Thursday, November 24, 2011

Why are these Online Resources Useful?

In -class Discussion

Why is it useful to use these technologies??

  • able to search and find the things that you need to study easily                                                                   
  • able to send and share notes
  • able to save work on the internet
  • able to use things such as google calender you can sentd them to send alerts a nd reminders that come before the due date.




Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Tools for School Evernote


 Explain what it does and how it might be used
Getting all of your notes together, hunting for quotes, and tracking down bibliographical information takes at least as long, if not longer, as writing the paper itself.
In a group situation, sharing research and collaborating on the production of one document is even more difficult without the proper tools.
Enter Evernote. For students, it’s an invaluable way to organize research and streamline the collaboration process. Here are some examples of how Evernote simplifies the student research process



  • Include a series of screen shots that describe how to use it


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    • Tell us if the tool can be used on a smart phone or tablet as well as a computer
    Evernote can be used on ipod touch and iphone
    • Find one example of another product that does a similar job

    • Post this information on your blog

    Tools for school ~Delicious

    http://delicious.com/

    Explain what it does and how it might be use The Delicious web tool is a free social bookmarking tool used to store, share and discover website bookmarks.

     A series of screen shots that describe how to use it

    Delicious has a "hotlist" on its home page and "popular" and "recent" pages, which help to make the website a conveyor of Internet memes and trends.

    Delicious is one of the most popular social bookmarking services. Many features have contributed to this, including the website's simple interface, human-readable URL scheme, a novel domain name

    Tell us if the tool can be used on a smart phone or tablet as well as a computer: Yes it can.
    Find one example of another product that does a similar job :)
    NameDescriptionWeb address
    BalatarinIranian community website. Named second most popular Persian website by Internet magazine 7 Sang in 2008.[2]Balatarin
    BibSonomybibsonomy.org
    BookmarkSyncbookmarksync.com
    CiteULikeciteulike.org
    ConnoteaFree reference management for clinicians and scientistsconnotea.org
    DeliciousRumored to eventually be closed by Yahoo![3], the site was instead sold to Avos Systems on April 27, 2011.[4] Yahoo! will operate the site until July 2011.delicious.com
    Diggdigg.com
    DiigoDiigo (digest of Internet information, groups, and other stuff) is a free online tool designed not only to bookmark web pages in one convenient location, but to highlight key points for easy reference. The site makes it easy to share and comment on resources with colleagues whether in an academic setting or in a working environment.diigo.com
    Favesfaves.com
    folkdfolkd.com
    GiveALink.orggivealink.org
    HeyStaksSocial and collaborative bookmarking. Heystaks helps users to improve their search experience suggesting better results.HeyStaks.com
    Knowledge PlazaEnterprise bookmarking tool for all information formats: not only websites (like Delicious), but also documents, contacts, e-mails, discussions, book references and wikis.knowledgeplaza.net
    LicorizeBookmarking tool which integrates bookmarking with to-do management and Getting Things Done styled tools.licorize.com
    Linkwadlinkwad.com
    Microsoft TechNetTechnical information, news, and events for information technology professionals.technet.microsoft.com
    Mister Wong