Presented By: Krystle Robinson & Jason M c Kay October 24, 2011 Research, Share, & Collaborate
What is … The name "Diigo" (dee'go) is an abbreviation for "Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff." Diigo is about "Social Annotation". By combining social bookmarking *, clippings, in situ annotation, tagging, full-text search, easy sharing and interactions. Diigo offers a powerful personal tools and a rich social platform for knowledge users, and in the process, turns the entire web into a writable, participatory and interactive media. * Diigo doesn’t refer to its service as social bookmarking but rather as a research and knowledge-sharing tool
Creators and Innovators Founded in 2005 – Wade Ren, Executive Chairman – Maggie Tsai, Vice President of Marketing Lunched July 24, 2006 – Diigo is the #1 extension for annotating, archiving and bookmarking webpages Corporate Offices Wedge Parkway Suite 1073 Reno, NV United States
With this easy-to-use tool, you can: Bookmark links to archive webpages or to read later Attach highlights & stickies to a webpage as a reminder Share pages with annotation via Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz Access anywhere: – iPhone, iPad ( – Android ( Create groups to pool findings, share resources or curate content Automatically cross-post to social bookmarking site Delicious (optional)
Educator Accounts Provided to K-12 and higher education educators Create student accounts for entire class Automatically set up diigo group for students that allows group bookmark, annotations, and group forums Pre-set privacy settings for student accounts that allow communication between teachers and students only Limit the content of advertisements to education View student activity in Teacher Console
Student Accounts Classmate are automatically added as friends to facilitate communication The library view can show a student all of his/her bookmarks and annotations – The teacher can view this data in Teacher Console Students can only communicate with their friends and teachers and comment on each others postings – This is a great way to give feedback and ask questions Student profiles WILL NOT be indexed for People Search, nor made available to public search engines
Lets … Create Account Tutorial Interactive Activities – Research – Share – Collaborate
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