Do you want a web site that encourages your children to create just try

 

 

http://www.storyjumper.com/

 

General overview:

Story Jumper is a website that allows kids to build their own books. It will show you how to build a new story online, and to share and publish your creation. It is a great way for students to create real or online stories and then have the ability to order a book.

 

Story Jumper and education:

 

story Jumper helps the children to think and write.

Story Jumper develops the children's writing skills.

Story Jumper develops the children's critical thinking.

Story Jumper develops the children's creating ability.

Story Jumper develops the children's reading skills.

 

        You need to singe up to be able to accesses and write, but you can read without accesses. It is easy to use and it has a colorful pitcher that children enjoy it.  The website has tabs that take you to Library and Help. There is also a separate section which is solely dedicated to teachers and the support materials and resources are plentiful

 

Provide a break down:

The Good:

It gives the students the chance to create, design, write and publish their own personal books

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The Bad:

All the stores are written by children

The Bottom Line:

It encourages the children

 

Rating: 4

 

 

 

 

Review -3-

 

 

 

Go to the link:

http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/itunes-u/

Educational Technology Mobile app

 

ITunes U

Some of the biggest names in higher education, like MIT, Oxford, and Yale join up with beloved institutions (The New York Public Library, Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, etc.) to provide iPhone users with one of the biggest, best open source repositories around.

 

ITunes U courses let teachers give each class a customized learning experience. Teachers can create and manage their course and students can experience it all from the iTunes U app on iPad.

 

The iTunes U app gives you access to complete courses from leading universities and other schools — plus the world's largest digital catalog of free education content — right on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Whether you're majoring in molecular biology at a university, taking Spanish in high school, or just interested in European history, you now have a valuable tool to help you learn anytime, anywhere.

 

Break Down:

The Good: No New Computer Program to Learn, Free Knowledge, and Supplement Other Courses.

• The Bad: No Degree or Credits, No Collaboration Opportunities, and Content is Not Easily Sharable.

•The Bottom Line: I think I've described enough iTunes U perks – check it out and find a topic you want to study! As always, feel free to let us know what you think, or ask any questions you may have.

 

Rating:  5 (excellent).

 

 

 

Review -2-

 

 

 

 

Go to the link:

https://www.blogger.com

 

 

Educational Technology Web 2.0 software

 

BLOGGER

 

Blogger is the top Web 2.0 and 21st century tool pick. From an educational standpoint, blogs allows educators and students to collaborate, share instructional resources, create content and connect to mainstream social media channels such as YouTube, podcasts, other blogs, tweets, social bookmarks, etc. all on a single centralized page.

 

This software is dedicated to the promotion of teaching and learning and it is totally online.

Blogger.com is one of the most popular blogging applications available. There are two main reasons for its popularity. First, it's been around longer than just about any other blogging software, so bloggers are very familiar with it. Second, it's completely free and easy to use. Since Google purchased Blogger.com several years ago, the features and tools available to Blogger.com users have continued to grow.

 

Break Down:

The Good: Blogger offers more support than most free blog services do. It has FAQs, tutorials, user forums and a searchable knowledgebase. In addition, since Blogger is so popular, you can also find all kinds of advice online from third-party sources.

• The Bad: There are no options for word or IP banning.
•The Bottom Line: Blogger.com is a great option for beginner bloggers looking to get a blog launched quickly at no cost with a wide variety of features and the ability to include advertising to earn money from their blogs.

Rating:  5 (excellent).

Blackboard Mobile learn is one of the most amazing educational technology mobile apps.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blackboard-mobile-learn/id376413870?mt=8

 

Blackboard mobile gives the learners, educators, and community access to all aspects of the educational experience on their mobile devices and they’ll be able to go anywhere Blackboard mobile is one of the most effective ways to instantly enrich teaching, learning, and campus life for everyone, wherever they are. Students and instructors can access documents in multiple formats, read announcements, create discussion threads, upload media, create content items within the course map, comment on blogs and more all on the mobile devices they have.

 

Provide a break down:

 

The Good:

The Blackboard Mobile™ Learn application gives students and faculty access to their courses, content, and organizations on a variety of mobile devices including Android, BlackBerry and iPhone.

 

The Bad:

If your school licenses Blackboard Mobile Learn, you'll be able to use the app for free. If not, you will need to purchase lifetime access for just $1.99.

 

 

The Bottom Line:

Blackboard Mobile Learn™ makes it easier for you to keep up with your courses by letting you access them whenever and wherever you want.

 

Rating: 5 excellent

 

Educational Technology Web 2.0 software

Play with your ideas and build your story 

go here http://prezi.com/pricing-4/

• General overview

         Innovative way to share presentations without PowerPoint. It is about simple ideas gathered to present an unusual presentations. The website displays different topics of presentations in different and creative way. They use lots of animation and videos among them. Prezi is similar to building a story that starts with a simple idea and ends with a creative conclusion.

• What does it do for the field of educational technology

   It was really a great help for some of us in last semester class (Philosophical Foundations Education & Learning theories).Some students used it in demonstrating different topics for group presentations. This website is an inventive tool for those who gets bored from using simple presentations. Also, a reader of business, education, economy and philosophy will find it interesting to use. It can work for both educators and trainers starting from 10 to university students. You can choose any subject (social, philosophical, science or literature) to search for.

     •  Usability

    You need only your email to sign up for free. Then you can move around through different multimedia and tabs. There is a search button to go directly to the topic you’re searching for.
 • A break down
       • The Good

     It’s easy to navigate, covers definitions in different fields, historical events, famous poets or psychologists, self-development and lots more. It offers a simple but creative way in showing presentations and allows people to share, learn and express information that connect them from different countries through a productive discussion. In addition, the presentations works smoothly and innovatively with sound and images.

        •    The Bad
            Not all the prezi's rare free to share. It needs subscription. Moreover, anyone can come and share his/her  ideas so there specific criteria for the information or the knowledge provided.

•  The Bottom Line     

        According to NETS standards, this site goes under the creativity and innovation because it is a revolution in presenting presentations and sharing information in a modern way. It is simply a website that gather ideas and present it in a creative show

• A rating 

         4.5  (Excellent)

Science 360 for I pad or mobile

Amazing free app sparks imagination and learning

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/science360-for-ipad/id439928181?mt=

Downloading SCIENCE 360 is like presenting your kids to the liveliest minds and the most exciting work currently being done in a variety of science, math, and engineering fields around the world. Earlier kids may only want to watch the tapes, as the text in many of the segments contains higher-level vocabulary. But there is something here to learn for anyone of almost any age. The fact that this app will hold your kid's attention (or yours) for hours on end is not surprising. What is incredible is that it's free.

The thumbnail grid is arranged in an 18-by-12 square matrix, a total of 216 squares, each containing a thumbnail that can be scrolled through carousel style— vertically as well as horizontally. There’s no beginning or end to the grid; after scrolling for 18 squares horizontally (or 12 vertically), the squares repeat, as if the grid surrounds the user. You can shrink the grid, revealing a larger number of thumbnails, but pinching the screen. Stretching the screen reveals captions, and identifies videos and images you’ve favorite.

 

Break Down:

  o   The Good:

      SCIENCE 360 is like presenting your kids to the liveliest minds and the most exciting work currently being done in a variety of science, math, and engineering fields around the world

  o   The Bad:

         There are some cons in the website. One of the must important cons was difficulty to stretching          the screen reveals captions, and identifies videos and images you’ve favorite.

  o The Bottom Line:

              There is something here to learn for anyone of almost any age. The point that this APP will  hold your kid's attention for hours on end is not surprising. What is incredible is that it's free.

      Rating: 3 (Good).

Done By: Emad (201202692).