Technology Tools Assessment

Throughout the course of my journey here in ED609, my classmates and I were made to use numerous technological tools that many of us have never even heard of, let alone exposed to.  It is startling to realize just how many there are at our disposal, and even more startling to realize how often they are ignored.  The following are eight tools that I have made use of during this course, along with my personal observations for each.  To help you decipher these assessments, please take a look at my rating legend. 

❶ Mozilla Firefox Web Browser

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PROS ✔ free ✔ user friendly ✔ safety features ✔ numerous apps ✔ prevalent

CONS ✘ numerous updates ✘ apps not updated as frequently ✘ java script issues

❷ Moodle

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PROS ✔ free ✔ user friendly ✔ numerous functions ✔ grade-keeper ✔ notifs for messages

CONS ✘ no notifs for changes ✘ timezones/dates are off

❸ Google Apps

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PROS ✔ free ✔ user friendly ✔ numerous functions ✔ online storage ✔ secure ✔ easy file-sharing

CONS ✘ difficult to switch between accounts

❹ LiveBinders

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PROS ✔ free ✔ easy file-sharing ✔ great organization ✔ houses numerous binders

CONS ✘ boring layouts ✘ not very diverse ✘ lags between options

❺ Glogster

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PROS ✔ special teacher promos ✔ dynamic ✔ plenty of variety ✔ online storage ✔ pre-made templates

CONS ✘ lags in loading ✘ not all functions are free

❻ Weebly

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PROS ✔ free ✔ user friendly ✔ variety in designs ✔ pre-made layouts

CONS ✘ simple designs ✘ not that easy to manipulate

❼ Wix

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PROS ✔ free ✔ variety in designs ✔ pre-made layouts ✔ numerous templates ✔ dynamic designs ✔ sleek, profesional look

CONS ✘ not that user friendly ✘ difficult to manipulate

❽DoxWox

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PROS ✔ free ✔ presentation-sharing

CONS ✘ limited functions ✘ limited file-sharing ✘ difficult to manipulate

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