Omnivorous Surfer

Comment from Learning & Leading With Technology, September/October 2007: "TrailFire is a Web collection and annotation tool that allows trail blazers to string together a set of existing Web resources and mark-up or annotate the pages for trail users who follow their path. A unique URL is generated for each path that can be shared with others. TrailFire includes collaboration features, including the ability for trail users to add comments at any stop along a trail or the ability to create a "wikitrail" where users can add new stops to a trail started by someone else. This tool could enable students conducting research in digital archives to capture evidence supportive of a theory they are trying to prove (e.g., the eight documents I've marked on this trail provide evidence of racism in the U.S. Supreme Court.)" [This quote is part of the "Learning Connections" feature in the issue. You must be a member of ISTE to download the article which includes this quote.]

It's interesting, too, to look through some of the trails that have been created to get an idea of what can be done...or just to learn  something new! The site also includes search capability.