Diigo—Evernote—Google Reader—I feel like my awareness of the
electronic world just expanded exponentially in a matter of hours!
I was already an avid user of Skype and Dropbox, but I see
myself very quickly assimilating either Diigo or Evernote (probably not both,
though I am willing to give each an equal shot) into my repertoire of
resources. As each new “device” (for
lack of a better term) was introduced, my mind began to spin with the wealth of
possibilities that such an online organization tool can offer. My previous endeavors in organizing
noteworthy websites, online articles, and blogs came to a halt once the browser
“bookmark” button was clicked. At the
time, this seemed to suffice, however, I now see how useless my past attempts
have been with regard to actually making sense of—or putting to any real
use—the information bound within these links.
Diigo and Evernote offer the ability to store, share, edit, annotate,
and organize a vast array of files, links, and documents. This integrative, collaborative, and
multi-functional method for storing electronically generated material is not
only helpful but, in my opinion, imperative to any comprehensive attempt at optimizing
the way in which one interacts with the electronic resources. Oh how I wish I had known about these things
sooner!!
I'm glad to read your last sentence - we did this project two months later last year and moved it up as an experiment this year!
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Ugh, tell me about it. What's drawn me to Pinterest is that it allows me to visually organize all my bookmarks, so I don't just glance over them and forget why they initially appealed to me. I'll still use that for saving sites, probably, more than I will Evernote; I do love Evernote as a sort of digital binder, though. Diigo I see as wonderful for research projects, as we discussed in class today: marking up articles and sharing those notes with other people in your group. Fantastic.
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