Social Bookmarking and Delicious

You will be directed to the Delicious website and will log into their Delicious account from last year. If you did not have my computer class last year or if you have forgotten your username and password to your Delicious account from last year, you will need to create a new Delicious (social bookmarking) account so that they are able to save their favorite and most used (appropriate) web sites.

Creating a New Delicious Account

  • Go to the Delicious website

  • Select Join Now

  • Complete the Registration Form

  • WRITE DOWN YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD!

  • When you are done exit off the screen, go back to the Delicious website and Sign In

Linking Your Delicious to Your 8th Grade Electronic Portfolio

    • Copy the URL to your delicious account (make sure your username is shown in the URL for your account- i.e. http://www.delicious.com/yourusername)

    • Log into your 8th Grade Electronic Portfolio

    • Click on the More button (top right) and select Edit Site Layout

    • Click Modules on your Sidebar on the left side of your website

    • Select Add URL

    • Text to Display: My Delicious URL or Email: Paste the URL to your Delicious here

    • When you click on the link to your Delicious, you should be taken directly to your links

You will now begin saving bookmarks to your Delicious account. Go to Delicious Check #1 Requirements to see what your 1st Delicious check will require you to bookmark.

To add a link, click on Add Link on the top of the page. Paste the URL and make sure you give your link a title before clicking Save.