Diigo as a Classroom Tool Teaching Reading Strategies
with Diigo - Nancy DeRego
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
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.
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.
Reading Strategies Supported By Diigo
• Summarizing
• Paraphrasing
• Questioning
• Making connections between ideas
• Identifying main idea and supporting details
• Identifying author's point of view
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.
Annotate (Sticky Note or Bookmark)
• Record summaries and paraphrases.
• Make connections to ideas in the text.
• Pose questions.
Tagging
• Make connections across texts
• Identify two or three main ideas/themes
• Organize information
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.
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.
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