I, like Sean, have had issues with getting Diigo to work as well as I'd like. And I, too, generally bookmark sites that I personally use but wouldn't necessarily need to share, such as the links to the state's ILL processes. These are usually addresses that are important in my professional duties but are too long or complicated or unintuitive for me to memorize. Right now, my teaching is limited to class visits and I'm generally forced into a 30-45 min. time slot in which to teach students how to use the library catalog and EBSCO databases. At this point in time, I don't see utilizing this site much in my current teaching.

Having said that, I do have future plans to develop and push for an information literacy class, and if that should ever come about, I might find this site more useful in lesson planning, much like I used it for my website evaluation group. If I do get this class, or if I create an entire information literacy workshop (something like our high tech learning site, perhaps) then this would be much more practical in that environment. I would certainly consider using this or any other sharing site at that point, because that would add a more personal, interconnected dimension to the class, site, or unit.

OK, my Groovy Group is designed to be part of an information literacy lesson on website evaluation. Here's the link:
http://groups.diigo.com/group/web-evaluation-practice

Find examples of good research sites and bad ones, tag and bookmark, and then post the annotated links under the appropriate sections.

I focused on insects as a theme, after hearing about some uber-fan of Notre Dame who found a moth that appears to have a "Touchdown Jesus" on its wings. I rolled my eyes as they have been touting it as a Catholic moth--if they did a little research they would find that there is a whole family of moths called hoploa that have cross-like and "Touchdown Jesus"-like figures on their wings. It isn't as unique as they're claiming. But it did get me thinking about insects, so I looked for four sites that a teacher could use in lesson planning, highlighted sections and made a few sticky notes with general thoughts and tips, discussion ideas, and student research ideas.

I am still butting heads with Diigo but am finding it easier with practice. I noticed with some frustration that there was a time lapse between when I created my Experiments list and when it appeared as an option in the Add to List area of my Bookmark tool. I had to add 3 of the 4 bookmarks in using edit, but at least they're there, and my list is finally showing in the Bookmark feature. Note to self, don't expect newly created lists to show up quickly in the Diigo toolbar. I also don't like that to add the sticky notes, I have to have my mouse in just the right spot for that little icon with the menu to come up. I also found that there were certain places on websites that absolutely refused to highligh for me--on the insect life cycle page, I couldn't get Incomplete Metamorphosis or Complete Metamorphosis to highlight at all. I'm guessing it has to do with some sort of code involved in the website. But like everything, it's easier with practice, and it's pretty nice how, if I were actually going to do a unit on insects, I could have everything in one place, have notes and discussion prompts ready to go, etc.

This should be my URL: http://www.diigo.com/user/cassiebash Once you're in my library, my lists are on the bottom left--click Experiments. Though I didn't include the "Touchdown Jesus" moth story in my Experiments list, feel free to read it from my regular library.

By now, many of you may have picked up on my fascination with themes of death, so naturally, the first poet that comes to my mind is Edgar Allan Poe. While many might have chosen _The Raven_, I chose a poem that I've always felt summed up man's basic fears of death in it's last verse--what is death, what is reality, and is life just an illusion? If it is, is what comes after any less so? Here is my bookmark to _A Dream within a Dream: http://diigo.com/0l5ic

Growing up on a farm, I've been close to death--we've buried so many animals (usually victims of the road or other animals) it's hard to imagine a time when I didn't have some idea of what death was. And while I don't dwell 24/7 on death, I do consider occasionally my own mortality.

Hopefully this works for you. I've had a bear of a time getting Diigo to do what I want when I want. I had sticky notes inserted since I was having trouble with the comments, but I'm not sure if either has stuck.