Thing 12
Is tagging a useful way to organize your digital resources and why?
Tagging is absolutely a valuable time saving tool. The best example I can give is when placing items in the my content folder on the Smartboard. This allows teachers to have the content they want students to use by defining the "tags" or search strings that will make sure the image, file, or other object will be available for use. As an example, if I wanted the students to get a picture of a Labrador retriever I could specify which tags would bring my image to the results box. I could include - dog, lab, retriever, 4 legged animal, etc. The sky is the limit. A great vocabulary activity -

What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages? I think tagging is a great way to allow sharing of content. It will save time for the younger students who won't have to just search "willy nilly." They will get to where you want them to be quickly and efficiently. They will have more time to work on the task. The disadvantage is that if others using your links aren't aware of the syntax you are using they might miss out on valuable resources.

What is important to think about before assigning tags to bookmarks or other Internet content? Make sure the tags are relevant and that others using your list are aware of your protocol. A possible solution would be to formulate a common set of rules for how to tag resources you want to share. As an example - all lower case, when or when not to use punctuation, etc.