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Diigo has clear advantages to the individual that needs to store and recall important information. But how can it be used in the classroom? This blog post shares a few options for using Diigo in the classroom. One common problem of student computer use in schools is access to student work from home. Using Diigo, students can bookmark important websites and access them from school, home, the library or any internet-connected computer. Students will always have access to this data. Teachers and students can use the group and list features of Diigo to organize bookmarks on themes or topics. Classes can also collaborate and discuss information within Diigo.

a. For the visual learners, this slide share gives a brief account of how we have gained information in the past and how connecting with others can build our knowledge bank. The second part provides ideas for building PLNs, specifically focusing on twitter and social bookmarking services.

This is a great visual representation of PLNs! After all of my article reading, and beginning to read a few other people's articles, it was great to see this and reaffirm my understanding! It also seems like it does a nice job explaining how to use Twitter and social bookmarking tools to get started. Thanks for sharing!

This is actually the rebuttal to the first article I bookmarked on PowerPoint being evil. Great thought about how if it is used as the sole source of teaching then that is where the real problem lays.

Learning Forward notes that learning communities are those in which "Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to continuous improvement, collective responsibility, and goal alignment."

Greetings Molly, Thank you for sharing this article. I especially liked the video. In a perfect world all grades and subjects would be aligned. I think most schools attempt continual improvement by evaluating student data. I hope. I like the idea of owning students in such a way as to be responsible for all student learning. Good article.

Bookmarked from Molly on EdTech SN

I don't know if this link will actually work- I'm trying to bookmark #organellewars because this brilliant teacher set up a way for his students to collaborate with real scientists who work on organelles. Together the scientists and students collaborate via twitter. The conversations are amazing. If nothing else, put #organellewars in a Twitter search.

This is one article in a series geared toward teacher librarians. This article is short and deals with both the "why" and "hows" to PLEs. (Although the term Personal Learning Environment is used instead of PLN, I felt it could still be helpful.) The article sets up the need for PLEs by recognizing the vast amount of information available to us today. It follows by breaking down Personal, Learning, and Environment in a concise form. The second half of the article focuses on the "hows." I have included the reference only because I had some difficulty retrieving some of my previously bookmarked pages from Ebscohost. "Personal Learning Environments in the Learning Commons. By: LOERTSCHER, DAVID V., KOECHLIN, CAROL, Teacher Librarian, 14811782, Dec2011, Vol. 39, Issue 2"

Tip sheet with step by step instructions for accessibility features. Handy to keep bookmarked for a quick reminder.

A tour of Web 2.0 resources for the classroom. Great Bookmarking source for teachers to organize Websites. Have you used LiveBinder in the classroom with your students or colleagues? This is a great bookmarking tool.

Goes along with my last bookmark for the Wordle.net site. Other ideas to incorporate the easy-to-use website in the classroom.

I love this book! It was written as an experiment in online participatory, collaborative scholarship. It looks at how learning institutions can become as flexible and collaborative as social networking sites. Personal learning networks are highlighted in several examples. The leads on the project are Cathy Davidson (see earlier bookmark) and David Theo Goldberg.

Here is the book that fully explores how children learn in social, informal settings. It is the result of a three year study and is available as a free download here. (see my earlier bookmarked interview with Mimi Ito.) It explores many examples of informal personal learning networks in which children participate.

E2E or End to End supply chain management refers to the entire supply chain operation being designed so that there is greater interoperability among the different pieces of the supply chain puzzle.

Seamon states in this article that there is evidence that social communication (PLN) can strengthen human relationships, particularly for introverts. It may help foster family and business as well. It encompasses learning from feedback, insights, new contacts, and is based in reciprocity and trust. It is needed to increase the chance of higher levels of learning maturity.

The author addresses concerns about the feelings of isolation that can stem from the use of technology (in the sense that it is utilized to the exclusion of in-person connections) but makes sure to point out the benefits of technology as evidenced by Personal Learning Networks.

Using social bookmarking search tools, I found this group from a couple of years ago collecting resources on collectivism. While there are some excellent resources posted, this is also a reminder of a different way to use Diigo to search for resources :)

Stache makes it quick and easy to collect and re-discover pages you find useful, interesting or inspiring, in a beautiful, visual and fully searchable library.

This has been a life saver in my computer lab.  I have created Symbaloos of websites I use regularly in my lab for each of my classes.  It has been especially helpful with my younger students who have trouble typing in web addresses.