8 TECHNOLOGY TOOLS Assessment

Cristina Delos Reyes

University of Guam

Audio Visual Education

ED 451

Jacqui Cyrus, Ed.D.

February 24, 2010

Ratings

• ***** 5 Stars - Excellent

• **** 4 Stars - Very Good

• *** 3 Stars - Satisfactory

• ** 2 stars - Needs Improvement

• * 1 star - Poor Performance

moodle

• 4 stars rating• A free web based application for online

learning.• This application could be used as a fully

functional classroom environment without the need for face-to-face meeting.

• Good for working students so they can attend school whenever they can at the comfort of their home.

firefox

• 4 stars rating• A fast and secure web browser• Allows users to bookmark frequently visited

websites• User password reminder option• Remembers the visited websites to continue

previous session.

Delicious

• 4 stars rating

• Allows users to save and bookmark web pages for easy access

GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION

• 4 stars rating

• Users are given free access to e-mail, documents, calendar, lesson plans, assignments, sites, and books.

tokbox

• 4 stars rating

• An online application that can be used for video chats

• Teachers can use this tool to communicate lessons, assignments, etc.

Nicenet

• 3 stars rating• Similar to moodle• Teachers can post lessons, class

discussions, and assignments. • This tool makes it easier for students and

teacher to share information without the need to attend ground school classroom setting. It is like a classroom without walls.

TEACHER TUBE

• 3 stars rating

• Good resource for educational videos

SLIDE SHARE

• 3 stars rating

• PowerPoint is a thing of the past. Slideshare can be used to upload presentations which can be easily accessed online.

ReferenceDelicious (n.d.). About Delicious. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://delicious.com/

Firefox (n.d.). About Firefox. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html

Google (n.d.). About Google. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www.google.com/educators/index.html

Moodle (n.d.). About Moodle. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://moodle.org/

Nicenet(n.d.). About Nicenet. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www.nicenet.org/

Slideshare(n.d.). About Slideshare. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www.slideshare.net/

Teacher Tube(n.d.). About Teacher Tube. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www.teachertube.com

Toxbox (n.d.). About Tokbox. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www.tokbox.com/