Diigo update: I had thought about having my students create a Diigo account for a small research project they are currently doing. In talking with my school librarians, however, we came to the conclusion that this assignment might not be the right time to roll out Diigo. They were very supportive if I wanted to try it, but this is a really short assignment whose main purpose is to get the students introduced to evaluating good sources from bad ones and beginning to use MLA style for citing those sources.
My ELA kids will do another longer research assignment next quarter, so perhaps we'll try Diigo then. The longer assignment will require them to use more sources and to do more collaborating with these sources. Diigo is still a tool that I think students will find useful.
Edmodo update: I created an Emodo group for the new knitting club formed at my school. I invited the students to the group and one of them responded! Yeah! It was so much fun to see that message that someone new had joined my little group of one. I'm sure that this is the start of many more Edmodo adventures.
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