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"Annotary helps you bookmark pages, make highlights, take notes, and share with others."

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Should I feel dirty posting an alternative to Diigo in our Diigo Group?

Google Chrome is such a great resource for students. First things first, the browser allows users to sign in to Chrome anywhere and bring up bookmarks, history, and settings, an incredible feature for students on-the-go who are using multiple computers. In addition to this useful feature are a wealth of awesome extensions that students can use to save time and concentrate their efforts. We've found 21 time-saving Chrome extensions that students can put to use, from note-taking apps to books, citations, and reminders.

"Drag photos, videos, documents, websites, text snippets, and more directly from your desktop or browser. Drop them into your Dropmark collection. They're automatically uploaded to the cloud. Share your collections with anyone, add collaborators, or keep them private and just for yourself."

"Collect text, images, video and audio streams from the web Stop fighting with cut&paste from web pages into text docs Mix content from different pages Organize the content as you like Contextualize adding value Curate also in group to minimize the effort Publish a magazine for each topic you like to curate Share your work on blogs and social accounts Get followed and become an influencer"

Another way to learn to code

"DocumentaryZ offers hundreds of documentaries organized into two dozen categories. Many of the videos are served via YouTube, but some are not. If you're fortunate enough to work in a school that allows you to access YouTube, DocumentaryZ is worth bookmarking. If you're looking for a documentary to use in your classroom, take a look at DocumentaryZ. I do have one word of caution, the Health and Sexuality categories do include some topics that may not be appropriate for all students. Therefore, it would be best to use DocumentaryZ for your own searches rather than letting students search the site on their own." Evaluation summary from http://goo.gl/42ouh

A great summary of how to go about doing research online from Chris Betcher.

Great post for the new doc's user and some useful tips and tools for the experienced user. Bookmark on your tool bar if you are a regular google docs user. 

Summarity is a software/website that condenses articles into digestible pieces it culls through the text and finds the sentences that seem most relevant. Summarity produces two types of results - block text of the summary, or a skimmed version that puts the summarized sentences in bold type. You can also use the Summarity bookmarks in your browser to block text or skim the actual website you are reading."

ZuluPad is a notepad on crack. It's a place to jot down class notes, appointments, to-do lists, favorite websites, annotated bookmarks, pretty much anything you can think of. The great thing about ZuluPad is that it combines the best parts of a notepad with the best parts of a wiki, a concept made popular by Wikipedia. The basic idea has been called a personal wiki or a desktop wiki.

"The Apple iPad is an amazing tablet, and to help you get the most out of it, we've put together a comprehensive list of every tip, trick, and tutorial for you. We'll be keeping this page updated as we find more great articles, so you should bookmark this page for future reference."

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Create your own list of tags and search terms that is automatically updated. News, web pages, blogs, videos are categorized. You can bookmark favorites and share with friends.

"Finding great stock photos is a pain. You're left with either low-res amateur photos, people wearing cheesy headsets, or photos that are out of budget for the project you're working on. Below is an ongoing list (so bookmark it) of the best stock photo sites I've come across."

"Students can experience new cultures, history, and understand the world in better ways with virtual reality, augmented reality, and wearables. Teachers are using these technologies to send learners on virtual field trips or getting students to keep track of their steps, cardio, and health with fitness bands. These technologies help engage learners by providing sensory learning and sparking curiosity and imagination. For your next classes, go beyond getting students to read and learn only from worksheets and books. Integrate virtual reality, augmented reality, or wearables to create meaningful learning experiments for students. This post has a slide presentation (free to download) followed by bookmarks filled with activities and resources."

"Last winter, Thomas Valenty bought a MakerBot - an inexpensive 3-D printer that lets you quickly create plastic objects. His brother had some Imperial Guards from the tabletop game Warhammer, so Valenty decided to design a couple of his own Warhammer-style figurines: a two-legged war mecha and a tank. He tweaked the designs for a week until he was happy. "I put a lot of work into them," he says. Then he posted the files for free downloading on Thingiverse, a site that lets you share instructions for printing 3-D objects. Soon other fans were outputting their own copies. Until the lawyers showed up."