Diigo

Diigo = =
 * //--Diigo is a powerful research tool and a knowledge-sharing community. Diigo allows users to bookmark, organize and share websites from anywhere online.//**

 Diigo is a social bookmarking tool that allows Internet users to collect, share and organize bookmarks over an online community.It holds potential as a collaborative tool Web 2.0 tool that enables users to create and tailor Internet bookmarks to their own needs and interests. Subscribing “tags” to each website allows Internet users to find similar groups of interest and promotes collaboration within an Internet community. Diigo eliminates the need to remember bibliographies and reference lists while efficiently searching for information.

Strengths of Diigo:

 * Works over several major web browsers and mobile devices
 * Tag websites-create a folksonomy with key words
 * Personal library can be shared
 * Access the Diigo library from anywhere
 * Create Sticky Notes
 * Allows for highlighting text
 * Organize websites by tags
 * Read later
 * Archive a page as html or image
 * Capture a page
 * Email a web page to a Diigo user/group
 * Import/Export bookmarks
 * Post to a blog
 * Create an Easy Blog on Diigo
 * Filter blogs, web pages and bookmarks within the community library for desired content
 * Search the community library
 * Search for friends

Weaknesses of Diigo:

 * Notes feature can’t be connected to a particular website
 * Need to update bookmarks as needed
 * Tags may be limiting in scope of each website

Special Features

 * Sticky Notes which allows Diigo users to comment on any webpage
 * A new screen capture feature allows one to grab a selection of an entire webpage and annotate it

Comparison to similar Web 2.0 tools

Del.icio.us

 * Social bookmarking tool
 * Create a lirbary of URL's, add tags too allow searchers to find websites of shared interest
 * Does not have special feeatures as Diigo or ability to save bookmarks to other site

StumbleUpon

 * Users submit videos and websites or images to the site and rate them to his/her liking
 * Like Diigo, they can be emailed and shared
 * Able to subscribe to a users feed
 * Able to serach by tag/keyword

Digg

 * Like Diigo, they can be emailed and shared
 * Can post comments
 * Homepage may be tailored to user’s topics of interest
 * Allows users to share content and rate it

Reddit

 * Submit a link to a website of interest
 * Readers/viewers rate the link on a point system
 * Topics are predetermined by popularity
 * Readers may comment on posts
 * Users can save a link by creating an account

Learning Connections  The curriculum units used are English Language Arts for grade 12 and Social Studies: History of the United States and New York for the intermediate level. Lessons focused on comparative literature assignments, creation of one's own historical document and location of relevant websites to be used for further study.

Tutorial Diigo tutorial

References, Articles, etc. Connective Reading & Connective Writing. (2009, April 22). New reading and writing. Retrieved from @http://weblogg-ed.com/2009/new-reading-new-writing/. (2010, July 27). DesRoches, D. (2007). All together now. //School Library Journal//, //53//(1), 33. Retrieved from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database. Richardson, W. (2007). Taming the beast. //School Library Journal//, //53//(3), 50-1. Retrieved from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database.