Learning with the new Build Your PLN Edublogs Teacher Challenge creates many resources I may forget. Sarah Wooden commented how it’s not easy to keep track of every thing. Sue Waters shares how to keep track of fellow bloggers and comments through an RSS Reader. But what about all the tools and strategies we learn about– the tool link, the how-tos, and the examples? How do we remember where to find those?
My own strategy is to use Diigo, a social bookmarking and highlighting tool that allows me to create lists and groups to which I add bookmarks to those websites I want to remember. I have a list that is just for Tools — Animoto, Wallwish, etc. I also may put how-to pages there, or in my How-To List. I have lists for lessons, certain topics, specific tools (like Google Apps).
Now that I’ve got you thinking, Diigo has a free and premium version — and teachers should apply for the education version. My language arts students use Diigo for research, note-taking, and writing feedback and research sharing. Each class has their own private group, and we have one group for all our classes.
And I belong to several groups, including Classroom 20, Diigo in Education , and EdTechTalk. I’ve created a group for the Teacher Challenges, called “ebchallenge” if you decide to join Diigo. That way, our new PLN we are building can share resources with each other.
Remember, it’s easy as your ABCs.
Add a highlight to a webpage.
Bookmark to Diigo (into a group and/or list).
Comment in the webpage using the Sticky Note feature and in the description box about what you learned when you click bookmark.
Save.
From any connected computer, you can access your bookmarks and highlights with annotations (comments). You now have organized and saved all your precious research, tools, and learning !
Interested? Please join our PLN ebchallenge group: ebchallenge
Here’s the Diigo Vimeo overview:
Diigo V5: Collect and Highlight, Then Remember! from diigobuzz on Vimeo.
Diigo V5: Collect and Highlight, Then Remember! from diigobuzz on Vimeo.
Hi Sheri,
I was already a member of diigo but you have showed me some new ways to use it so thank you! I have also joined the ebchallenge group.
Jessica
Thanks, Jessica. I hope you write back or in a blog about how Diigo works for you. You might want to see how Tracy Watanabe is using Diigo for student portfolios. I think it’s a great idea.
Thanks for the great tip! I know what I will be trying out.
Sounds easy to use. I had heard a bit about Diigo but have never used it.
Karen
Hi Karen, It is easy to use, and the site does have videos to learn more: http://help.diigo.com/
Be sure to ask for the education edition; you can add students account and teach kids notetaking, research, and citation skills. Hope you try it. Sheri
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Hi Sheri, I’m glad you got the link. Your example is fabulous, and now bookmarked in my Diigo too.
Kind regards,
Tracy
Hi Sheri,
I’m at ISTE’s Bookmarks & PLN session right now. I just learned that you can create an annotated note and share that URL with your PLN to continue the discussion. What a great way to continue the conversation without having to reproduce all the thoughts. It’s a great time saving tip that I just learned.
Here is the link with their presentation:
http://coolcatteacher.visibli.com/share/cqmmol
They also talk about how you can use it in your classroom and build PLN with the kids. Sheri, have you done that?
Kind regards,
Tracy
Hi Tracy: Yes, my students shared research sites with their annotations. We also used bookmarks and annotations as feedback on drafts in progress on our wikis. Here’s a post about it: Diigo in Writing Class Thanks for the link from Vicki Davis as Cool Cat Teacher from #ISTE11.
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Thanks for another great post, Sheri! I’ve watched the video, installed the tool bar, and I am off to collect info!
Great. I have been adding to my Diigo ebchallenge group as well. Look forward to learning with you.