I'm trying to encourage teachers in my school to accept Diigo annotated stickies and Webslides from students as alternatives to black ink on white paper. What better way of seeing how students digest information and create their own voice than writing on the highlighted bibliography? Any ideas?
Paul McKenzie wrote: > I'm trying to encourage teachers in my school to accept Diigo annotated stickies and Webslides from students as alternatives to black ink on white paper. What better way of seeing how students digest information and create their own voice than writing on the highlighted bibliography? Any ideas?
I would like to try this, too, but I have a problem with student access to diigo and to other Web2.0 sites, based purely on the fact that these sites require a validated email account to sign up. My K-12 public school system does not allow student email accounts, and the school filtering system blocks access to personal email accounts such as AOL or GoogleMail or Yahoo Mail. I would need to depend on students to use their home email accounts and to sign up/validate at home, and I don't want to assume that every student has access to email; this would be discriminatory toward students without home email access. Any thoughts about this? Is my school system the only one that has this limitation?
Sharon Elin wrote: > Paul McKenzie wrote: > > I'm trying to encourage teachers in my school to accept Diigo annotated stickies and Webslides from students as alternatives to black ink on white paper. What better way of seeing how students digest information and create their own voice than writing on the highlighted bibliography? Any ideas? > > > I would like to try this, too, but I have a problem with student access to diigo and to other Web2.0 sites, based purely on the fact that these sites require a validated email account to sign up. My K-12 public school system does not allow student email accounts, and the school filtering system blocks access to personal email accounts such as AOL or GoogleMail or Yahoo Mail. I would need to depend on students to use their home email accounts and to sign up/validate at home, and I don't want to assume that every student has access to email; this would be discriminatory toward students without home email access. Any thoughts about this? Is my school system the only one that has this limitation?
No you are by far not the only school system with this limitation. My school system has this limitation too (I will graduation high school in 2010). I do have a school email account, but only because I am in a computer class where email was part of the curriculum and my teacher sends files and links through it. It is a limitation that we must overcome if we are to move forward in having students using and learning to use the web, properly. The only solution to this barrier that I can think of, without resorting to getting email for all students, is to make class Diigo accounts and have the entire class use that same account. I am not sure if Diigo allows multiple, simultaneous logins and account usage though, so that may not work.
Wow you guys, excellent uncovering of an educator's need. Tech savvy educators will be a major driving force to propelling Diigo into a must have killer app for all professions that require heavy research and collaboration. My wife is a Department Head of social studies and she, like many other teachers, have trouble getting online services to mold to the school's restrictions and needs. Requiring users to jump through hoops to participate will ensure Diigo's failure.
I invite you and any other educator to voice their needs of Diigo in the classroom and computer labs. It is the only way for Diigo to build out a product that will truly fit your needs.
A free email service is available at www.gaggle.net. It was designed to provide safe email for school students with the ability of the teacher to control the student's use of email. I believe that the teacher creates the email accounts for the student. Sharon Elin wrote: > Paul McKenzie wrote: > > I'm trying to encourage teachers in my school to accept Diigo annotated stickies and Webslides from students as alternatives to black ink on white paper. What better way of seeing how students digest information and create their own voice than writing on the highlighted bibliography? Any ideas? > > > I would like to try this, too, but I have a problem with student access to diigo and to other Web2.0 sites, based purely on the fact that these sites require a validated email account to sign up. My K-12 public school system does not allow student email accounts, and the school filtering system blocks access to personal email accounts such as AOL or GoogleMail or Yahoo Mail. I would need to depend on students to use their home email accounts and to sign up/validate at home, and I don't want to assume that every student has access to email; this would be discriminatory toward students without home email access. Any thoughts about this? Is my school system the only one that has this limitation?
In China ,increasing attation has been paid to Diigo,more and more educators try to encourage learner to make good use of Diigo.So in Chian ,we are exploreing the way that Diigo helps to teach and learn. Paul McKenzie wrote: > I'm trying to encourage teachers in my school to accept Diigo annotated stickies and Webslides from students as alternatives to black ink on white paper. What better way of seeing how students digest information and create their own voice than writing on the highlighted bibliography? Any ideas?
My wife just installed some new smart boards for her classrooms and is having a lot of fun finding new ways to incorporate them. So Diigo need not be only a service that works if everyone in the class has an account. Teachers and professors that collect a lot of online resources and annotate and organize them, could use Diigo and Smart Boards together to create a very rich, interactive learning environment.
I hate when technologies over shadow the content. Diigo and Smart Boards are not just hype, but can become indispensable tools in the teachers tool box to engage students around content.
started by Paul McKenzie on 05 Apr 08
> I'm trying to encourage teachers in my school to accept Diigo annotated stickies and Webslides from students as alternatives to black ink on white paper. What better way of seeing how students digest information and create their own voice than writing on the highlighted bibliography? Any ideas?
I would like to try this, too, but I have a problem with student access to diigo and to other Web2.0 sites, based purely on the fact that these sites require a validated email account to sign up. My K-12 public school system does not allow student email accounts, and the school filtering system blocks access to personal email accounts such as AOL or GoogleMail or Yahoo Mail. I would need to depend on students to use their home email accounts and to sign up/validate at home, and I don't want to assume that every student has access to email; this would be discriminatory toward students without home email access. Any thoughts about this? Is my school system the only one that has this limitation?
> Paul McKenzie wrote:
> > I'm trying to encourage teachers in my school to accept Diigo annotated stickies and Webslides from students as alternatives to black ink on white paper. What better way of seeing how students digest information and create their own voice than writing on the highlighted bibliography? Any ideas?
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> I would like to try this, too, but I have a problem with student access to diigo and to other Web2.0 sites, based purely on the fact that these sites require a validated email account to sign up. My K-12 public school system does not allow student email accounts, and the school filtering system blocks access to personal email accounts such as AOL or GoogleMail or Yahoo Mail. I would need to depend on students to use their home email accounts and to sign up/validate at home, and I don't want to assume that every student has access to email; this would be discriminatory toward students without home email access. Any thoughts about this? Is my school system the only one that has this limitation?
No you are by far not the only school system with this limitation. My school system has this limitation too (I will graduation high school in 2010). I do have a school email account, but only because I am in a computer class where email was part of the curriculum and my teacher sends files and links through it. It is a limitation that we must overcome if we are to move forward in having students using and learning to use the web, properly.
The only solution to this barrier that I can think of, without resorting to getting email for all students, is to make class Diigo accounts and have the entire class use that same account. I am not sure if Diigo allows multiple, simultaneous logins and account usage though, so that may not work.
I have included this item under a list I am accumulating in the Diigo Forum called "User requirements of Diigo" found here: http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/user-requirements-of-diigo-8678#6
I invite you and any other educator to voice their needs of Diigo in the classroom and computer labs. It is the only way for Diigo to build out a product that will truly fit your needs.
Sharon Elin wrote:
> Paul McKenzie wrote:
> > I'm trying to encourage teachers in my school to accept Diigo annotated stickies and Webslides from students as alternatives to black ink on white paper. What better way of seeing how students digest information and create their own voice than writing on the highlighted bibliography? Any ideas?
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> I would like to try this, too, but I have a problem with student access to diigo and to other Web2.0 sites, based purely on the fact that these sites require a validated email account to sign up. My K-12 public school system does not allow student email accounts, and the school filtering system blocks access to personal email accounts such as AOL or GoogleMail or Yahoo Mail. I would need to depend on students to use their home email accounts and to sign up/validate at home, and I don't want to assume that every student has access to email; this would be discriminatory toward students without home email access. Any thoughts about this? Is my school system the only one that has this limitation?
Paul McKenzie wrote:
> I'm trying to encourage teachers in my school to accept Diigo annotated stickies and Webslides from students as alternatives to black ink on white paper. What better way of seeing how students digest information and create their own voice than writing on the highlighted bibliography? Any ideas?
I hate when technologies over shadow the content. Diigo and Smart Boards are not just hype, but can become indispensable tools in the teachers tool box to engage students around content.