Diigo

Ever been researching a topic and found a good website but didn't want to print it out? Diigo can help with that. Diigo was founded as an online research tool that allows you to bookmark, highlight, and annotate what you have found on the web. Using Diigo you can highlight paragraphs of interest, highlight and clip pictures, and leave sticky notes on the page. All of these additions will be available when you revisit the site. Diigo also gives the option to download your information for offline browsing.

Diigo also allows you to archive your bookmarks and supports many different forms of file, including pdf. Diigo also allows you to tag your bookmarks for easier access. You are also able to organize your bookmarks in a personalized list. Diigo makes finding your pages easier by offering many different search modes so that you can find exactly what you were looking for in your bookmarks.

Diigo has an Iphone app for those who need to take their research on the go and all data stored on Diigo is safe and protected by their multiple backups.

Not only does Diigo help the individual researcher but it also allows for the option for sharing information with other Diigo members. You are given the option to share over many different avenues; RSS feeds, specific collectiosn through lists, or through widgets. You are able to follow or be followed in order to get in touch with people of similar interests. In order to share with non-Diigo users you can use the annotated link option to share your research with them.

Diigo allows you to create collaborative groups. Each member of the group is able to share information. Group members are given e-mail notices and are able to easily add notes to the pages. As the group members contribute the group grows into a hub of information on the groups mission. Diigo also allows for the option of threaded discussions among groups.

(Ashley Hrach)



[|Using Diigo in Education]

Diigo: "**D**igest of **I**nternet **I**nformation, **G**roups and **O**ther stuff".

Diigo can be very beneficial in a classroom setting. It is a social bookmarking tool that allows anyone save their favorite or helpful websites into a private or public library. So, in a classroom a teacher could set an informative or important website into the public library allowing all of their students to view it on any computer. They also are able to highlight important parts or post a sticky note leaving an important comment.



Diigo is also very accessible today with all the technology available. Diigo is available on most Internet sources like Internet Explore, Google Chrome, Safari, and more. Pus, Diigo also has an app available on the iPhone or androids for those that do work on the go. There is also an available on the iPad allowing Diigo to be accessed almost anywhere.