Technology+Toolbox

 **Web 2.0 Tool Box **

**Webstart:** Protopage We used this application as the launch for our learning space and found it to be a great tool to use for student and parent access and learning at home.
 * Criteria ||  + or - || Comments ||
 * Usability ||  + || A little difficult to navigate at first but overall it was user friendly ||
 * Developmentally appropriate ||  + || I would use this for a classroom learning site, but not for elementary students to use unsupervised. ||
 * Safety & Reliability ||  + || Very reliable and seemed relatively safe for all ages. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Registration required ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I like the idea of using establishing a classroom blog to keep in touch with students and parents. This would be helpful for students that may be going on a vacation mid-year, is sick or during breaks.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Weblogs: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Blogger
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Criteria || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + or - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Usability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">User friendly. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Developmentally appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This would be a great communication tool to use with parents. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Safety & Reliability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reliable but not appropriate for use by elementary age students. Access to some blogs which I consider inappropriate for children blogs. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Registration required ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My previous experience with wikispaces was not positive but after this class I feel much better about using it in the future. It would not be my first choice for a learning site because it was difficult to navigate and add your own touches.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Wikis: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Wikispaces
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Criteria || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + or - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Usability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Difficult to Navigate and add your own touches. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Developmentally appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Another great application for parent/student communication and learning. Not for unsupervised elementary students. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Safety & Reliability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Very safe and reliable. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Registration required ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I would only use this web-start if I did not already have word processing software.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Web Based Word Processing: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Zoho Writer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Criteria || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + or - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Usability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">User friendly. Many processes were the same or similar to Microsoft WORD. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Developmentally appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">WORD would be more appropriate for elementary student word processing because it is not Web based. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Safety & Reliability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reliable but not safe for unsupervised elementary students. Would be okay for older students. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Registration required ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This seems like it could be an interesting site. I am not sure if I would use it or not but I may try in the future. I could see recommending it to a student that may enjoy writing and is interested in writing stories.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Creative Writing: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Glypho
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Criteria || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + or - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Usability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Not as user friendly. Difficult to figure out and navigate. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Developmentally appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Not appropriate for elementary students but middle school and high school students would love it. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Safety & Reliability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reliable. Unsure of safety. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Registration required. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I would only use this web-start if I did not already have word processing software.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Web-Based Spreadsheets: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Zoho Sheet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Criteria || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + or - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Usability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">User friendly- very similar to Excel ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Developmentally appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Not developmentally appropriate for most elementary students. Older students would probably use this more often. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Safety & Reliability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reliable but not suitable for unsupervised elementary students because it is web-based. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Registration required ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I loved this site and could see many uses for this application in the classroom even for younger students. I would plan to use this often to get feedback from parents or students.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Assessment, Surveys, Polls: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Survey Monkey
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Criteria || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + or - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Usability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Extremely user friendly. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Developmentally appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Developmentally appropriate for supervised elementary students. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Safety & Reliability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reliable and safe with supervision ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Registration required ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I want to try and use this when I make my staff’s end of the year video. I think that I could use my own voice or music that I own to put to a video slide show.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Podcasting & Screencasting: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Audacity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Criteria || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + or - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Usability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Easy to use and navigate. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Developmentally appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Supervised elementary students only. Older students would love this application. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Safety & Reliabilty || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reliable and safe with supervision. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> free || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Need to download the software and register. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**Video:** Windows Movie Maker <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I used this application when making an end of the year video for my staff last year. Once I figured it out I found it easy to use and want to use it again this year to make a video.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Criteria || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + or - || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comments ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Usability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Easy and user friendly. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Developmentally appropriate || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Great application for all students. Older students could use for an assignment. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Safety & Reliability || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> + || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reliable and safe however elementary students should be supervised. Would let older students use independently. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cost || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> free ||   ||