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.
This is a list of websites and project ideas that focus on connecting students from different classrooms and getting them to use social media. I have a feeling I will be using this site to find the rest of my sites for the Module 6 project.
This website organizes groups of four students to work collaboratively to create a blog. Each student is in charge of writing to the blog for one week, others make comments during their "off" weeks. The cycle continues for 4 months.
This is a website where teachers advertise their classroom because they are looking for ePals for their students. This is one way to have students connect with studnets the same age who live in a different part of the US or worldwide. The intent of this "page" is to help match up partners. At the moment there are about 20 "pages" of teachers listed who are interested in doing this with students ranging from elementary school age to college.
This website offers a plethora of useful links. In this case, they have curated websites that would help fifth grade students with various facets of literacy: writing, communication, language, research, logic, informational text, media, literature, and review help.
A collection of fantastic Art-focused websites, sponsored by the ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICE TO CHILDREN a division of the American Library Association
This is my favorite website. It's updated weekly on Sunday. If you're not familiar with it, take a look. It started out as a sociology experiment and turned into a global phenomenon that has prompted several bestselling books. I love this website.
This website explains why spreadsheets are important teaching (and learning) tools. They cite research based studies and give examples of how they can/are being used.
In my research surrounding the topics of communities of practice, PLNs, and connectivism I kept coming back to the Wenger-Trayner website. There were many helpful writings and diagrams produced by Bev and Etienne (Team BE), however this blog post stuck with me. When I attended undergrad at Michigan State University these practices were newer and not taught. Does anyone know of programs that use these topics in their curriculum authentically? Are their teacher prep programs or universities that have really embraced these concepts?
The Official Website of the Santa Clara Vanguard; A Non-Profit Performing Arts Organization
I regularly visit this website because my younger son is currently marching with this drum and bugle corps this summer. He has learned SO MUCH participating with this organization over the last few years which applies to him as a musician and as a future music educator.
This website has links to many different instructional games for kids. It's broken up into different categories based on content. I tried a few games and kids would like them and, of the ones I tried, there definitely was educational value in them. Though the games are geared toward elementary students, it would be nice if they were also sorted (or sortable) by grade-level.
Here is another site with educational games. This one is organized by content, but it also is broken up by grade-level. There are also some language learning websites listed.