Blue+Team-Grades-+2+and+3


 * "Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the Moon."** //From the novel __**The Woods**__, by Harlan Coben.//

Blue Team Grades 2 and 3

**Lyon Elementary School, Covington, LA Samantha Anderson ~ Grade 2 Donna Hardee ~ Grade 3**

** Project: Getting started with Social Bookmarking using Connotea **
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//introduction video on Social Bookmarking:// [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66lV7GOcNU**] //courtesy of// [|//http://www.commoncraft.com///]

__**Getting Started**__ 1. press the start button on the bottom left of your computer screen 2. left click on Internet Explorer 3. in the URL bar, type in [|http://connotea.org] and press the enter key 4. you will have to sign up for an account by clicking the red sign up now button 5. complete registration and click on the red button at the bottom of the page //(you will receive a confirmation request)// 6. at this point you will have to open your email and click on the link to activate your account //(clicking on the activation link will navigate you back to the Connotea web page)//

__**Adding a Browser Button**__ 7. click on //Home// and scroll to bottom right of the screen and under //Advanced// click on //Browser button// 8. this page will tell you how to make a bookmarklet which is the easiest and quickest way to bookmark a site that you can access from anywhere 9. right click on the second option in red //Add to Connotea (main window)// 10. in the pop up menu left click on //add to favorites// 11. you will need to click on //Add// in the pop up box that appears

__**Bookmarking your Favorite Sites in Connotea**__ 12. once you find a website that you want to bookmark simply go to //Favorites// and click on //Add to// //Connotea// 13. add a tag(s) so that you will easily be able to locate your site //(i.e. butterflies, insects, life cycles, migration)// 14. scroll to bottom of screen and click //Add to My Library


 * Final Thought**: If you're feeling adventurous click [[file:NLW_technology_sites.doc]] to explore additional technology sites complied by V. Martinez from Abney Elementary//