklustre post and note that my interest in Pinterest has substantially increased. After being shown how effective it can be as a way to collect all my teacher resources, I can't wait to start making my own boards. I have hundreds (literally) of bookmarks saved to my computer for different reasons, all of which are terribly unorganized. The ability to organize my bookmarks by category and include a little screenshot to accompany it is really appealing. The concept of having all of my teacher resources in one place is just too appealing (and heck, I'll thrown in a DIY board on there as well, just because it seems to be the cool thing to do.)
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