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Welcome to our ePackage. This, plus the other links in this forum, are all here to help answer your questions about diigo.

Diigo has a VERY comprehensive tutorial section which includes video tutorials on how to use the site. These can be found under "Getting Started" section of the Help page at.

http://help.diigo.com/

In addition to the video tutorials, the other links will walk you through examples on how to use each feature.

Finally, Diigo has recently launched a special "Educator" account for K-12 or higher education teachers. It is 100% free and provides you with special features that educators would need to moderate an entire class. You must apply for this type of account and wait for it to be approved, though. This can be done at:

www.diigo.com/education

BCTF-created unit plans with a strong emphasis on social justice and global education

Create your own graphic organizers, diagrams, and flow-charts online. Very easy to use

No doubt a lot of you are getting a TON of spam

http://groups.diigo.com/lled301/membership

go here and change your group subscription to receive updates daily/weekly/monthly

also, don't forget to go to your username at the top of this screen --> settings --> scroll to the bottom and deselect the checkboxes that say they will send you notifications whenever content is posted.

Billy Collins' poetry with beautifully animated videos to supplement the text.

A fake image of what the news would be like in a perfect world. Have students write a reflection on one of the "fake" stories shown in the image.

Add a Group Co 1. upload a picture 2. write a caption 3. save the completed image that now will look like those cliche posters you see everywheremment

Students can create their own motivational (demotivational?) poster using this online tool. 1. upload a picture 2. write a caption 3. save the completed image that now will look like those cliche posters you see everywhere

Massive collection of both print and video adverstisements, organized by genre. Excellent visual supplements for lessons

Excellent collection of graphic organizers, especially for brainstorming and writing

Great thematic/backward design questions to start a unit plan with

It's everyone's favourite ex-Dept. of Defense secretary in all his quotable glory. Many of his infamous press briefings contain quotes that hold up very well as exemplars of found poetry. Can be used to spur ideas for students in English or, possibly, as a joke for socials teachers to give students.

Here is the link to diigo's help page for everything to do with groups, including how to create one, post a bookmark to a group, and migrate your existing bookmarks to the group.

http://help.diigo.com/How-To_Guide/Groups

Diigo, like other social networking sites, lives and dies by its users. Alone, you probably won't last too long, even if you add your friends on to the the site. That is what groups are for! Build from the existing database and give back a little bit too!

Q: "Why join a bookmark group?"

- Access to an already-established, high-quality set of resources/sites

- Diversity and creativity. You may dismiss something as "useless" while another person may point out, through annotation and comments, how useful it really is

- Be recognized for discovering something useful.

- Groups allow for refinements to be made to resources and how they can be used. Perhaps your activity idea for a particular resource is really good, but not quite perfect? Proactive group members can offer constructive feedback!

Q: Ok, let's cut to the chase: what can this wonderful grouping thing do for my teaching?"

- You can actually organize your entire class around a Diigo group! Imagine all of your handouts and readings posted online to a group where every member belongs to a class you teach. If a student is away, they'll know where to go to catch up! Student has a question? Post it to the forum. The potential for classroom management through diigo is HUGE

Q: "But I'm a ______ teacher . . . my bookmarks are not relevant to others who don't teach ______ so why should I bother?"

- post them anyways and let the community decide what to do with them.

Q: "Ok, fine, but what's in it for me if nobody else teaches _______?"

- There are still overarching topics that everyone must teach anyways (ie. social justice, cooperative learning, assessment, etc.)

- other subjects may offer that creative approach to a lesson that you overlooked and can adapt to your needs (ex. a soccer exercise being adapted for a drama class)