diigo

Diigo is a free social bookmarking platform that allows users to collect, annotate, and tag online resources.

What are the benefits?

• Users can access diigo at anytime, from anywhere.
• Users can follow users through an RSS feed.
• Users can embed their own RSS feed into a learning management system such as Canvas, but they need an additional service called Inoreader. This service is free but it requires registration.

What are the drawbacks?

• Users must register for diigo.
• It is unknown what level of accessibility diigo provides.

How can it be used in education?

• Teachers can use it to easily share resources with students.
• Students can use it to organize information by topic for projects and research papers.
• Teachers can use it for collaborative projects.

Sample diigo

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Resource

Diigo Update: December 2016