Web 2.0 Tools

1.   Name of tool - Google Docs

·         Prior experience - I have worked in Google docs for work.  I work remotely, so I have to use Google Docs to collaborate with my teams.

·         Pre-impression (after readings) - I think Google Docs is a wonderful feature, and I am glad that Google added it to its offerings.

·         Post-impression (after assignment) - I continue to think Google Docs is a very collaborative tool. 

·         Possible personal use - I could see my sister and I using the tool to plan a family trip, and we want to share information regarding cost, etc...

·         Possible professional use- I use Google Docs to work with my teams at work.  A great example is this course migration project.  We are moving our e-learning courses to a new platform updating the spreadsheet on Google Docs so we can track changes and not loose a version via email.

·         Most engaging feature - I appreciate the tracking feature and the fact that you can revert back to that change on the document at anytime.

·         Most aggravating feature - The thing I am not of fan of is that the person you are collaborating with must have a Google account.

·         Comparable tool you like better / why? - I have not used another collaboration tool like this, maybe SharePoint.  I enjoy Google Docs because it is more collaborative. 

2.   Name of tool - VoiceThread

·         Prior experience - none

·         Pre-impression (after readings) - It seemed as though it was just a tool to leave audio comments.

·         Post-impression (after assignment) - It is a little more than a tool leave comments, you can also present to an audience.

·         Possible personal use - I could see using this to share family vacation moments or pictures.

·         Possible professional use- Being a remote employee, I could use VT when I need to present trainings. 

·         Most engaging feature - I like the fact that people can leave written or audio comments. 

·         Most aggravating feature - I do not like that you can only have all the features like audio/music imported from your PPT unless you have a plus account. 

·         Comparable tool you like better / why? - I feel like this is almost like posting a PPT FB or Blogger and having people make comments.

3.   Name of tool- Go Animate

·         Prior experience - none

·         Pre-impression (after readings) – I was worried because I thought I was not a director or a screenwriter, but it was very easy.

·         Post-impression (after assignment) – Fun and cute.

·         Possible personal use – I like the idea of creating cute cartoons with my daughter.

·         Possible professional use – You could create videos for remote learners to help reinforce lessons or create group presentations using animated characters (virtually)

·         Most engaging feature - all of the well animated characters

·         Most aggravating feature - all of the really neat features cost money

·         Comparable tool you like better or not as well / why? - I would assume any tool that allows you to edit video.  I am not familiar with these types of tools. 

4.   Name of tool – Pintrest

·         Prior experience - none

·         Pre-impression (after readings) – I thought it was like it was just another MySpace.

·         Post-impression (after assignment) – There is a lot more you can do with Pintrest. Not only show interesting recopies, but educational information.

·         Possible personal use -  I would continue to create my board and posts information about eLearning.

·         Possible professional use - You could create a "virtual poster board" that represents the student or organizing homework post and articles from students. 

·         Most engaging feature - how integrated it is with today's web

·         Most aggravating feature - not much interaction outside of comments

·         Comparable tool you like better or not as well / why? - Diigo, and because in both cases you are "bookmarking" something you like.  I prefer Diigo for educational purposes.  It has more features

5.   Name of tool - Flickr

·         Prior experience - none

·         Pre-impression (after readings) - I knew it was going to be used for picture sharing. 

·         Post-impression (after assignment) - I thought it was easy to use.

·         Possible personal use - I would 100% use this to back up digital pictures and share with family.

·         Possible professional use- I could see my art department sending me the graphics to be used in the new course via Flickr.

·         Most engaging feature - How quickly you can upload pictures.

·         Most aggravating feature - I did not see a way to create groups so I could organize pictures.

·         Comparable tool you like better / why? - Walgreens Photo Center, I can upload pictures and share them with family and friends. 

6.   Name of tool - Diigo

·         Prior experience - none

·         Pre-impression (after readings) - I thought it was a "news article" version of Pintrest.

·         Post-impression (after assignment) - I think this is the tool I have found the least use for. It was a bit too much for me to take in, and I did not feel the value.

·         Possible personal use - I could see myself possibly creating a group for my book club, where we could share reviews etc...of the books we are reading.

·         Possible professional use - Our SMEs and our teachers could use this for research.  I found a lot of good articles on e-learning.

·         Most engaging feature - The ability to create groups.

·         Most aggravating feature - I did not feel like the tool was user friendly.  I like to add personal touches to my pages, and you could not do this with this tool.

·         Comparable tool you like better / why? - I compared it to my Firefox bookmarking tool.  I cannot highlight or make sticky notes with FF so i would have to say I enjoy Diigo.

7.   Name of tool- Screenr

·         Prior experience - none

·         Pre-impression (after readings) - I thought it was another screen capture tool.

·         Post-impression (after assignment) - I thought it was an interesting way to share information with people via video.

·         Possible personal use - I could see this being used to show my mom how to access something on her computer without driving to her house. 

·         Possible professional use- Anyone who needs to present information from a remote location, could use this tool for work. 

·         Most engaging feature - I like the fact that you can embed video or share the video instantly.

·         Most aggravating feature - I think I remember a video limit. 

·         Comparable tool you like better / why? - This reminds me of Jing, which I like better.  Jing also has a limit on time, but it has more tools that you can use to show viewers what you want them to focus on.