Social+Bookmarking

=Social Bookmarking Tools=

Diigo
@http://www.diigo.com - for educator accounts - @http://www.diigo.com/education Diigo is a online social bookmarking tool in which users can save bookmarks to their private library or make them public for others to access. Diigo also includes the ability to use a virtual highlighter tool and sticky notes.

Special teacher section, including setting up groups to share bookmarks within your classes. A different handout for setup. Another nice, that includes sign-up, the Diigo toolbar, creating tag dictionaries, student and group accounts, and resources. Using Diigo in your Classroom - includes ways teachers and students can use Diigo, links, video resources Be sure to install the Diigo extension or bookmarklet, for easy bookmarking whether on a computer browser or your iPad, Android device, etc.

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 * Why use Diigo?**
 * Access their bookmarks from any computer or mobile device
 * Ability to annotate website with highlighting or sticky notes (these can be shared with others)
 * Large education community - access their public or group shared bookmarks, along with comments.
 * Share bookmarks on a unit or topic with your class, peers, workshop attendees
 * Great for collaborative projects - share bookmarks, any notations
 * Utilizes user-created tags - more flexible than filing in folders, easier to find later
 * Ability to save bookmarks as public or private
 * How one teacher uses Diigo in her classroom (video interview)

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 * Creating Groups (i.e. class)**

Livebinders
@http://livebinders.com/ LiveBinders is a tool that enables users to create virtual 3-ring binders.
 * Inside a binder, you can add websites and upload files related to the topic.
 * Binders can be shared via its web link or embedded into your website, wiki, or blog.

10 Great Ways that Educators Use Livebinders - ideas, tips, examples Top Ten Livebinders in Education for 2011 - includes iPads in education, digital textbooks by students, webcams, e-learning, art education, and more
 * ePortfolio - include PDF, documents, embed videos, links to sites, your wikis or blogs
 * Websites for student research
 * Create your own WebQuest, including tabs with related websites and docs for each step
 * Gather and post docs and sites related to testing or other school event
 * Collect websites, etc. to read later or those on a particular topic
 * Post and share resources (sites, videos, worksheets, docs) on a subject or topic. Can give editing privileges to others.
 * Post course or unit materials, for teacher or student use.

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Introduction - LiveBinders for Teachers
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Tabs and Subtabs (organizing content)
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Adding Websites to LiveBinders while you Browse (LiveBinderIt bookmarklet)
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Adding Files (PDF, documents) to your LiveBinder
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Embedding items, Tables, Layout, Shelves
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