If you find a key paragraph about the topic your students are researching, you can highlight it and then bookmark the page. As long as you're logged into Diigo, every time you visit that page, the paragraph will be highlighted
Highlight text and pictures in a variety of colors and add sticky notes to a bookmarked page
Categorize websites with titles, notes, keyword tags, lists, and groups
Diigo is an awesome tool to use in the classroom. Teachers across the globe have used the social bookmarking tool to motivate and engage students in collaborative learning
at thousands of studies and comparing achievement in classrooms that used computer technology with those that used little or none.
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The researchers' preliminary analyses show that things like PowerPoint presentations don't have much effect on student learning or attitude, Schmid said.
"Where technology does have a positive impact is when it actively engages students, when it's used as a communication tool, when it's used for things like simulations or games that enable students to actively manipulate the environment."
eachers in Quebec aren't very familiar with the use of technology to promote learning, said Schmid, who says the problem is compounded by the fact that students are increasingly computer savvy.