Technology Tool Assessment #3

Tool: Moodle

There are clear educational uses with this tool. This is an easy to use tool and very self explanatory. Recommended for classes to keep track of assignments, due dates, and even contact information of the teacher and classmates.

Moodle

Rating: 5

Tool: Firefox

I found Firefox to be a lot more useful than Internet Explorer. I ended up changing to it. FIrefox has so many add-ons to suit different people’s needs. Such as Adblock or even changing it’s skin. I also found that I had less trouble with Firefox than Internet Explorer, for example with all the pop-ups.

Firefox

Rating: 5

Tool: Del.icio.us

This is a really good tool. I found it amazingly helpful to keep all my bookmarks in one place, especially if you use more than one computer. I also like that we can view and share our own del.icio.us list with our friends, classmates, and teachers. This is a very good educational tool. It is also very easy to use.

Del.icio.us

Rating: 5

Tool: Google Suite

The three tools discussed, Google Pages, Google Docs, and Blogger, are very useful. All three tools were easy to use. I felt that with Google Pages there were some limitations, you can find other website creators with more . With Google Docs I liked that how a document could be edited by more than one person and the same time, although the set-back was that two people could be editing the same part and you wouldn’t be able to see until they were done. With blogger I found it ok. It’s the same as any other blog site, and easy to use.

Google Suite

Rating: 4

Tool: NiceNet

NiceNet is a good place to keep in contact with group members or classmates, but that’s pretty much all. You can upload documents and share them, but I found Moodle to be a little better. NiceNet is easy to figure our and navigate. It does make contacting people a little easier.

NiceNet

Rating: 3

Tool: Jing

Jing is a great tool to have. It helps make presentations or tutorials a little more interesting. Although you can take pictures and videos of what you see on your computer screen, I found that you’d need different software just to be able to save the videos on your computer and watch, which Jing does not tell you. Also, you can’t edit your video so you basically have to keep redoing your video if you mess up. Overall I think this technology tool is useful, considering it’s free.

Jing

Rating: 3

Tool: Pageflakes

Pageflakes is a great way to stay organized especially if you use more than one computer. It is like having an online organizer. You can make To-Do Lists, keep contacts updated, and even check other sites without leaving the page. You can do all that and so much more and its free!

Pageflakes

Rating: 5

Tool: Tripod

Tripod is another website creator that goes beyond its competitors. You can easily edit your page and see how it looks as you edit. It has many different tools to spice up your page and easy to follow steps. Once again a great technology tool for free!

Tripod

Rating: 5

Credit to the following for the images:

http://blogs.peregrinatio.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/moodle1.jpg

http://affiliatefortunecookies.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/firefox_logo.jpg

http://www.nelsonguirado.com/media/users/nguirado/del.gif

http://www.maip.com/media/images/Google%20Logo.jpg

http://www.un.org/depts/OHRM/sds/lcp/Spanish/images/special/Specials_070Rub/nicenet.gif

http://www.jingproject.com/img/jing-logo.gif

http://www.pageflakes.com/ImageFile.ashx?instanceId=Static_4&fileName=pageflakes_logo.PNG&cacheDuration=10080

http://charsnow.tripod.com/imagelib/oneminute/tripod_small.gif