Web Tools!

This week's assignment in ED 270 was to find 10 websites off of go2web20.net ,  http://bighugelabs.com/ , and  http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/Dominoe+50+Ways and review them for their education value. We were told this assignment would take some time, so I turned on Pandora's 90's Pop station, was greeted with Wannabe by The Spice Girls, and got to work!

1. Popset.com 
    Recommend: Yes
   
Popset turned out to actually be an iphone app created by four friends who wanted to be able to share photos in albums with just each other when they are physically separated. The whole idea of the app is really awesome if the whole class has access to ipads or iphones. It could be used to have the students share photos for class assignments or from class trips. However, without everyone having access to those tools, it becomes a null idea.

2. Befeter.net 
    Recommend: Yes

This site is to show before and after pictures side by side. It's free and I would use it in the classroom to have the kids show before and after on art and math projects. The only problem with Befeter is that is does have a lot of half naked celebrity photos on the homepage that I'm not overly fond of having in an elementary classroom. The intended audience is the general teenage and early adult population, but I think it could be used really well in a classroom.

3. Live Mocha
    Reccomend: HECK YES!!!

This website is for learning language. You get to choose how you want to learn, through study or conversation, if you need to learn fast or take your time, and the proficiency you would like to achieve. Then courses are set up for you for free. I personally set one up for Bokmal Norwegian because I already know a little teeny tiny bit and want to know more since I am Norwegian. The first lesson seemed spot on for words. You have a variety of languages you can choose to learn. This could be really fun in a classroom if you have kids who speak another language so you can incorporate learning some words of their language into the everyday learning in your classroom. I know I will for sure be using this for Spanish after I finish Norwegian. 

4.Notely.net
   Recommend: No

This website was billed as a way to organize your students. Unfortunately all it turned out to be was a website with links to web searches for different ways to organize your students. 

5. Twisty Noodle
     Recommend: Yes

The website gives you free coloring pages for a variety of subjects and interests. This is the website I have been waiting for years. 

6. soshiku.com
Recommend: Maybe

This site helps high school and college students keep track of their school assignments. As their is data entry of that information involved, I personally wouldn't use it, I have a planner, but for a techy person, it is good.

7. koofers.com/
Recommend: Yes

This website allows students to tell and share their class taking experiences including class notes and test hints. It seems a bit like cheating but could be useful when used correctly. 

8. Mailbox
Recommend: Yes

This is an iPhone app to organize your email which is much needed with all the junk email that I get.

9. Gojee
Recommend: No

This was advertised as a website with food recipes. I went to it and found Gojee lingerie instead. Not food.

10. Weduary
Recommend: Yes

This is a wedding planning website that is fairly easy to navigate. It has a ton of different features that you can customize, plus it is free. I'm totally showing it to my engaged roommate.