Well I have decided to enter the 21st Century of bookmarking using Diigo. The picture to the left explains quite a lot of of the appeal. With Diigo, I can access my links not just on any computer or any browser but on any of my devices and I have a lot: desktop, notebook, iPad, Nexus 7 Android tablet, Note 2 smart phone, home computer,and even an old iPod that lives in the bedroom. No matter what device, I have my links and also articles that I have saved to read later. Diigo doesn't seem to by syncing automatically on the Android devices but this may be a change I need to make to settings, but after a manual synch everything is there.
So how does this compare to Scoop.it!, which I tried earlier. For me the plain look of Diigo is easier to read. And while I don't anticipate adding lots of links each day, the limit of 10 scoops per day on Scoop.it! was a concern(you can add more if you pay). I hate adopting a technology, app, web tool,etc., that has this typo of limitation. I do like that Scoop.it! sends a daily email with interesting links based on the topics that I hav curated, but sorry Scoop.it! I'm saving them in Diigo, for now. I am not certain that I will take advantage of the annotating features that Diigo provides but it is something to play around with. Diigo offers a educator plan for free which can have linked student accounts.In theory, I could find links for students to read, highlight and annotate the most important information, and make these easily accessible to students. If I try this I will post the results.
Here is a link to a review of the new Diigo.
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