helen castanedo's List: Social bookmarking

• Social bookmarks are web sites that let you create an account in order to save web pages. They differ from those on your browser in that 1) they’re accessible from anywhere; 2) you can clip a piece of the page for reference; 3) you can add categories (a.k.a. tags); 4) you can search your bookmarks; and 5) you can share your bookmarks with others.

• Bookmark any site on the Internet, and get to it from anywhere

   

  Instead of having different bookmarks on every computer, Delicious makes it easy to have a single set of bookmarks kept in sync between all of your computers. Even if you're not on a computer you own, you can still get to your bookmarks on the Delicious website.

    

  Share your bookmarks, and get bookmarks in return

   

  If your friends use Delicious, you can send them interesting bookmarks that they can check out the next time they log in. Of course, they can do the same for you. As you explore the site and find interesting users, you can use our Subscriptions and Network features to keep track of the Delicious tags and users you find most interesting.

    

  Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web

   

  See what's hot with Delicious users by checking out our popular tags. By looking at popular bookmarks for a tag, you'll be able to discover the most interesting bookmarks on the topics you're most interested in. Browse bookmarks on just about anything from the best programming tips to the most popular travel sites, all in an easy to read format.

• 1. Highlighting

• Saving Pages is Easier Than Ever, Regardless of Browser
• Functional Commenting and Real Conversations

  • Sicky notes are great
  Add Sticky Note
• when you’re reading a page, you can make comments right on the page, that show up as speech bubbles. If another Diigo user comes across the page, they’ll be able to see your comment. You can see (in the Firefox sidebar) who’s reading a page you’re on, who’s talking about it, and a real conversation can happen - unlike in Delicious, when all you can see is someone’s bookmarks.
• Send Bookmarks to Facebook or Twitter with one click
• You can also have Diigo create a daily digest of your latest bookmarks and send it to your blog,

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• Have you ever wondered how you can share your “diigoed” page with someone who may not be a diigo user?  No problem ~ it’s actually quite easy with Diigo’s  innovative “Get Annotated link”!

   

  Diigo’s “Annotated Link” is a special URL provided by Diigo that allows you to share the current webpage complete with highlights & sticky notes to anyone.  Here is how:
• Copy the URL and paste it into your website, email,  or IM message….   If you only want to share your own annotations, click Options and check off your desired filter

• Apply for an Educator Account 
• Create A Class Group

• Diigo social bookmarking and annotating tool. This tool has shifted the way I read the world wide web to be much more active. Diigo (http://www.diigo.com) keeps track of my annotations and categorizes the sites based on the tags I specify. This ability to interact with websites in the same way I use a paper textbook means that I can highlight passages, "dog-ear" important pages, and scribble in the margins. I can do all of this individually or collaboratively with others.
• The groups feature of Diigo means that I can benefit from others' insight by seeing what pages they visit and the notes they leave there. Our faculty committees use Diigo when we’re researching topics, such as ways we can build a more sustainable culture on our campus-- that way, everyone on the committee has access to a growing set of shared links on the topic. I enjoy seeing the highlighting and annotations of my colleagues when I visit an interesting web page. This helps to identify important segments of text or pieces of content that I want to remember for later. I find that the more of an individual’s thoughts they include via the commenting tools, the better. While an overall annotation can be helpful when sharing resources, thoughtful comments tied to specific portions of the text are more illuminating. These localized comments also lead to fruitful conversations more often than do summary comments. I have also joined several different groups unconnected to my school, and they periodically email me new links, and so I discover new tools and content based on the feedback of other group members. You can also create your own groups for any purpose. This can create a personalized learning environment for any topic based on the professional development interests of each teacher.