Thing 19 - TAG - You're it!

I think that tagging is a wonderful way to organize things. I wish we could tag saved emails or documents on my computer! I can't tell you how much time I've spent trying to find a document that I put in a folder (I made folders to organize, right?) only to find out that I can't remember WHICH folder. It could be one of many! Same with saved emails, I have them organized in folders in my cabinet, just have trouble figuring out which folder. Being a computer lab teacher, I'm always looking for websites to use in class. I end up bookmarking them into several folders, because they could go lots of places, and then I still can't find them. I am so excited to try this! I can add as many tags as I want and it's still only one bookmark. I think it's important to think about what tags you want for the item. Stop and think ... "If I come back next month, what would I put in a search if I wanted to find this site?" Then use that as tags and then ask, "what else" and not worry so much about the "proper title" of the item, more about how YOU would describe it and look for it. If you are sharing the items (such as the case with social bookmarking) then think in broad terms about what other may search for.