I have never used Diigo before in any of my classes. What I liked about Diigo was the user-friendliness of uploading bookmarks, PDFs, and images. What I did not like about Diigo was how the posts are organized. The information appears jumbled and messy. I think the information could be organized better with more subtitles or sections on the main feed home page.
Prior to this class, I have blogged a couple times for personal and scholarly reasons. Blogger is extremely easy to use and lets me enjoy blogging. I like expressing my ideas about education and how it is changing. The only thing I do not enjoy is sometimes, the questions are easy to answer in one sentence and it is difficult to try and meet the 4 sentence requirement. So far, I have learned that blogging is a great source for students to share ideas and comment on others. I can see myself using a blog in my future classroom.
When I teach, I might use a Web 2.0 software called SMART. SMART makes interactive boards. Using this technology would help eliminate the need for whiteboards and dry erase markers in the classroom. I have used SMART before and it is extremely user-friendly. It introduces so many new interactive ways to collaborate in the classroom.
Hi! I agree; I think the features of Diigo are useful (bookmark, annotate, highlight) but the actual format is confusing and bland looking. SMART sounds like such a cool application. I am going to go research it!
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