Experiences with web browsers

An add on is a program that can be integrated into your web browser and provides said browser with additional functionality.  An add on can range from a search toolbar to a scrolling news or sports score update.  They enhance the aesthetic and ease in which we browse the web.

I have never been one to use add ons very much, but there were exceptions.  I have a new laptop and my previous dinosaur would have worked  even slower had I used any add ons so I had to get rid of them.  In the past I did use add ons to ESPN and BBC News, which were extremely easy to install and use.  Diigo is the first add on I can remember installing in a while.  It was simple to install and I must say that it's sort of fun playing around with.  I haven't put anything in my library yet, but I'm enjoying getting used to using it.

ISTE NETS T standard 3 best fits this activity.  In standard 3 section d it states that teachers must "model digital-age learning using current and emerging digital tools to locate analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning" (http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers/nets-for-teachers-2008.aspx).  This is exactly Diigo and the Diigolet are geared to do.  They are focused on making it easier and more efficient to share and find information in order to facilitate learning at all levels.