This explains what Diigo does, what the main functions are for the classroom, and that it can be saved in Delicious. They refer to Delcious as the grandfather of all bookmarking in that it was the first but just bookmarks and collects. This would allow annotation and collaboration.
Social Bookmarking is simply making bookmarks available to a social network. Rather than storing bookmarks on a local computer, the bookmarks are stored to a social bookmarking website. By default, the bookmarks are available for the network to view.
I found many useful links along with this resource. It clearly points out advantages of using Diigo in education. It also shares how to sync to another popular social bookmarking site. I highly recommend checking this article out.
So project time is here to stay, with a few tweaks requested by the kids. More resources, computers if they are available, and study hall rather than dedicated spelling time.
my students are examples of what can happen when we trust kids to take control of their learning, when we give them freedom to learn.
All content can be learned directly through the online courseware, but learning by students benefits from guidance by a teacher and conversations with peers
we aim to bring a valuable curricular resource to more students without removing the important role of face-to-face engagement.
It is important to mention here that there is evidence that many people who takes MOOCs arrange meetings with others in the course that live near enough, in order to discuss the matter, help each other, and generally improve their learning experience. Face to face interaction does not have to be preestablished by the MOOC designer/provider, nor it have to take place in classrooms.
we decided to create curricula for teachers to bring to their classrooms using MOOC technology
Project Tomorrow is a report sponsored by Microsoft that shares student survey results regarding their use of technology in schools. Fascinating charts and responses, often broken down by grade level.