2. Diigo D igest of I nternet I nformation, G roups and O ther stuff
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5. Getting Started with Diigo (after initial registration) Install Diigo toolbar (a must) If you are not allowed to install toolbars here is an option: Diigolet is not as feature-rich as the Diigo toolbar, but it can be set-up by simple drag-and-drop - no download or installation needed, and it works for all major browsers. Diigolet allows you to highlight and add sticky-notes, in addition to simple bookmarking .
14. Tag Communities This is a way for you to find and follow others who are interested in the same areas (tags) as you. http:// www.diigo.com /tag Click on a tag of interest and it will take you to a list of all the bookmarks that contain that tag. You will also be able to find groups that you can follow with the same interest.
15. Searching Diigo has a built-in search engine that lets you search for bookmarks, people, and groups
16. Contacts You can organize your contacts into lists for ease of communicating and sharing information.
17. Messages You can communicate with your friends via the message center.
18. Webslides Easily turn your Diigo Bookmarks into a slideshow to add to your website or blog. Visit http:// slides.diigo.com / You will need to be logged into your Diigo account to add this widget. Follow the online instructions, copy and paste the code and you are ready to go.
19. Groups This section allows you to follow other groups as well as create them. In the search box, type in the area of interest and then select in groups for example: Technology
20. Additional Resources http:// www.diigo.com/learn_more http://www.amphi.com/~technology/techtalks/online/nov08/bestpract.htm http://help.diigo.com/ http://tools4integration.blogspot.com/ Examples of widget use
23. Groups Once you have successfully created your group, you have the option of creating student accounts to the group
24. Teacher Console Once groups are created your Teacher Console will look like this. Here you can manage your group accounts by adding members, printing list of members, or deleting them.
25. Groups From the Group page, students can post a bookmark, start a topic or view the previously saved bookmarks. The speech bubbles indicate that a topic/discussion has been started while the book indicates that this is a bookmarked site. Discussion Bookmark
26. Student to Student Use Not only are students included in the original group, but sub-groups can be created for classroom use. Here David Sara Shea makeup a group. They can see each other’s highlights and sticky notes and even comment back to one another. It also allows the students to share with more than one group if needed.
27. Student Bookmarks 1 . In the description area they can post the description of the website or thoughts and ideas on how to use this website in their research/project. 2 . Adding tags helps them easily locate and organize their information. 3 . Allows access to be shared with a specific group(s).
28. Student to Teacher If a student has started a discussion then the teacher can actively see it and respond with suggestions or comments to help guide their inquiry.
29. Student to Teacher Teachers can also add comments to the student’s sticky notes. Giving them ideas and suggestions for their project.
30. Teacher to Teacher Schools can set up groups to where websites are shared amongst a group of teachers. This way you reduce printing out copies for all staff members. By using Diigo all the teachers can view the same web resource with the highlighted areas of important key points.
