There are many technology tools to use in today's world wide web. Today I will be assessing eight of them that include: Moodle, Google Apps, Google Chrome, Livebinders, Wiggio, Prezi, Garage Band, Emaze, and Dogpile.
First off, lets start with Moodle. I find Moodle REALLY convenient because it has the whole list of assignments, due dates, and just about anything that is needed for a class. In addition, posting discussions so that my fellow classmates can interact with me are a big bonus. This tool for school use is the best I have seen from my teachers
The next tool I want to talk about is Google Apps. The Google Apps are AWESOME in my opinion. Google blogger allowed me to create a school blog, which is this, and also a personal blog for my own thoughts and ideas. Also, I utilize Google Docs every single day. It made me save so much money considering Microsoft Word is so expensive for a college kid like me. Lastly, the fact that my colleagues and I can interact on a document makes Google Docs the best interactive document out there.
Livebinders is a tool that allowed me to make an electronic binder for all the content that suits me best. For example, I have a binder of tools that specifically relate to my major whereas I have a binder full of multimedia presentation tools. It really helps me keep my tools in check and organized
Was I the biggest fan of dogpile? First off dogpile is a web search tool that really breaks down the number of searches compared to Google. While doing research, I use DogPile so that I can get simple answers fast, but when I do extensive research I would have to resort to another tools for a larger quantity of searches.
What about Prezi? I found Prezi to be a bit confusing to learn and the presentations often gave me a headache. The slides too often moved around so fast that my head would be spinning. But I cant not give credit to it's professionalism and simplicity although I find it complex. For that, I give it a solid........... 7 :/
GarageBand on the other hand was awesome. It made me feel like a music producer because I could easily make music that sounded like it was made in a studio. To sum up this tool, it is a professional music studio all in your computer. I give it a solid 10 for it's awesomeness.
I do not want to flaunt about how Wiggio was just sooooooo good because my group did two presentations on it. In my opinion, it is the best group interacting tool out there. It allows a group to video chat, voice calls, set up meetings that are forwarded to your email for reminders, and lastly share files. I may be wrong but it does not get any better than that. It is a solid 10!!!
Lastly I want to talk about Emaze because it is A-mazes me. Haha. I really think it was a convenient tool to create presentations with. There are so many other tools like Prezi, Google Presentations, and Microsoft presentations so I would not really recommend this tool since there is so many out there. I do think it is way better than Prezi so with that I will give it a 9.
