Today's assignment was to register and setup a Diigo account. My understanding is that Diigo is a Social Bookmarking network which makes it possible for us to organize, display, and share information with one another. Web 2.0 networks, such as Diigo, differ from traditional websites because of their capability to share information instead of just being a passive viewer of the information.
The first step in setting up Diigo was simple enough. I used the Education 6305 Activity Sheet to navigate to Diigo. I highlighted and clicked the link to register for an account and entered my personal information. The problem up to this point was that I could not find the Educator's Account information, even with all of the helpful hints from the classroom discussion. I simply ended up with a regular Diigo account. Once I had confirmation that my account was created successfully, I moved to step two which was to add Diigolet. I right clicked the Diigolet box and grug it to my browser toolbar and saved it in the favorite bar folder.
My experience with different web browsers consist of Internet Explorer, Google, Yahoo, and Bing, but I am a "googler" at heart. Not saying I'm a great Internet user, I'm just saying that Google is where I feel most comfortable. This assignment has taught me a couple of things. First, I realize just how limited my technology vocabulary is. I had heard the terms Web 2.0 and addon, but did not really know what they meant. I just had a very vague idea of the meaning. I now know that Web 2.0 is simply a term usedto describe information sharing and user-centered designed web applications.
The NETS-T standard that I believe this assignment relates to is number 2. This activity demonstrates all of the components of designing and developing digital-age learning. I am amazed at the number of students in my second grade classroom that have a Facebook account. What a concept to think that a teacher could create a Diigo and bookmark specific topics of study. What a wonderful day when reading could become interesting to all students by giving them different options using this type of technology.
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Helen Keller
- connie.epperly
- I am a wife of 21 years (almost 22) to Don, and we have two sons and one cocker spaniel (Daisy). Dylan is 19 years old and attends WVU in pursuit of a Chemical Engineering Degree. Matthew is a Junior at BHS, plays ice hockey constantly and has big dreams of becoming a doctor someday. My greatest joy is spending time with them all, which this class is really putting a damper on.
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