Technology+Toolbox


 * TOOL || EASE OF USE || COST || MEANS OF REP. || MEANS OF ENGAGE. || MEANS OF EXP. || EXAMPLES OF USE IN CLASSROOM ||
 * Blogger || ******* || *** ||  || * || ***** || Portfolios, debate ||
 * Pageflakes || * ||  || * || ***** || * || classroom discussion, debate, projects ||
 * Wiki spaces || ***** || * || ***** || * || ***** || classroom discussion, project, class topic ||
 * Zoho Writer || * || ***** ||  || * || * || projects, writing essay out ||
 * Glypho || ***** || * ||  ||   ||   || creative writing, essays, storytelling, alternate ending to a story ||
 * Zoho Sheet || * || ***** || * ||  || * || mathematics lessons ||
 * Rubi Star ||  || * ||   ||   ||   || unsure ||
 * iTunes || * || ***** || * || ***** || * || making videos, arts classes ||
 * Webquest || * || * || * || * || * || unsure ||

INTRO For this assignment we had to look at different web tools and evaluate how successful they were on a number of factors. I reviewed these tools, manipulated them and evaluated their effectiveness in relation to the school environment.

CRITERIA 1. Ease of use 2. Cost 3. Potential to provide multiple means of: representation, expression and engagement 4. Examples of use within the classroom

TABLE FOR EVALUATING TOOLS (above)