Symbaloo

I have recently been introduced to a website called Symbaloo. Symbaloo is a bookmarking website that saves your bookmarks in a unique way. It's also not really JUST a bookmarking site, but a place that you can bookmark files, videos, pictures, and more. These can all be saved on something Symbaloo calls a "webmix" and then accessed all from the same page. I'll show you how some of this works.

After going to http://www.symbaloo.com/ and creating an account, you will see that Symbaloo has given you some automatic webmixes for you to start off with. You can edit them or delete them as you like. 

In the middle of each webmix is a Google search box. This box is also where some of your other icons are viewed.

This is a sample webmix about Dolphins:

When I click on a video, the video views in the middle of the screen right away.

The same is true for pictures:

Both of these came from icons in the webmix. So if you were doing a unit on dolphins, you could store all your resources here and have easy access to them. 

You can also share your webmixes with other teachers and parents, or add students and give students access to the webmixes. 

If you want to find webmixes that are already made, such as the dolphin webmix above, you can search for webmixes on Symbaloo and add them to your tabs. 

Here's how:
Go to the Symbaloo Gallery and enter your search in the box. 

Find one you like and click on it to preview.

The preview will give you a little more information about the webmix and it's author.

Once you add the webmix you like, you will be able to find it again in your tabs.

If you want to create your own webmix, you can go to Add a Webmix to get started.

You will name your webmix:

Then add the address of the website. When you type in the URL and then click in the box to create a tile, Symbaloo will automatically find the name for the tile based on the website you entered. You can then edit the name if you wish.

Then you'll design your tile by choosing a background, icon, and how the name is displayed.

When you are done, click Add Tile To Webmix and drag the tile to the desired location.
It's ready to use!

Repeat these steps each time you have a website, image, or video to add to your webmix.