Q2 Diigo Investigation
Click on the picture to the left to learn more about Diigo
Briefing
During this Quest, you are going to learn how to create, organize, use and save your bookmarks in the Cloud so that you can retrieve them no matter what computer or device you are on. You will begin by creating an account, save a bookmark, use tags, organize your bookmarks, share your bookmarks with a friend and discover how bookmarking in the Cloud is a very useful tool.
Part 1- CREATE DIIGO ACCOUNT
2. Fill out the form to create a new account
3. when you get to the page that looks like the one below go to your email and check for your email verification
4. click the link in your email that looks like the one below
5. Once your in your account you can click tools from the drop down menu in the upper right hand corner
6. NOW CLICK WHAT IS SHOWN BELOW
7. Drag the post to diigo box to your favorites
6. Save your login information in your passwords word file.
7. Save a link to diigo in your Symbaloo
7. Save a link to diigo in your Symbaloo
Part 2-Working in diigo
2. Now that you have a Diigo account, you are ready for the next step of saving and tagging your bookmarks. If you don't remember how to save and tag bookmarks, go to the following video and refresh your memory.
3. Save between 8-12 sites that are interesting to you or that you can use
3. Save between 8-12 sites that are interesting to you or that you can use
- Find school appropriate websites that you might need for Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, Science, and any of your electives.
- You may also choose topics that are interesting to you such as horses, sports, cars.4.
- Use 2 or more different tags appropriate for Each Site
What are Tags?
A tag is keyword, term or description that is assigned to a piece of information. Each piece may have multiple tags. For example the pen in the picture could have the tags Pen, Marker, Sharpie, and Purple.
5. In each description field write 1 full sentence that describe what resources are available on the website you are saving.
6. Take a screenshot of your library that shows all of your sites and tags. It should look like the one below
A tag is keyword, term or description that is assigned to a piece of information. Each piece may have multiple tags. For example the pen in the picture could have the tags Pen, Marker, Sharpie, and Purple.
- What other tags could you give the marker?
- Tags in Diigo help us sort bookmarks and to find websites at a later date.
5. In each description field write 1 full sentence that describe what resources are available on the website you are saving.
6. Take a screenshot of your library that shows all of your sites and tags. It should look like the one below
7. Save the Screen Shot as lastname.firstname.t3q2 in your "my documents" also save it to the correct area in the shared all
NETS
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
B. Select and use applications effectively and productively
D. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies
Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
B. Select and use applications effectively and productively
D. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies
Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.