1. MOODLE: 5 stars (excellent)
http://campus.uogdistance.com/
For the past year and a half, I have used Moodle as a way to be on task for all the University of Guam MAT courses I am taking. Moodle is a great way to connect with the professors and fellow classmates. SInce, Moodle is user-friendly and enable me to stay on task with all my school work, Moodle deserves 5 out of 5 stars. Moodle is something that can be used to implement or offer a virtual learning environment.
2. MOZILLA FIREFOX: 5 stars (excellent)
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/#desktop
Of all the browsers I could choose from, I would prefer using FireFox from Mozilla. FIrefox continues to improve its user-friendly interface and its ability to sync your bookmarks with handheld mobile devices like Android phones. I also like the "awesome bar" where you can type in the address bar and it would remember some of the websites you visited before or make suggestions that would make searching for a particular site easier. I definitely give Firefox five stars!
2. GOOGLE APPLICATIONS: 5 STARS (Super Excellent) !!!! No question about it
http://www.google.com/apps/
Google Apps, what would I do without you? I am a big Google Apps supporter and user. I started using Google Apps prior to taking this class. I have used it for organizing all my documents and used it to carry out my lessons through the use of Google Docs and Google Drive to store all my created files in a cloud. I prefer Google Docs over Zoho. I also prefer Google Drive over DropBox. I feel more secure that I have all my documents safely secured and I could access it in any computer where I have access to my Google account. Gmail is my e-mail address of choice (even when I had my Yahoo account for a long time). Google Hangout is the newest Google App that I am currently using to carry out a video conference.
4. LiveBinder: 4 stars (Above average) http://www.livebinders.com/
This is the first year that I learned about LiveBinder. As soon as I learned about it during class, I immediately started creating various types of LiveBinders. One was for ED 609 class assignment. The other two are LiveBinders that helped me organize my resources for next school year. One is a LiveBinder for Chemistry and another for Physics. I am also collecting LiveBinders that deal with free Web 2.0 tools that I can use for teaching. I gave LiveBinder 4 stars because I think that more improvements can be made regarding making changes or rearranging tabs.
5. Animoto 4 stars (above average)
http://animoto.com/
I first used Animoto when I was taking classes at SJSU for the Library Information Science Master's Program. I used Animoto to create a music video regarding graphic novels. The only thing I would like to see change is increasing the length of the video for the free version of Animoto. Other than that, Animoto is a great way to make videos using photos taken from class or pictures taken from the web.
6. WIX: 4 stars (Above Average)
http://www.wix.com/
This site allows you to create a professional looking website for free. I am used to using Weebly so when tried out Wix, I had to re-learn how to make changes to my website. I plan to use this more next school year as it looks more professional than Weebly. However, I didn't give Wix an excellent rating because there is no collaboration features.
7. OOVOO: 5 Stars (Excellent)
http://www.oovoo.com/
Oovoo allows me video chat with more than one person. Much like Google Hangout, Oovoo allows you to have a video conference with two or more people. This is a free and convenient way to keep in contact with those far away. You can also consolidate all your Facebook and Gmail contacts on Oovoo. I prefer Oovoo than Skype for its sleek interface and its ability to carry out video conference calls for more than one person free of charge.
8. WIGGIO: 3 stars (Average)
http://wiggio.com/
If I didn't know about Skype, Google Hangout, and Oovoo then I would have graded this collaboration tool a higher rating. I like the unique scheduling feature as well as the ability to collaborate on a whiteboard. Wiggio reminds me of Blackboard, the collaboration tool I used during my classes at San Jose State University. The reason I gave Wiggio only three stars is due to its audio quality during video conferencing. There is too much of a lag time that occurs when speaking on the mic.
9. JooMag: 5 stars (Excellent)
http://www.joomag.com
If you want to make a digital magazine or e-book, look no further. Joomag is an amazing tool for anyone to use. You can create an e-book by adding text, photos, and videos. I would like to see collaboration features in Joomag in the future. For now, I really do like the user-friendly feel to JooMag. I give JooMag 5 stars.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for your feedback. It was very well done.
-j-