Thing 8 - Research and Inquiry
The tool I am most excited about is Diigo.
And because sometimes our classroom has grown up students (in other words, teachers), please allow me to regale you with the Tale of Two Bookmarks…
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was the time Ms. Prather unknowingly and without her permission lost all of her bookmarks.
For maximum enjoyment, please start humming the tune that plays when Darth Vader approaches. Remember?
Dun dun dun dun dun DUN dun dun DUN.
Still not there? How about this:
Ah, now you've got it! And so approacheth - the campus tech guy.
For whatever reason, and perhaps no reason whatsoever, Ms. Prather's machine was uncooperative. Hinky, even. And it was then that the campus tech guy did a system restore. Or something. Or nothing. Frankly I'm not sure what he did, but whatever he did I am sure that he had.to.do.it. and regardless, Ms. Prather's bookmarks were no more!
That's right, a whole year of carefully and lovingly gathered bookmarks gone. POOF! Just like Alderaan. A disturbance in the force. As though thousands of voices - or bookmarks - cried out at once and were suddenly silenced.
Even without a Rebel Alliance, this sort of thing can be stopped! Neither droids nor wookies needed!
That's right - it is Diigo!
Never again will Ms. Prather lose her bookmarks. Now she can have her bookmarks - and much more! - including a way to gather and collaborate on all of the those pesky research projects - all handy, no matter whether she is on her own hinky computer or not.
And I can't wait to share this fabulousness with ALL of our teachers at Alexander!
But not now. Not while everyone has May-itis. We'll make that one of our first TechXpos next year when everyone is fresh.
Deal? DEAL!
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