Bookmarking and Beyond:Curating Digital Resources

Megan DiGiovanniLois StantonNov. 2014

http://bit.ly/dig-curation

Bookmarking Basics

● Open links in new tab (click here for a clip)

● Pin a tab● Bookmarks bar

○ good for frequently used sites○ not good for bookmarking everything you find

Bookmarking Basics

Bookmarking in a new folder (click here for a clip)

● good for organizing related links■ organize by subject topic or unit■ organize by use (personal,

professional, class)■ organize by type (videos,

websites, blogs)

Making a collection of links

● Bookmark all open tabs○ good for gathering all related links for a particular

lesson○ open all links in a new window later

Task: click here for a demo

1) open a new window2) find 4 sites related to a unit that you are planning3) bookmark all tabs, practice reopening them

Bookmark manager

● Allows you to easily rename links● Allows you to easily organize your links● Allows you to easily create subfolders

Google Document

Understanding Collective Curation...

Different Curation ApplicationsBookmarking and Beyond: Curation Applications

Bookmarks in Chrome Diigo Bitly Symbaloo Padlet Pearltrees

Stores Links x x x x x x

Organize links in a List x x x

Organize links in a Folder x x x x

Organize links Visually x x x

Uses tags to organize x x

Share Links with Others x x x x x

Annotation x x x x

Shorten Links x

Sign in with Google X X X X X

- Use the extension in Chrome to collect links that you want to save

- Organize your links into lists (subject, unit, professional, personal, uses)

- Annotate your links- Share your links or keep them private - Example: https://www.diigo.

com/list/mdigiovanni

- Create a Bitly account- Add links by copying and pasting the link

into Bitly.com or use the Chrome Extension- Add links to a bundle to organize- Bundles can be shared (and curated) with

others- Add notes to each link- https://bitly.com/bundles/jasonhbuck/6

- Create a Padlet.com account using- Create a new Padlet- Add boxes to annotate- Attach links to websites- Share with others- Example:http://padlet.

com/megan_digiovann/h4bpx30kcnp7

● Use the Chrome extension or website to add to your collection.

● Organize your links, files, etc. into collections.

● Share via permalink, email, etc.(Library Reports)

● Use “comment” for annotation.

Visual tool - Collects links in a “webmix” (User Guide)

- Organize Links by color- Embed (ex: Resources LibGuide)

Examples:Gatsby ResourcesSecondary Language Arts Summer Resources

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