Diigo and Google Calendar

Today I will be sharing some organization tools that can help you schedule or organize your documents.  The main tools I learned about are Diigo and Google calendar.

Diigo:
Diigo is a social bookmarking tool.  One way to use Diigo is as an online bookmark tool to mark your favorite websites and have a handy toolbar to select them from.   You can also "sticky note" or "highlight" things from the web you want to go back to and look at later.  Another way you can use Diigo is by following people to share resources you may find useful.  A third way is to join groups - another place where you can share resources and stay connected.  The tabs at the top of Diigo make it easy to find each of these tools.  Below are links to Diigo as well as tutorials:

www.diigo.com

How to use Diigo for Education:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RC3uvzv4_8

How to Stickynote and Highlight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23d8Fv-TcMw

How to Search Diigo Bookmarks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y04XTiafEBE


Google Calendar:
Google calendar is a convenient tool to help people keep track of their schedule in a paperless way.  I found I could input items from either my phone or my Google account online.  This makes the tool even more user-friendly.  Teachers could use this to keep track of personal appointments, their school schedule, or professional development schedule.  They can even follow other people's calendars when they are made public.  This can help with scheduling meetings between multiple colleagues more easily.  It is simple to keep these schedules separate too, as you can create a different calendar for each aspect of your life.

To sign up for a Google account, visit:
www.google.com

From there, you can create an account and use Google's tools, which include the calendar, email, and more.

'Till next time,
3rd Year 3rd Grader