http://www.diigo.com
Diigo is an Internet based application for bookmarking and annotation. More than just a social bookmarking site it allows you to highlight parts of a webpage and share that annotated link with those who are signed up for Diigo and even those who aren't signed up. You can share your links with a group of users or keep your links private. Alternatively you can keep your bookmarks and annotations public.
Diigo works best when used with it's optional toolbar or extension (depending on which browser you are using). This optional software is available for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Diigo also allows you to comment on your links or others links that have been shared to you or your groups that you are in.
This tool can be invaluable in the classroom. It is a great way to keep track of links in an online course. If you use the same group students can search through older semesters links and research. They can also view their comments and annotations on these links. It can also be helpful in writing intensive traditional courses that require a lot of links that need to be kept track of.
I never realized how helpful this would be until I just recently got a Kindle e-reader and found out that you can read the highlights and notes of other people who have read that book, and you can publish your own. I am currently also taking an English graduate course, and it has been amazingly helpful to see what other quotations other readers have found interesting. I have never used Diigo before, but it sounds to me like a similar idea. I hope to try it soon.
ReplyDeleteYou never think that link is important enough to save until you don't save it and come back later looking for it and you can never find it and it drives you crazy! It sounds like this would fix that problem.
ReplyDeleteHey Michael,
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very cool and interesting tool, thanks for sharing! This would be a great resource for sharing links and different information in class, especially when the course has a significant online component. It would also be useful when students were doing a group project and had to share a list of links or comment on different research annotations.
-Jasmine