Diigo, Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff, is a free social bookmarking site that I have never heard of until today! I actually had a difficult time with this bookmarking site at first. I do believe that I was making it harder than what it actually was. Even though I am still learning, this website is handy because it lets you find articles, tag, and highlight specific sections of the page that catch your eye. Plus, you can add sticky notes to the page; I am a sticky note fanatic, so this extra is right up my alley. The bookmarks are also added to a personal library for easy access and you can share your findings with friends and others in a virtual community.
After I signed up for a Diigo account, I then added the Diigolet to my web browser. The URL for my Diigo account is https://www.diigo.com/user/akelley13. I began browsing for articles that go hand-in-hand with my action research project. I bookmarked 2 articles on phonemic awareness, specifically dealing with rhyming to help give me information and ideas for this project implementation. I also bookmarked 2 technology sites to become more familiarized at how I can incorporate technology in my classroom. I shared one of these articles from my Diigo library to Twitter. I experienced a difficult time highlighting with two of my bookmarks. To keep from getting extremely stressed, I am going to shut down my computer and try again in the morning and hope for better luck!
I have used many various web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. However, with the purchase of my new Mac Book, the web browser that I used today was Safari. A browser add-on is programs that improve and add to your experience on a website. They are also sometimes called browser extension or plug-ins. As of now, this is the only add-on that I am using on my computer. However, after learning that this add-on is very beneficial, I am now open to finding out and using others.
Diigo could easily be implemented into my classroom next year. Often students do not like to read and do specific assignments. However, with Diigo, I could create social reading experiences that would attract students. I like how Diigo makes it easy for teachers to create a classroom within the website where the students can only see articles bookmarked by the teacher and peers, rather than the whole Diigo community.
This activity relates to the ISTE NETS T standard 3: Model Digital-Age Work and Learning. It relates to this standard because teachers can use Diigo as a digital teaching tool to introduce knowledge in a technological manner. As a teacher, you could save articles and information in your library and easily have access to it for a teaching tool. Plus, you can gather information from the Diigo community and allow students to create their own.
I have used many various web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. However, with the purchase of my new Mac Book, the web browser that I used today was Safari. A browser add-on is programs that improve and add to your experience on a website. They are also sometimes called browser extension or plug-ins. As of now, this is the only add-on that I am using on my computer. However, after learning that this add-on is very beneficial, I am now open to finding out and using others.
Diigo could easily be implemented into my classroom next year. Often students do not like to read and do specific assignments. However, with Diigo, I could create social reading experiences that would attract students. I like how Diigo makes it easy for teachers to create a classroom within the website where the students can only see articles bookmarked by the teacher and peers, rather than the whole Diigo community.
This activity relates to the ISTE NETS T standard 3: Model Digital-Age Work and Learning. It relates to this standard because teachers can use Diigo as a digital teaching tool to introduce knowledge in a technological manner. As a teacher, you could save articles and information in your library and easily have access to it for a teaching tool. Plus, you can gather information from the Diigo community and allow students to create their own.
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