The person that put this together did an amazing job. "This is a collection of usefull web . and social media applications for anyone in education. I have tried them all and I have seen the potential in them. Now it is up to you and your imagination to use them in your teaching or when studying!"

Dorthy...this sounds interesting...could you bookmark the link rather than post this as a topic?

I love this group. The 2.0 pieces which are shared on here are great!

But, I would also like to hear more about how others are actually using Diigo in their classrooms.

"Let's explore the full potential of Diigo as an educational tool."

What I am thinking is that Diigo can replace complicated and expensive Learning Management Systems.

For example by using the following you can create/publish your own content online and for free. You can also facilitate discussions and assessments...

Essentially your course/unit/assignment could be built online and facilitated through Diigo.

http://pen.io/
"Pen.io is a super fast way to publish content online." It can be used to instantly publish a syllabus, an assignment, give a "clue" for a webquest, or just about anything that you want to post online.

http://embedit.in/
This site allows you to embed PDFs or documents online. Students can view the online version, download it, or print it.

http://voicethread.com/
This site allows you to post slides or video. You can then add video, audio, text comments/instructions for students...and they can do the same.

And, now thanks to Dorothy...I have been introduced to wallwisher.com. My immediate thoughts are that this site could be great for formative assessments. Students could post answers to "exit tickets" here, ask questions that they would like answered in the next class/unit/assignment, etc.

Diigo allows you to essentially access "traditional" information via Pen.io and Embedit.in, direct student to the exact webpages/videos/games that you choose (with your comments and highlights), find and participate in a discussion/assessment via Voicethread, ask questions/share information via wallwisher, and... You tell me what else it can be used for!

Marie, my primary use and focus with Diigo is the social networking aspect that you mentioned. There is definitely truth to the statement that "Chance favors the connected mind."

I've created a group for Vermont / New England educators to share research, ideas, grant opportunities, conferences, etc. in Diigo. At the heart of the group is the idea of transformational pedagogy.

Members include individuals from the VT DoE, school administrators, teachers, future teachers, parents, non-profits, colleges, and others involved/interested in improving the educational experience and outcomes of Vermont and New England students.

This is an open invite to anyone interested in exploring the research and success stories behind topics such as authentic assessment, thematic instruction, integrated learning, student engagement, student voice, external learning opportunities, and more.

Group: http://groups.diigo.com/group/rowland_foundation

Invite link: http://groups.diigo.com/talk/after_sign_and_join_group?group_name=rowland_foundation&i_key=8c852ee54f4488a930cc346ee7ddc0fd

Really, Marie, a large part of what we are doing is grounded theory research. We are sharing data and stories so that others in the field can then begin to create their own ideas and theories about how that information might be applied to the improvement of education in their schools.

"…we are learners together in this learning community and we are our own best resource: Our collective knowledge is an invaluable asset." from Faculty Learning Communities: Benefiting from Collective Wisdom

What if we applied the psychology of what makes technology attractive to students...to our practices in the classroom? Using this idea, in addition to using more technology in the classroom, why not design the traditional human / face-to-face classroom experience to be more like what makes technology so engrossing to modern students? Do these principles sound familiar... Deliver information in bite sized chunks, Create mental models, Use short stories to help process information, Learning happens and is remembered through repetition, People are motivated by Progress and Mastery, Sustained attention lasts 10 minutes, and the use of Progressive Disclosure. Here are 100 little articles that could have big implications in the classroom.

Great tool for creating ebooks. Allows for text, images, videos, and audio clips. Could be a great syllabus or as an assessment

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Skitch is, in a nutshell, a screen capture and image editing utility that makes it extremely easy to edit, draw on, and type over images before uploading them to the web.

"11 Resources for Teaching & Learning Web Safety Over the last three plus years I've reviewed a lot of resources related to web safety."

"With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies."