Besides the fact that Diigo is just so much easier to type than del.icio.us :) I thought Diigo was clearer and easier to follow the instructions. I also liked the highlighting feature and the sticky notes. I think I would have used this a lot when doing research for various papers I have written - if I had known it existed! For school use, I can see either of them being valuable as a research tool to aid students. The teacher could provide a few bookmarks that the class could access to get started researching and then they could add to and share the list with fellow students.
I don't really see much difference in BuddyMarks other than it was a little easier to attach to my browser toolbar.
Using del.icio.us (or Diigo) seems like a great way to be able to access your bookmarks where ever you are and to take advantage of the knowledge of others through networking with people with similar interests.
I agree with you about how easy this would be to use while researching for a paper. It also makes sense to have students this week. Without tools like this that are available on Diigo, kids end up printing an article from the internet, highlighting and taking notes on the paper copy, paraphrasing on their own paper, and then taking it back to the computer to type a paper. I think that this is an instance of using technology to really enhance learning: not just as a gimmick to get kids to do something.
ReplyDeleteI think this would be especially useful if each student had a computer or some type of Internet device constantly useful. I used Evernote for a while because I could access it on my laptop, iPone and Ipad to take notes on one and share on all of them. I can do the same with Diigo and Delicious. Next thing I'm going to try is Zotero which really combines the notetaking and the citation manager for all types of resources from books to websites. It's amazing what is out there.
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