Diigo

Yesterday, I signed up for a Diigo account. I have played around with it a bit, and while I'm definitely not an expert, I already have a few ideas for how I can use it in my future library!

Diigo stands for "Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff". At its core, Diigo is a "social bookmarking website" - basically, a way to organize, store, and share any website! You can bookmark any website and tag it according to its content. You can also annotate and highlight the webpage for your own records or to share with others, either in a group or via a link.

Here's a handy video that gives a few ideas for ways to use Diigo in an educational setting:

I like the ideas this video brought up. While it focuses mostly on the organizational aspect of Diigo, I really liked the idea of using Diigo to create a class group where students can go to watch videos and read articles bookmarked by the teacher or librarian. Students can easily access the links and make comments using Diigo. You could also make a group for teachers in the school, which would easily facilitate teacher collaboration. For example, if a teacher is going to bring a class into the library for a presentation, the teacher could share a link to an article with the librarian that they think would be helpful to use in the presentation. The teacher or the librarian could also share links with the students for them to access before or after the presentation to further their understanding of the topic.  

I'm sure as I continue to explore Diigo, I'll discover new ways to use it in a library. If you have found a great way to use Diigo, let me know in the comments!