Have you ever had that moment when you’re on a computer
other than your own and you have a really great Internet bookmark saved? Like a really precious laughing baby video
that you just have to show someone but can’t remember the title? Well I think I’ve honestly found the answer
for you! Xmarks.com
provides a platform for bookmark synchronization in which you can access your
personal bookmarks on any
computer! Sounds pretty great
right? I know I’ve made a list of my
bookmarks before to make sure that if they ever got erased I would have a way
to access them again, but this sync is literally instantaneous (it's updated every time you add a new bookmark)! Unbelievably all you have to do is log-into
the website on any computer and BAM! all
your favorite websites saved at your fingertips.
It seems like a great website for teachers because you have
the option to keep work and personal bookmarks separate. So ideally, you could open up an educational
resource on your computer (that you might have synced with Xmarks on your home computer) in your classroom you’re your Xmarks and your kids
wouldn’t see your list of fashion blogs, or your affinity for cute cat
videos. And you can add tags and descriptions to your bookmarks for ease of searching. You simply create a separate
profile and can authorize it on another computer (I’ve only used Chrome with
this website and it creates on extension, so I’m not quite sure what the
results are with another browser). And I
think it would be really helpful for students as well! They can also keep a home/school bookmark separation. This could be super helpful for sorting project and resource ideas,
keeping citations and for looking up other bookmarks that other users have
recommended.
I really suggest taking a look at the site and testing it
out for a week or so to see if it’s the bookmark organizer you want to use!
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