Diigo

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What is ... Diigo? Diigo is a social bookmarking site. This allows users to bookmark websites/articles/etc. and then share that information with the world. A user can follow other Diigo users who might be interested in the same kinds of information.

Uses in education. Diigo is a great resource for teachers and students. Here are a few ways Diigo may be used in schools:

1. Teachers can set up a group for class (each student would have to set up a Diigo account) and the entire class can share bookmarks. This is a great way for students to collaborate when researching information. The teacher can also keep an eye on the types of information and sources students are using and help lead them in the right direction.

2. Teachers can use Diigo to continue to build their personal learning network. PLN's are extremely important for teachers as they continue on a journey as a lifelong learner. Diigo, in conjunction with others sites like Twitter, Facebook, Ning and others, teachers can accumulate more information and ideas than they ever could alone.

3. Teachers and students can join a group, create a group, or just gather information from groups already created in Diigo. (See this example of a Diigo group of History Teachers)

Why Diigo? Diigo is one of two major social bookmarking sites (Delicious being the other) and it has a number of great features. Aside from accumulating, sharing and viewing bookmarks, users can also take screen captures, highlight information (and then export just highlighted information), share links, mark something to read it later and more. Diigo has a plethora of options and features that users can choose from that are very useful.

Link: www.diigo.com