Week 4 Post #2
Who reads directions anyways?
I have to admit when it comes to diigo, I feel a little bit
like my husband who doesn’t believe in reading directions. I started my diigo account a while ago without reading the directions. It seemed easy enough. Sign up for the account, find sites, tag them,
and presto…instant organization. It
seemed like a good idea and I used it for a while but then I fell back into adding them to my favorites list and emailing links to myself between home and school. I think this happened because, I was only halfway
there. I only understood one side of
diigo, the bookmarking side.
The transcript of the Skype interview with Michele Drechsle rmade me realize the social part of using diigo.
Finding other active bookmarkers looking for similar material will help
keep me up to speed on possible resources for my class.
Drechsler says she
spends about an hour per day looking for new material. I don’t have an hour a day just for looking
for new material. Building a network of
good resources will make the search time I have more productive. Diigo does have an Ardroid app which would allow me to use those times when I'm waiting in the doctor's office or sitting in the bleachers between innings to add to my account.
Making lists was also new to me. I missed that one extra layer of
organization. If I had read more about
diigo in the beginning I might have stuck with it. I have include a You Tube video that shows how a teacher uses diigo with 4th graders. If a 4th grader can do it, so can I...now that I have read the directions
I also suggest you add the tool bar to your browser so you do not go back to your old bookmarking ways! Once the tool bar is installed, it is just as easy to push the button and diigo your websites! Tool Bar
ReplyDeleteCherie, I resonated with what you said about 'not reading all the directions'. I often jump into using some digital tool without having done the initial reading; therefore, missing some essential understanding. I like to have someone 'show me' - I'm a visual learner - which is rather challenging in an online class!
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way about social bookmarking initially. One way I started using it personally, is to pay bills! It is great to have the ability for private bookmarking, this way I can have quick access to my online accounts from my phone, iPad or computer. I know it isn't related specifically to classroom use, but it is another example of how you can potentially take advantage of the access, even if it isn't necessarily for social purposes.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of using it for personal/business use. That is a good idea since I do not always use the same computer for those tasks.
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