Organizing Web Content: Symbaloo & Diigo - Unit 1, Activity 1

Creating Symbaloo and Diigo Accounts

Symbaloo and Diigo are web-based tools that provide services which complement each other well. Diigo is a social-bookmarking service--a place to store and share bookmarks to websites, web tools, and articles--and has since added the ability to highlight important passages and take notes on web pages. Symbaloo provides a place to bookmark websites, web tools, and articles in a graphical format for yourself or others. Individually, each service is a powerful tool, but used together these become powerful tools for teachers to organize their resources and present them for others.

Getting a Symbaloo Account

• Symbaloo has two types of accounts: the regular personal Symbaloo account and the Symbaloo Pro workspace. A regular personal account allows you to create and manage an unlimited number of webmixes and tiles. Symbaloo PRO provides additional features, and is often used by schools and district.
• For the purpose of this course, we will focus on the regular personal Symbaloo account, www.symbaloo.com
• Go to the link above and create an account in Symbaloo.

Getting a Diigo Account

• Diigo also has a service for the general public and also accounts geared for educators
• Create a regular Diigo account and then apply for an educator account.
• Now install Diigo on your browser(s). If you have Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Google Chrome, Diigo has an extension for your browser:
  • https://www.diigo.com/tools/toolbar
• If you have other browsers or cannot install extensions on your browser, use the Diigo Bookmarklet:
  • https://www.diigo.com/tools/diigolet