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.mrpicassohead.com/
http://www.myoats.com/
http://www.picnik.com/
http://www.buildyourwildself.com /
http://www.dumpr.net/

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.
Privacy settings of student accounts are pre-set so that only teachers and classmates can communicate with them.
Ads presented to student account users are limited to education-related sponsors.

Security Settings – Under 13
Under 13 accounts – students are unable to customize their profiles (no image uploads, etc.)

Teacher Console
The Teacher Console will appear in your profile list
http://www.diigo.com/teacher_entry/console

Diigo Education Pioneer Badge
You can get a Diigo Education Pioneer badge for your blog, wiki, or website in the Teacher Console

Create a Class Group

Class Groups

Convert Existing Groups
Open the group
Click "manage group"
Click “group overview”
Under group details, click "edit"
Change the category to "Education - K12"
The group will be upgraded to a "class group" with ad-free status, secure student accounts, and will appear within the Teacher Console

Add Members

Adding Students WITHOUT E-Mails

Add Students with Existing Diigo Accounts

Print Member Login Information

Manage Members

“Graduating” Student Accounts
Teacher-created student accounts can be converted to a full account upon teacher request

How Are Educators Using Diigo?
Gather and collaborate on online findings.
Use annotations to guide students to the most important information on a site, with a discussion starter or question posted on the sticky note.
Create a slideshow of clickable web sites grabbed from your bookmarks.
Publish your annotations/comments to your blogs or embed linkrolls and tagrolls onto a wiki or website.
See http://tinyurl.com/5k4yqw for more integration ideas

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