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"Classroom Collaboration Using Social Bookmarking Service Diigo * ShareShare * RecommendLog in to Recommend by Michael F. Ruffini Published on Tuesday, September 27, 20110 Comments Classroom Collaboration Using Social Bookmarking Service Diigo By Michael F. Ruffini * Social bookmarking websites enhance and improve the learning experience by encouraging group collaboration and making organizing and saving web resources faster and easier for students. * Social bookmarking services offer greater scope for research, integration, and collaboration compared to the more traditional bookmarking applications such as browsers, which offer limited functionality. * Among social bookmarking services, Diigo has features and functions that make it useful for the classroom, giving instructors tools for setting up groups of students, highlighting key information, and commenting. Classroom collaboration is an area that benefits directly from today's Internet experience in that students can develop their potential for learning by becoming more actively involved. Indeed, they can learn to approach and solve problems by collaborating with other students and their teachers. Social bookmarking websites give them opportunities to discover and organize information. While many social bookmarking sites offer some collaboration opportunities, I have found that Diigo (Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff) combines a user-friendly social platform with bookmarking features, making it an effective research, integration, and collaboration tool for use in the classroom. In this article, I compare the benefits of traditional and social bookmarking websites. Then, using Diigo as a focus, I explore the possible uses and benefits of social bookmarking for research and collaboration in the classroom. Traditional Bookmarking Teachers and students routinely use the Internet for archiving, organizing, and sharing information associated with their research and

The Kodu Pilot provided teachers with an opportunity to explore a very new Web 2.0 teaching and learning tool. Although activities were often stymied by technology problems, the outcomes for lower achieving students in particular has been very positive and in many cases unexpected. Importantly, it has taken many of the teachers to a new level of thinking in regard to working with their students. This is reflected in many of the comments from teachers but exemplified through the following thoughts from teachers in special settings, who feel the program has taught them: 'Not to underestimate the learning that can take place, even in students with learning difficulties'. 'Students will surprise you - expect the unexpected. Students are resilient and can work with a less than perfect environment ... if they are really interested and engaged'. 'I need to keep looking for new ways to help my students find their talents'.

New technology "Kodu" which is a new platform for learning

"Mind Maps® act as the 'Swiss Army Knife of the brain' allowing you to improve and accelerate your learning and thinking skills. Swiss Army Knife Our brains are divided into the left and right cortex. The left side is dedicated to tasks involving order, logic, words, lists, numbers and analysis, the right side deals with rhythm, colour, imagination and daydreaming. If we want to improve memory, learning and thinking skills we have to use our whole brain. "

Popular video-based learning site that works on many small videos so that you can access just the bit you want.

Popular video learning site that works on many small videos so that you can access just the bit you want.

innovative learning technologies

The Centre for Learning Technology is a nationally recognised developer of education programs and resources, and a provider of professional learning technology services.

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"Bringing Social Media and Web 2.0 into the Classroom Brett McLennan and Christine Evely, Australian Centre for the Moving Image January 2010, Online Professional Learning Program for Teachers Web 2.0 and social media tools are becoming increasingly important tools to assist teachers in providing key learning for today's students. This session examined social media trends and provided participants with an understanding of the impact social media tools have both inside and outside the classroom. The session focussed on classroom strategies for both integrating the use of social media into the curriculum and linking it to traditional forms of classroom practice."

Learning within incoherent structures: the space of online discussion forums M.J.W. Thomas Article first published online: 12 AUG 2002

Globaloria is a social learning network where students develop digital literacies, STEM and Computing knowledge, and global citizenship through game design.

resources for 2.0 teaching & learning, what 2.0 is as well

This is a pretty nice introduction for online learning resources NICE!

This is a slideshow presentation of the ways in which Web 2.0 has affected today's young generation, and all of us living in the 21st century.

This is a slideshow presentation of the ways in which Web 2.0 has affected today's young generation, and all of us living in the 21st century.

A nice website keeps you up to date on the technology scene and provides other websites to check out. Gives great short reports on learning technologies..

the site has an interesting point "In fact, many online schools provide all the support services that you would find at a campus-based school - including online libraries, career counseling, writing tutors, study support" :) so its not just resources like online lectures and library databases

Student experiences of using web 2.0 for learning

This is good because it gives the student perspective

students experiences in using web 2.0 in learning

Power-point presentation

Great site with lots of resources for thinking about technology enabled learning

Great site with lots of resources for thinking about technology enabled learning

Helpful resources in implementing technology into pedagogy

ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn.