JP-Tool+Review

My Tool Review

ToonDoo- I like toodoo, it was easy to create comics and it didn’t seem as much as work than other programs. From a creative standpoint it was great. Kids have more freedom to use their creative side than the usual presentations or power point Hero Machine- I tried this for a few minutes and didn’t like it. It was boring and quite honestly stupid. It seemed more like a way to pass time in the library than anything else. Maybe I missed the point of the site, but I wouldn’t go back to the site if I didn’t have to. Examples of Math games site- Great site! User friendly, and works for every grade. Teachers can give kids this site to practice at home with. If I have a struggling student in fractions, the student can easily brush up on skills at home and bring in the work the next day. The games are great way for a struggling student to excel in math without using a book. Oil Well game- Just going by the description, this game sounds like fun. It can work on several subjects, math, science, and geography. It could be used as a continuous project in class or as a class assignment with partners to compete in class. The only problem is it needs a computer, so it might be more logical to make it a home exercise throughout the year. Trading Card Maker- This site was so-so. Fun for an art class, but there are better site out there to spend time on. The kids make cards out of their own pictures. It was mentioned in class, but I personally think it’s a waste of class time. Zamzar- Ben talked about this in class I thought it was great. For teachers using multiple sites, it’s a great way to save time moving documents from program to program. And there’s no worry about hitting the wrong button and erasing something, Zamzar does all the work. Remember the Milk- Teachers are multi-tasking and need ways to keep it all straight. This site is a virtual calendar for teachers. It tells them what and when. For elementary school teachers this is ideal. No longer do they need to remember every detail. It’s personal secretary really, without the holiday! RubriStar (rubric maker)- What a great site. It organizes the teachers thoughts and plan in way that makes sense. When I saw the site, it reminded me of TurboTax. You give the information and program does the grunt work. 4 teachers is some-what of the same kind of site. Google Docs- I tried using this to make a non-ppt presentation and had problems, it said my file was corrupt or something like that. I’m sure this happens all the time to teachers moving files from one place to another. Instead, I thought zamzar was better equipped to change files. Slide rocket- I’ve never heard about this until this class and it was love at first site! The quality of options was superior to power point. From what I saw of the demo, it was more user-friendly with the internet. People like to put videos in their presentations and slide rocket seemed more in sync with awkward pauses like power point has when showing videos.