Managing bookmarks and web links for students to use is always a challenge, especially for young students who aren't as proficient with typing in a url address. Some teachers find themselves adding bookmarks and links manually to each device their students use. This is unnecessarily time-consuming and may prevent teachers from updating sites and trying new web resources.
Symbaloo is a neat tool to save, organize visually, and share a collection of bookmarks with students. A teacher can add bookmarks to his/her account, and they can be displayed on all student devices (computers or ipads) Once a collection of bookmarks (a webmix) is created, teachers can share that webmix with older students or parents by sharing the url address. The feature I love is the embed function. Teachers can copy and paste the embed code in their class website for students to access. Once it's embedded, the webmix will update automatically each time the teacher adds a bookmark (tile) to their Symbaloo.
Here are some great resources to get you started setting up your account and making your first Symbaloo:
http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/fionabeal/get-started-with-symbaloo
http://www.symbalooedu.com/wp-content/uploads/Symbaloo-Manual-2014.pdf
