Technology!

Technology!

yeah!

Hi

Hi

Wallwisher

Just decided to check out wall wisher from last class. I think it is a really cool tool. I want to experiment if anyone happens to read this. I want you to try and put a sticky on my wall and even see if you can edit on my wall. Just wondering if you need an account to do so. So go ahead and try. Let me know on the wall or on a comment how it went. I was having a little trouble with connection. I think this would be a great tool for classrooms to message on. Well here is the link and good luck! http://www.wallwisher.com/rebuild/1kC76H88A5

Diigo vs Evernote

So I started to play around with Diigo the other day and really like the feature on how you can follow other groups and people to have access to their links. I thought this was really cool, however at first I was having a hard time figuring out how to bookmark my own pages. Finally I realized how, you need to download the Diigo toolbar of easy access to this. I think the toolbar has some really great applications such as the read later, highlighter, and capture. However, I felt it was similar to Evernote in this case. So I started to ponder which would be better to use. Diigo does allow you to share easier with others then Evernote, but Evernote allows you to e-mail and tweet to it. It seems that using both applications would be almost like double dipping, but I think I may use Evernote as a personal note taking devise and then when I am ready to share links I can send them to Diigo. I am not sure how this strategy would work and I would like to hear how others feel about the two tools and in which direction I should head.

Little Bird Tales Vs Story Jumper

I just finished creating a Story Jumper! The Great Outback. I enjoyed making this story because it felt like writing a real book. However, there was not a lot of room for creativity. You had scenes and props to choose to put in your story, but no drawing was allowed. This is where it varied from Little Bird Tales. Little Bird Tales also allowed you to record voice, which Story Jumper does not. Story Jumper, however looks more like a book. The pages move instead of Little Bird Tales where it plays in a movie format. Story Jumper also allows you to publish your books for a cost, but you can print the pages also. This seemed to be the greatest benefit of Story Jumper, being able to print the book afterward. Neither site allows for downloading of the stories or embed codes. They can only be viewed online through a link. After using both tools I would recommend Little Bird Tales before Story Jumper because it is more interactive and creative. However, Story Jumper will make great little books and you are able to set up a class right in the program which is very convenient for a lab setting. Therefore, even though I personally like Little Bird Tales I would recommend Story Jumper for certain scenarios.