Diigo 2009

21 ST CENTURY RESEARCHING WITH DIIGO Jennifer Carrier Dorman

Diigo

Diigo = D igest of I nternet I nformation, G roups and O ther stuff

Diigo is two services in one

it is a research and collaborative research tool on the one hand,

and a knowledge-sharing community and social content site on the other.

http://www.diigo.com/

Social Bookmarking Evolved - Diigo

What are educators saying about Diigo?

Diigo Buzz

Get The Most Out of Diigo

Diigo – Personal Research Tool

Bookmark, highlight, and add sticky notes to any web page

Organize your bookmarks and annotations by tags or lists.

Access and search your bookmarks anywhere, by tags or by full-text

Multiple ways to share your bookmarks and annotations

Diigo – Collaborative Research

Diigo groups are ideal for team research

Pool and organize resources using group bookmarks

Group sticky notes are great for discussion

Group tag dictionary to enforce tagging consistency

Diigo – Social Content

Find the most popular bookmarks on any subject

Subscribe to the most recent bookmarks by tags, sites, or users

Get recommended content

Get related content while browsing

Diigo – Knowledge-Sharing

You are what you annotate.

Keep in touch with friends through content

Find and connect with people having common interests

Multiple ways to connect with people

Creating Your Account

www.diigo.com

Registering for Diigo

Join Diigo

Create Your Account

No Student E-Mail – No Problem

Two options:

Apply for the Diigo educator upgrade to create student accounts without student e-mails.

G-Mail Trick http ://snipurl.com/googletricks

Create Your Profile

Create a Diigo avatar

Avatar Options for Students

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http://www.picnik.com/

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Add Basic Information

Add some basic information or elect to skip

Find Friends

Search you e-mail address books for friends already using Diigo or skip

Activate Your Account

Diigo will send you an e-mail requesting that you click on a link to verify your account

Activate Your Account

Click on the link or copy/paste the URL address to verify your account

Getting Started with Diigo

Getting Started With Diigo

After verifying, you will be invited to install the Diigo toolbar and learn more about Diigo’s capabilities

Installing the Toolbar

Download the toolbar.

Click the "Install Diigo Toolbar" button.

Run DiigoToolbar. exe.

Restart your browser.

Not Allowed to Install Toolbars?

Diigolet is not as feature-rich as the Diigo toolbar, but it can be set-up by simple drag-and-drop - no download or installation needed, and it works for all major browsers.

Diigolet is a "super bookmarklet" that allows you to highlight and add sticky-notes, in addition to simple bookmarking.

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

Post to Diigo Browser Button

Import Bookmarks from the Web

Already have bookmarks hosted on another social bookmarking site? Diigo will import all your bookmarks.

http://www.diigo.com/tools/import_all

Import Bookmarks from Browser

Export Bookmarks

http://www.diigo.com/tools/export

Cross-Post Your Bookmarks

Aren’t ready to give up that Del.icio.us account? Diigo will cross-post all your bookmarks.

https://secure.diigo.com/tools/save_to_others

Processing the Web

Bookmarking and Annotating

Using the Toolbar

Annotating with Diigo

Share Your Research Across the Web

Publish Your Bookmarks

Daily Blog Post

Enables you to automatically post entries to your blog(s) containing your latest Diigo annotated bookmarks

http://www.diigo.com/blog_this/daily_blog

Adding Blogs to Your Diigo Account

You can add multiple blogs to your Diigo account

Creating Blog Post Jobs

Select your job preferences and submit

Auto Blog Post

Blog Directly from Diigo

So now as you browse along, you simply highlight and add sticky notes on anything that interests you, and, afterwards, you can easily incorporate your highlights and notes to your blog with one-click "Send to Blog".

http://www.diigo.com/blog_this/config

All you have to do is add your blog to Diigo

Send to Blog, Twitter, Facebook

Twitter This

When you check “Twitter This” when bookmarking, you can cross post to your Twitter feed

Widgetize Your Diigo

Diigo has built-in widgets to broadcast your Diigo Tags and Links

Diigo Tagroll

Diigo Linkroll

“Add to Diigo” Widget

Encourage people to add your page / blog post to Diigo, and help to increase exposure for your site / blog posts and drive more traffic to your site / blog!

Tag & Site Communities, Power Searching

Diigo Features

Site Communities

Aggregate users who annotate the same website & build meaningful reader communities

Discover and connect with other readers interested in the same site.

Site Communities Watchlist & WebSlides View

Tag Communities

Aggregate users who annotate sites with the same tags

Discover and connect with other readers interested in the same site and explore related tags and groups

Tag Communities

Searching with Diigo

Diigo has a built-in search engine that lets you search for bookmarks, people, and groups

Diigo Search Results

Contacts, Contact Lists, & Messages

Diigo Features

Contacts Lists

You can organize your contacts to lists to make it easier to share resources and conversations

Contact Lists

Add contacts to a list

Messages / Conversations

Discover New Learning

Diigo Features

Discover New Content

Use the Discover features to track your friend’s bookmarks, your site Watchlists, and bookmarks recommended to you by your learning community

Watchlist

Use the Watchlist to subscribe to tags, sites, and users

Grow Your Learning Network

Find other users who are similar to you based on bookmarking and annotation patterns

Lists and Groups

Diigo Features

Diigo List

Create a List

Publish a List

WebSlides Presentation View

Interact through WebSlides View

Create a WebSlides Presentation

http://slides.diigo.com/

To create WebSlides, users simply enter a feed or list of bookmarks and add background music or voice narration.

By clicking button, the list transforms into a slideshow, bringing Web pages and user comments to life.

All you and your reader need is a web browser.

Ways to Create a WebSlides

WebSlides for Bookmarks

WebSlides for RSS Feed

Diigo Groups

Diigo Groups Video Tutorial http://snipurl.com/diigogroups

Diigo Group

Group Bookmarks

Joining and Creating Groups

Create a Group

Management

Group moderators can customize the level of privacy and accessibility for the group

Managing Group Members

Invite New Members

Managing the Group Forum

Tagging Protocols Diigo Groups Video Tutorial http://snipurl.com/diigogroups

Group Tag Dictionary

Security Features for Teachers and Students

Diigo Teacher Console

Diigo Educator Accounts

Diigo Education Resources

http://www.diigo.com/teacher_entry/console

http://www.diigo.com/education

http://help.diigo.com/Diigo_Educator_Account_-_FAQ

http://help.diigo.com/Diigo_Educator_Account_-_Getting_Started

[email_address] – for specific help questions

Apply for Educator Status

Sign into Diigo

Visit the Diigo Education Page

http://www.diigo.com/education

Complete the Application Form

Your application will be reviewed and you will receive an e-mail once your Diigo account has been upgraded to Educator Status

What Does Education Status Mean?

You can create student accounts for an entire class with just a few clicks (and student email addresses are optional for account creation)

Students of the same class are automatically set up as a Diigo group so they can start using all the benefits that a Diigo group provides, such as group bookmarks and annotations, and group forums.