Emerging Technology1: Social Bookmarking

I decided to make social bookmarking my first technological exploration.  I chose it because we already had to do it as part of Module 2 and because I have had such a horrible time with creating the blog and figuring how to post the social bookmarks to the forum.  I am feeling very ignorant these days when it comes to attempting to follow directions and tutorials concerning technology.  Although I have used a computer for years, it has been for very basic things like word and e-mail.  I look at what my classmates are doing and I realize that they are light-years ahead of where I am.  I have spent hours and hours these last two weeks on the computer, but am not very happy with my finished products.  They are very crude compared to what others have been able to do.  A person can begin to feel very inept when attempting to fullfill the requirements for this class.  However, I am not a quitter, so I am going to keep on trying and will give it my best shot!

I found the social bookmarking to be a great way to add web-sites that I would like to be able to access quickly in a place that I can find them.  It should be a great time saver when I need specific information such as information on working with children with eating disorders, for example.  I will also enjoy being able to access ASCA (American School Counseling Association) and ISCA (Indiana School Counseling Association) websites to see what is current, dates for workshops, current trends in middle school counseling, etc.  I belong to both of these associations and like to keep informed.  I feel like this is something that I will use frequently.

I hope that I will be able to access my blog from school.  Sometimes things like that are blocked and you get an "ACCESS DENIED" pop-up that will not allow you to get to where you want to go.  I am pretty sure that I will be able to access the Delicious link and my social bookmarks, though.  I have often come across a website that I found useful and interesting, but then, have not been able to find it later when I needed it.  It is very time consuming to spend alot of time searching the web for something.  I know that using the social bookmarks is going to make my life much easier because I will be able to find what I need more easily and quickly!  My Delicious account can be accessed at:  http://delicious.com/janreneemeyer