CEDU 533 - Week 5

During class this week there were many points that proved to be interesting and will be beneficial to use in the classroom.

The first was shown in Brian's project in which he used the site Voki and projected his voice through a snowman animation. I would like to try this site and put the end product on my website.

The handout on Web 2.0 Technology Selection Criteria was a thought provoking look at how to select 2.0 tools. Here is the criteria summary to find the "perfect" Web 2.0 technology:
Criteria 1: Access
Criteria 2: Usability
Criteria 3: Privacy & Intellectual Property
Criteria 4: Workload & Time Management
Criteria 5: Fun Factor

I also appreciated Kristine's comparison between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. It really helped clarify how to differentiate between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Essentially, Web 2.0 tools emphasize collaboration, have interactivity in them, are sent out to an unlimited/undefined audience, and include blogs/social networks.

With the money in my budget, I would like to purchase a video camera similar to Kristine's "Flip Video by Pure Digital" that can easily connect to the computer and upload to U-tube. I think it looked simple enough to handle - even for me. :)

Finally, I loved the visual web Kristine created "Technologies that Support Strategies that Work". How great to have a visual of a variety of resources. In an ideal world, I would go back through all of the tools we learned about throughout this program and are scattered about in my notes/blogs and create my own web as a reference guide.

Overall, despite the snowy night - good burrito from Qdoba and beneficial class.