Nashoba Regional School DistrictNashoba Regional School District

Technology Professional Development DayTechnology Professional Development Day

November 4, 2008November 4, 2008

www.diigo.comwww.diigo.com

http://docs.googledocs.comhttp://docs.googledocs.com

What is social bookmarking?What is social bookmarking?

Social book marking allows you to book mark Social book marking allows you to book mark web-sites and access them from any computer.web-sites and access them from any computer.

With traditional book marking, the bookmarks With traditional book marking, the bookmarks reside only on the computer you used. reside only on the computer you used.

2121stst Century Skills Century Skills

With the overwhelming amount of information With the overwhelming amount of information available to our students, the are required to available to our students, the are required to select, evaluate, and use information select, evaluate, and use information appropriately and effectively. appropriately and effectively.

In addition, they need the skills to share In addition, they need the skills to share information and collaborate in both face to information and collaborate in both face to face situations and through technology.face situations and through technology.

www.diigo.comwww.diigo.com

Participants will use Diigo using a student Participants will use Diigo using a student account.account.

Participants will be able to add notes to Participants will be able to add notes to the sticky notes and highlight text. the sticky notes and highlight text.

What is Diigo?What is Diigo?

Diigo is a social book marking tool that enables the user to not Diigo is a social book marking tool that enables the user to not only book mark a web-site, but to highlight and add notes to it. only book mark a web-site, but to highlight and add notes to it.

““Diigo enables effective collaborative research. You can Diigo enables effective collaborative research. You can easily share your findings, compete with your highlights and easily share your findings, compete with your highlights and stick notes, with friends and colleagues. A project team, a stick notes, with friends and colleagues. A project team, a class, or a club can create a group on Diigo to pool relevant class, or a club can create a group on Diigo to pool relevant resources, findings, and thoughts together.”resources, findings, and thoughts together.”

www.diigo.comwww.diigo.com

Benefits of DiigoBenefits of Diigo

With traditional bookmarks, they reside on your With traditional bookmarks, they reside on your computer; you can not access them from a different computer; you can not access them from a different computer.computer.

With Diigo, your bookmarks can be accessed from With Diigo, your bookmarks can be accessed from any computer. any computer.

There are groups you can join, or you can create your There are groups you can join, or you can create your own group. By joining, you can see what others with own group. By joining, you can see what others with similar interest are bookmarking. It’s a resource similar interest are bookmarking. It’s a resource sharing tool.sharing tool.

Groups are specific as teacher-librarian and modern war, or a Groups are specific as teacher-librarian and modern war, or a general as education.general as education.

Benefits continuedBenefits continued

Users can conduct a search for a research topic Users can conduct a search for a research topic using Diigo. In theory, the sites have been using Diigo. In theory, the sites have been evaluated and bookmarked because of evaluated and bookmarked because of accuracy and educational value.accuracy and educational value.

Users can create lists of useful websites for Users can create lists of useful websites for specific classes or assignments.specific classes or assignments.

How toHow to

Go to Go to http://http://www.diigo.comwww.diigo.com Click on the sign in button on the top of the screen. Click on the sign in button on the top of the screen.

Sign in with the student account. Sign in with the student account. Go to ‘my groups’ and click on the library Go to ‘my groups’ and click on the library

technology group.technology group. Scroll down and you will see the bookmarks for Scroll down and you will see the bookmarks for

the group. Select a bookmark and see what is the group. Select a bookmark and see what is highlighted and noted. highlighted and noted.

Add a note to a sticky note by clicking on the Add a note to a sticky note by clicking on the conversation bubble. conversation bubble.

How to continuedHow to continued

Open another window, and find a favorite Open another window, and find a favorite website.website.

Either click on the bookmark icon on the Either click on the bookmark icon on the toolbar, or right click and select bookmark on toolbar, or right click and select bookmark on diigo. diigo.

Highlight text and select the highlight icon on Highlight text and select the highlight icon on the toolbar. the toolbar.

GoogledocsGoogledocs

http://googledocs.comhttp://googledocs.com Use Googledocs to create documents, Use Googledocs to create documents,

presentation and spreadsheets. presentation and spreadsheets. You can:You can:

Create a document, and invite people to view and edit the Create a document, and invite people to view and edit the document. Documents can then be saved and uploaded document. Documents can then be saved and uploaded as Word, PowerPoint and Excel. as Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

All members of the group can edit at the same time. All members of the group can edit at the same time. (This is helpful in a classroom, as well as in a distance (This is helpful in a classroom, as well as in a distance learning situation.) learning situation.)

Create an accountCreate an account

Creating a documentCreating a document

After you sign in with an account: go to New After you sign in with an account: go to New and from the drop-down menu, choose and from the drop-down menu, choose document (like Word), presentation (like document (like Word), presentation (like Power Point), or spreadsheet (like excel).Power Point), or spreadsheet (like excel).

Create your document, and invite others to join Create your document, and invite others to join in. Click the “Share” button on the upper right in. Click the “Share” button on the upper right hand corner of your document, and you will be hand corner of your document, and you will be prompted to enter the email addresses of the prompted to enter the email addresses of the people you want to share your document with.people you want to share your document with.

Invite people to joinInvite people to join

In order to have a group edit the document, you need In order to have a group edit the document, you need to invite them by clicking on the share button on the to invite them by clicking on the share button on the upper right corner. Select Share with Others.upper right corner. Select Share with Others.

ShareShare

Enter the email addresses of the people you are Enter the email addresses of the people you are inviting. inviting.

ShareShare

The collaborators will receive an email with a link to the The collaborators will receive an email with a link to the document. They simply click on the link and enter their document. They simply click on the link and enter their

Google username and password.Google username and password. This tool is useful for group projects, particularly when This tool is useful for group projects, particularly when

students can’t physically get together.students can’t physically get together.

Tips.Tips.

When I have used this tool, each member of When I have used this tool, each member of the group chooses a color to use to identify the group chooses a color to use to identify themselves. themselves.

When we all agree on a section, we change the When we all agree on a section, we change the font to black. font to black.

You can upload your document as a Word, You can upload your document as a Word, PowerPoint or Excel document.PowerPoint or Excel document.