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Page 1: Diigo as a classroom tool

Diigo as a Classroom Tool Teaching Reading Strategies

with Diigo - Nancy DeRego

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Adding Diigo to Your Bookmarks Bar

To install Diigo toolbar (full featured diigo toolbar, requires installation):

http://help.diigo.com/how-to-guide

To add diigolet (no installation - good for student computers):

https://www.diigo.com/tools/diigolet

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Requesting Educator Account

Go to: www.diigo.com/education to fill out an

application for a teacher account.

Once your teacher account is approved, you can add kids to groups: it's secure and private.

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Adding Students to Your Teacher Account

•  If your students have email accounts, you can send them an invitation email.

•  If your students don't have email or if you would prefer, you can enter names and generate passwords for the students.

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Reading Strategies Supported By Diigo

•  Summarizing

•  Paraphrasing

•  Questioning

•  Making connections between ideas

•  Identifying main idea and supporting details

•  Identifying author's point of view

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Highlight

•  Identify main idea and supporting points - students can use different highlight colors to distinguish between the two.

•  Identify words which indicate author's purpose and point of view.

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Annotate (Sticky Note or Bookmark)

•  Record summaries and paraphrases.

•  Make connections to ideas in the text.

•  Pose questions.

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Tagging

•  Make connections across texts

•  Identify two or three main ideas/themes

•  Organize information

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Diigo and Classroom Research

•  Set up a bank of research sources for safe searching.

•  Set up a group of internet resources for quick reference - MLA site, OWL at Purdue, royalty free music and image sites.

•  Comment on resources so students can see your thoughts - a good way to teach evaluating web resources.

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Collaboration

•  Find a teacher in another school and set up a collaborative group.

•  Find and share resources within and across class sections.

•  Have asynchronous access to resources and capture the thinking of the group.

•  Publish to a blog right from your diigo bar or diigolet button.

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Using Diigo as a Personal Learning Network

There are a number of groups for educators; try some of these or start your own!

Diigo in Education: https://groups.diigo.com/group/diigoineducation

EdTechTalk: https://groups.diigo.com/group/edtechtalk