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I have never heard of Diigo before using it in this class, however, I plan to use it throughout my studies and even other articles. I was very impressed with the the ability to highlight and and add sticky notes and comments right on the article. I was also very impressed with the fact that I can save those annotations to a group and other people can see, like, and comment. This is extremely beneficial in an educational setting because students can come together and bounce ideas off of each other.

I have always wanted to keep a blog about my daily life, with a satirical context, but never have because of how busy life is. I have written blogs in grade school classes before but I spent zero time reading or writing the blog outside of class. I thought the context of the blogs were always so boring. When coming to college I really started to like the blogs because it gave me a space to write about interesting content. I like the way I can really express what I have to say and do not have today within a word limit. I have learned a lot about blog formatting and what colors work on what colors, for example some colors are hard to read. I have also done some research to see how to create a successful and popular blog. I have been contemplating creating my own personal blog soon.

I think that Diigo is going to be the biggest web 2.0 tool that I use in my classroom. I like online articles a lot and I am very interested in Social Studies and current events so I want my students to see what I highlight and what my thoughts are on the articles I read.This can help them focus on their own articles and look what to look for, and then share that with their classmates and they can point out the main points in each article. We have discussed this in class, but I strongly believe this is the most relatable to me. If I had to pick another form of Web 2.0 I would choose blogs, like this one. As a teacher I can read and really see if my students truly understand the content we are discussing, rather than regurgitating information. This can also help me prepare students for exams because I can see what they understand and do not understand.

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