Introducing

A Power Tool for Research &

Knowledge-Sharing

Designed for knowledge workers

Ideally suited for 21st century learning 

“Digest of Internet Information, Groups, & Other Stuff”

"Truly a unique and transformative tool ~ Diigo has the potential to change the ways in which we mentor all our students…”

"Diigo ~ 21st Century Tool for Research, Reading and Collaboration…“

“Mission critical in my personal workflow…”

“Diigo expands my learning circle, enabling me to convert social connections into learning opportunities…”

Diigo fosters discussion and encourages active, critical reading ... the most efficient way I have discovered to share content and commentary…”

“Diigo turns reading and research into a social activity.  Conversations emerge right on the page and spill over into the classroom.  Students love it.  They not only engage with the material, they engage with each other…“

Educators’ comments …

http://www.diigo.com

Help >> What’s New: http://bit.ly/1V8OCh

Guided Tours:

◦ Research: http://www.diigo.com/learn_more/research

◦ Share: http://www.diigo.com/learn_more/share

◦ Collaborate: http://www.diigo.com/learn_more/collaborate

Diigo V4 Overviews

Diigo V4 ~ Research, Share, Collaborate

Tools for active reading

Bookmark, Highlight & Sticky Notes~familiar tools, powerful capabilities

Access anywhere

Organize, Archive, Search

Share, Report, Present

Source: “social bookmarking using diigo” http://bit.ly/4v76jC

Research

Online bookmark: • Organize by tags or

lists • Access from anywhere,

anytime!

• Tagging • Privacy • Share to a List/Group• Twitterthis • New! Snapshot

Diigo bookmarks ~ not your good old bookmarks

Archive multiple versions of the same URL ~ snapshots, of moments in time

Snapshot available in both webpage (html) & screenshot (picture) formats

Snapshot on demand ~ Archive selective pages forever & make them searchable

Snapshot ~ Diigo Meta Page

Highlights & Sticky Notes ~ Indispensable for active reading and better retention

V4: improved annotations features and UI

Improved “view annotation” filter to filter out public sticky notes (page-specific!)

More annotation features…

Use “Get Annotated Link” to share your annotated page with anyone!

“My Bookmarks” renamed “My Library” ~ to accommodate growing “items” collection, going beyond just simple bookmarking

Better filters, display modes, & various search methods ~ to gain quicker access to your items

My Library V4.0 ~ New UI & features

Within scope

Improved Search By tag, search within result, full-text

search, advanced search, etc

Group Knowledge Repository

Collaborative Reading & Research

Collaborate

My Groups V4.0 ~ New UI & features

Unified View(V4: bookmarks & forums)~ to encouragemore interactions

Better filters / sort options

Improved group search result

Group snapshot

Networked Sharing and Learning

Building Learning Communities

Building Personal Learning Network

Share

Following / Followers / Contact List

Follow, or be followed, to help you connect with people who share specific interests

Contact Lists ~ different PLNs

My Networks

A new kind of online research and collaborative research tool that integrates tags and folders, highlighting and clipping, sticky notes, group-based collaboration, and much more, to enable a whole new process of online knowledge management, learning, and teaching in the information age.

“Digest of Internet Information, Groups, & Other Stuff”

Diigo Education Account, Phase I: http://blog.diigo.com/2008/09/19/announcing-diigo-educator-accounts/

Diigo Help / Tutorials: http://help.diigo.com/

Diigo ~ 21st Century Tool for Research, Reading and Collaboration http://tinyurl.com/93u5be by Peggy Steffens

Diigo the Web for Education - From TeleGatherer to TelePlanter with Diigo http://tinyurl.com/9efcpt by Miguel Guhlin

Why Diigo ~ Social Bookmarking 101: Making the Web Work for You http://tinyurl.com/9j7ohs by Emily Barney

Overview PPT ~ “Dig Deeper with Diigo” by Jennifer Dorman http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/diigo

“Social bookmarking and Social Anntoations Overview” by Bill @ Digitally Speaking http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Social-Bookmarking-and-Annotating

"Truly a unique and transformative tool ~ Diigo has the potential to change the ways in which we mentor all our students"  ~ Barbara Lindsey http://www.worldatways.com/2008/11/16/diigo/

Diigo in Education Resources