Managing+Online+Resources

One daunting task for any current educator is how to manage the myriad of online resources that come at them. You can use the bookmarking features within your web browser to help. This tool is however limited. The bookmarks are really limited to your personal computer and the information is not portable. Often times we want to work on information away from our computer at school and we want access to our sites we've saved and identified.
 * Managing Online Resources**

The solution lies in the use of online "social bookmarking" sites. A few examples of these sties are Diigo and Delicious. These sites enable you to create a web based account where you can tag and save information with

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 * Using Delicious**

Depending on the type of browser you will be using installing the bookmarking tool bar from delicious involves different steps. In safari the steps are as simple as dragging the book mark link into your bookmark bar and then you always have access.
 * Installing Bookmark Bar**

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One frustration that comes with using online video sources specifically those based through youtube, teachertube, or google video is the possibility of the owner removing the video. You may rely on using a certain clip year after year to begin a lesson with and then one day it is gone forever. Thankfully there are simple ways to convert most online videos into movie file formats that you can then save and use repeatedly.
 * Managing and Preserving Video Sources**

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These are two of the most popular sites for this conversion process