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Purposeful search: Using advanced search techniques to narrow the scope and raise the quality of information found on the web.Effective organization and collaboration: Being able to organize all of this information into a comprehensive and growing library of personal knowledge.Sharing and making sense of information: Sharing what we find and what we learn with the world, and using the knowledge of others to help us make more sense of it all.

read like a detective and write like an investigative reporter.”

A logical starting point to teach students how to be organized and to collaborate in their search experience is to teach them how to use Diigo. Diigo, a social bookmarking tool, allows a researcher to organize sites and images from the web, as well as personal notes, using keywords called “tags.” These tags are set up by individual users and can relate to subjects, content areas, individual projects, and more. In addition, all of these collected resources can be annotated and enhanced through embedded sticky notes. To learn more about the basics of Diigo, watch this online overview.