Diigo - Social Bookmarking

For this assignment we were introduced to Diigo."Diigo" is an abbreviation for "Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff."
I created a diigo account online, to access my account please click here
The first website i bookmarked was the ISTE NETS T website which I know is very important for this course and will also play a vital role in my future career as a teacher.
 The following is a snip of first work using Diigo.

For this assignment ,I highlighted the third and fifth standards because I believe they are the ones that are most closely related to this activity.


Diigo is a social bookmarking website which allows signed-up users to bookmark and tag web-pages. Additionally, it allows users to highlight any part of a webpage and attach sticky notes to specific highlights or to a whole page. These annotations can be kept private, shared with a group within Diigo or a special link forwarded to someone else.

Questions and Answers
1.Describe the 3 steps recomended in the film to get started with social bookmarking
Answer
a)You can highlight,add a comment,and bookmark a webpage or a website to revisit and for future reference
b)You can connect and engage with other people based on your bookmarks,tags annotations which will show your interests and preferences
c)Groups can be formed/created and you can also use this to check whether your friends are online and what they have been up to.

2.Describe what is Web 2.0 and how it differs from previous stages of the web
Answer
Web 2.0 is a concept that takes the network as a platform for information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the Internet or World Wide Web. The difference between Web 2.0 and other stages of the web is that it allows users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators (prosumers) of user-generated content in a virtual community, in contrast to websites where users (consumers) are limited to the passive viewing of content that was created for them.


3.What is social bookmarking and  what advantages does social bookmarking offer that traditional storage and retrieval websites do not. 
Answer 
Social bookmarking is a method for Internet users to organize, store, manage and search for bookmarks of resources online.
 Some of the most significant differences between social bookmarking and the traditional storage websites is that, it allows for greater collaboration among Internet users and other users, content providers, and enterprises.One significant feature of social bookmarking systems is tagging which enables users to organize their bookmarks in flexible ways and develop shared vocabularies

4.What browser do you use?What is a browser add on?Give an example and explain why they are useful (if they are useful Which ones have you used? What browser add-ons are you currently using?  What ISTE NETS T or NETS A (ED. Leadership) standard would you consider this activity most closely matches and why?

Answer

 Web browser add-ons add features (for example, extra toolbars, animated mouse pointers, stock tickers, and pop-up ad blockers) to your web browser. 

I currently use Internet explorer and some of the add-ons are data toolbar and advanced search bar.These add ons help you to access your most visited sites quicker and easier.I use the google toolbar to access my face book page most of the time.This is really helpful since it helps me access my facebook account quicker without having to type the word and search for it everytime.

 

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