RE 6575: Lit-n-Tech

Great resource of "how-to" set up Diigo educator accounts for your classroom and how to get started with Diigo in the classroom.

I found this one too Renee and it is helping me because I did not know what social bookmarking was until our first class meeting. Now I'm thinking of different ways I wish I would have used it at my previous school!

This article defines what the word "technology" means in the context of a classroom.

A librarian defines what it means to be literate in today's world.

This site gives the top eight reasons for using social bookmarking in the classroom.

This site breaks down social bookmarking into 7 things that you should know what it is, why its important and the implications for teaching and learning.

This is a great article to give you the basic information you need to know about social bookmarking. It is to the point and gives you a great "overview" about the topic. It's perfect for people who want to briefly learn about social bookmarking.

This short article gives bulleted reasons why technology is so beneficial in classrooms today. It also provides reasons by subject area in the classroom. Great resource to back up all of the many reasons we should be using technology in our classrooms every day.

This website addresses early literacy, birth to six years. What is early literacy? It explains why early literacy is important.

This is an article that explains Diigo. It explains what it is, what it does, how to use groups, the tools, and more.

This article breaks down types of literacy and describes how students will be expected to continue to be literate beyond the word processor. It suggests students must learn to collaborate online and communicate effectively.

I found this information helpful. I have never used social bookmarking before, so I am learning as I go. It provides basic information

This website talks about what literacy has been and how its definition has changed in the 21st century. The article further talks about new technologies and how they have affected the definition of literacy.

The following article describes how the meaning of literacy has changed over time. At one time literacy meant that one could read and write while now, literacy means that one can navigate the 21st century technology world with ease.

This is an article from a professor at the University of New Mexico. In it she gives several different definitions of literacy from various sources.

This definition of what technology is comes from the European Space Agency. I like this definition because it makes what technology is, easy to understand.

This website gives a better insight of how to use symbaloo within your classrooms and schools.

This website gives examples of how to use technology in the classroom and within schools. It gives various examples of how to incorporate technology when teaching.

This website focused on Kindergarten Literacy and how to help develop student's literacy. I found the information useful.

This article provides definitions from numerous people at EDC.

A short discussion of some initial thoughts on using Diigo in the classroom. Provides a couple of examples. Might stimulate your own creative thinking.