weekly10-18-10


 * Week of 10/18/10 - Social Bookmarking**

__Definition__: **Social bookmarking** is a method for Internet users to share, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web resources. (Source: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking)

__Activity #1__: Set up a Diigo account to explore social bookmarking.
 * 1) If you do not have one already, create an account at Diigo.
 * 2) Then, apply for a Diigo educator account.
 * 3) Join the Project ELITE Diigo group.
 * 4) Log into Diigo. Select a topic that is commonly researched in your library. Create a list under "My Lists" that describes your topic. Add at least 8 bookmarks to your account. Use the blue "Add+" button to add each bookmark. For each entry, add the URL, the title, and tag with "projectelite" and any other appropriate tags. Select "more options". Add a brief description of each website. Add to the list that you just created. Also, share to the Project ELITE group.
 * 5) Put the URL for your Diigo library at your directory page in this wiki.
 * 6) Read this WebTools4u2use webpage as a great resource for ideas in using social bookmarking with students.
 * 7) Read the Diigo Educator FAQ for ways that you might want to use Diigo with students in the future. See Diigo Help if you need more information about using Diigo.
 * 8) Optional: Add a Diigo add-on to your web-browser to help you more easily add bookmarks as you are web surfing.
 * 9) Optional: If you are a smartphone user, consider downloading an app to use Diigo with your phone browser.

__Activity #2__: Write a reflective journal entry in your Wordpress blog. Entitle it "Weekly Reflection #1". Include thoughts on how you can use Diigo with your students and share one thing you learned about libraries or technology from reading feeds your Google Reader this past week.

__Activity #3__: Attend the weekly meeting on Tuesday, Oct 19th at 7:30 pm. See the "Meeting" page at this wiki for an agenda and connectivity information.

__Standards__: AASL: 3.1.2, 3.1.4, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.5 ISTE NETS-S: 2a, 2d, 3b, 6a, 6b