Presented By: Krystle Robinson & Jason McKayOctober 24, 2011

Research, Share, & Collaborate

What is …

• The name "Diigo" (dee'go) is an abbreviation for "Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff."

• Diigo is about "Social Annotation". By combining social bookmarking*, clippings, in situ annotation, tagging, full-text search, easy sharing and interactions.

• Diigo offers a powerful personal tools and a rich social platform for knowledge users, and in the process, turns the entire web into a writable, participatory and interactive media.

* Diigo doesn’t refer to its service as social bookmarking but rather as a research and knowledge-sharing tool

Creators and Innovators

• Founded in 2005– Wade Ren, Executive Chairman– Maggie Tsai, Vice President of Marketing

• Lunched July 24, 2006– Diigo is the #1 extension for annotating, archiving and

bookmarking webpages• Corporate Offices

18124 Wedge Parkway Suite 1073 Reno, NV 89511-8134 United States

With this easy-to-use tool, you can:

• Bookmark links to archive webpages or to read later• Attach highlights & stickies to a webpage as a reminder• Share pages with annotation via Twitter, Facebook, Google

Buzz• Access anywhere:– iPhone, iPad (http://bit.ly/e2ujpL)– Android (http://goo.gl/tvbuq)

• Create groups to pool findings, share resources or curate content

• Automatically cross-post to social bookmarking site Delicious (optional)

Educator Accounts

• www.diigo.com/educators• Provided to K-12 and higher education educators• Create student accounts for entire class• Automatically set up diigo group for students that allows

group bookmark, annotations, and group forums• Pre-set privacy settings for student accounts that allow

communication between teachers and students only• Limit the content of advertisements to education• View student activity in Teacher Console

Student Accounts

• Classmate are automatically added as friends to facilitate communication

• The library view can show a student all of his/her bookmarks and annotations– The teacher can view this data in Teacher Console

• Students can only communicate with their friends and teachers and comment on each others postings– This is a great way to give feedback and ask questions

• Student profiles WILL NOT be indexed for People Search, nor made available to public search engines

Lets …

• Create Account• Tutorial • Interactive Activities–Research–Share–Collaborate

Questions

For More Information Visit: Diigo.com

Research, Share, & Collaborate