The SharingLinks.com beta test is going really well, we have hundreds of testers who have shared thousands of links. But we have also added a few new features, and we need a hundred more beta testers to put our system through its paces. I suspect those beta spots will fill up rather quickly, since I am emailing my Surfnetkids newsletter list tomorrow.
Here’s the scoop:
Sharing Links is tool to manage your bookmarks so they can be accessed from any computer, anywhere. Now you can access the same bookmarks from home, classroom or office. Sharing Links is also a community of teachers and parents sharing educational links with each other. It is a way to discover new sites through the eyes of colleagues (virtual and otherwise.)
For example, here’s what’s been happening lately with the tag “reading.” (Tag is simply another word for keyword phrase.)
http://www.sharinglinks.com/tags/reading
I want call attention to the “Related Tags” cloud on the right-hand side. There you will find links to the tags literacy, harry potter (tags are always lower case!), reading and books. Take a few minutes and explore these links.
Now, here’s another view of “reading.” This one is a search, so it includes bookmarks that have reading not just in the tag, but perhaps in the description or the title. So, it is a little less focused than the first, but contains lots more goodies.
http://www.sharinglinks.com/search/all/reading
Anyway, of course, reading is just one of hundreds of tags. Want to see a bigger tag list? Here’s a list of popular tags:
http://www.sharinglinks.com/populartags
Have I gotten you interested yet? If so, please join our beta test. To join, you will need a betatest Invitation Code. To get one, please sign up below. We can only take a limited number of testers at this time, so if you are interested, don’t delay.
http://www.surfnetkids.com/sharinglinks.htm
P.S. Okay … remember I said this was a test, right? So my first set of instructions were a little confusing. Here’s what you need to do to get an Invitation Code and to register on Sharing Links.
1) Sign up for the beta test mailing list here:
http://www.surfnetkids.com/sharinglinks.htm
2) Watch your inbox for confirmation email, and click on the confirmation link
3) Watch your inbox for an email titled “Your Invitation Code”
4) Use your Invitation Code to sign up for a free Sharing Links account at:
http://www.sharinglinks.com/register
Hope this explanation helps. If your Invitation Code does NOT arrive in your mailbox, you can ask for one
by posting here, or over at http://www.replytobarbara.com
Feel free to leave a comment.
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I would like to have an invitation code.
beta test code needed
Oops! That was a bit of a mess, but I have cleaned it up. Here is how it works:
1) Sign up for Sharing Links mailing list at
http://www.surfnetkids.com/sharinglinks.htm
2) Look for confirm email in your mailbox and click the link to confirm your subscription
3) Look for Invitation Code in your mailbox (should take just a few minutes to arrive)
4) Open a free Sharing Links account at
http://www.sharinglinks.com/register
I would like an invitation code, please.
Thank you!
It is so nice to have you care enough to share ways for us to get other information.
Please send me an invitation code for sharinglinks.com
Kay Whitley
Hi Barbara
Is it possible to have an export feature for tags put onto the system? I find the system so easy to use but still believe in having a backup somewhere else!!
Age ranges in UK for your age page
FS age 4-5
KS1 age 6-7
KS2 age 8-11
I use these tags as indicators of age range – can you link them to the American grades on your explanation page.
Just looked at GoGivers – great site that would be useful to your readers – how about a set of links to Citizenship resources on the web as a weekly list?