Why can't I turn down the pages?

If you find something you like on a page in a book, what do you do?Turn down page corners ...Underline ...Highlight ...Jot in the margins ...Circle ..Draw stars ...Use sticky notes ...So what do you do when you find a webpage that you like?It can be kinda hard to do the same things ...But some of the Diigo tools can help!Here are some other resources that might help with Diigo too:Diigo in the ClassroomGetting Started with Diigo Educator AccountAn...

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School News: Drum Up Some Business

Let’s see, equipment… check, location… check, now that you have these things setup what’s next?  Hmm… oh yeah I need some backing to make sure that the School News is a success.Me, I’m always one to get permission first rather than ask for forgiveness later.  So I would first talk to your school Principal about this new opportunity at the school to help students with literacy, vocabulary, reading, digital-citizenship, self-confidence and...

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The Instructional Technology Wife Swap

Educators seem to draw inspiration from the funniest areas.  Sometimes lessons evolve from an incredible experience at a teaching conference, and other times teachers just sprinkle clips from “The Simpsons” through a Language Arts presentation to make things a little more engaging.Well, get ready, folks - this epiphany comes to you courtesy of ‘Wife Swap.’In case you’re not familiar with the show, ‘Wife Swap’ takes two diametrically different...

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Symbaloo!!!!!!

When I met with Kindergarten teachers yesterday, one of the teachers said she had seen someone using Symbaloo and would like to learn more about it ...I use Symbaloo EDU many times each day so I was glad to share!We started by looking at one I had created with the sites that I visit often. I explained that having all these sites in one place was a time saver for me! And the fact that I could make it look pretty and colorful only made it better!Then...

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