Karen Hunter OLTD 507 Cloud Tool Analysis

Tool: WatchKnowLearn

URL: http://www.watchknowlearn.org

Description:
This site has indexed approximately 50,000 educational videos in a directory of over
5000 categories. The video titles, descriptions, grade level information and ratings
are all edited for usefulness and have been vetted by educators. Educators suggest
videos for inclusion, and they are then reviewed and approved.
Helpful Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkohIO52APY&feature=youtube_gdata
Grade Level:

K-12; many subject areas

Server Housed: Mississippi

Requirements:
Children under age 13 need parental permission to create an account. Children are
encouraged to use a pseudonym. Adults are encouraged to use their real names.
Privacy: http://www.watchknowlearn.org/PrivacyPolicy.aspx
Terms of Use: http://www.watchknowlearn.org/PrivacyPolicy.aspx
Pros:
Categories are organized, and
directories are easy to search
Has an age filter
No registration or fees
Create your own categories and
drop your videos into your
Classroom
Can copy and share links for
specific videos
Create student accounts, assign
videos & track students

Cons:
Cant search videos by type
No online help

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Tool: Twiducate

URL: http://www.twiducate.com

Description:
Twiducate is a free social micro-blogging platform for school educators to create
private networks for posting assignments, sending messages, etc. Teachers set up a
classroom name and code so that students may join. It is password protected and
only users invited may join. Users can post to class and add images, hyperlinks,
bullet points, etc. There is a chat room that could be used for informal chats or
planned discussions around a set topic.
Grade Level: Grades 3-12
Server Housed: Ontario, Canada
Requirements:
If under the age of majority, parent, teacher or guardian must accept terms on
students behalf.
Privacy: http://www.twiducate.com/privatepolicy.php
Terms of Use: http://www.twiducate.com/termsofservice.php
Pros:
Free to use
Teachers can monitor and
administer the students accounts
Features include bookmarks and
links
Password protected and secure
Sign up is easy
User interface is simple
May have multiple classrooms
Kids use avatars

Cons:
Not easy to attach .pdfs or other
items to posts and messages
Design is not very dynamic
Has some limitations
Teacher does not have many extra
resources

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Tool: Projeqt

URL: https://projeqt.com

Description:
Projeqt is a creative storytelling platform. Create a visual story by linking together
images, videos, and text. Pull in live tweets or blog feeds, insert audio and even
stream videos. It is built in HTML5 for cross-platform compatibility and is
wonderfully optimized for the iPad and iPhone.
ProjeqtEd projeqt for education coming soon.
Helpful Video:
http://vimeo.com/15333659
Grade Level: upper elementary and up
Server Housed: United States
Requirements:
No age restrictions. Requires name, username, email and password.
Privacy: https://projeqt.com/docs/tos/
Terms of Use: https://projeqt.com/docs/tos/
Pros:
Cons:
Simple and intuitive
Layout options are limited.
Works well with many platforms,
Could be searched and viewed by
allowing you to use text, image,
the public
video and other feeds within it
Works well cross-media
Professional look
Presentations can be multilayered
Pulls in feeds to make project
more dynamic

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Tool: slides

URL: http://slides.com

Description:
This is a simple web app for making presentations. The presentations, or decks, can
be shown horizontally or vertically, or both. Features include public or private
decks and the ability to work offline. Presentations can be remote controlled from
any touch-enabled mobile device.

Grade Level: upper elementary and up

Server Housed: United States & Sweden
Requirements:
No age restrictions.
Privacy: http://slides.com/privacy
Terms of Use: http://slides.com/terms
Pros:
Can be viewed in any browser
Stored online, so dont need to
download anything
Presentations can be broadcast to
an audience of any size.
Can use other peoples designs
and templates for your own work
Can automatically sync to
Dropbox
Automatically stores a history of
saved changes

Cons:
In the free option, decks must be
public. To share privately, must
choose pro plan.

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Tool: Quizlet

URL: http://quizlet.com

Description:
Quizlet is a free website providing learning tools for students, including flashcards,
study and game modes. It contains over 40 million study sets. All of the material is
user-generated. Audio is available in 18 languages. Teachers can create flashcards
for students. Quizlet had a teacher page dedicated to various subject areas.

Grade Level: Grades 3 and up

Server Housed: United States
Requirements: Service is for users of all ages. Under 13 requires parental consent
and offers a limited feature set and website experience that removes certain social
features.
Privacy: http://quizlet.com/privacy
Terms of Use: http://quizlet.com/tos
Pros:
Good tool for independent study
Ability to add pictures to
flashcards
Can make your own flashcards,
or choose from millions created
by others
Can use several study modes
including multiple choice and
study games
Good support center

Cons:
Can only use the pictures
available on the website unless
you upgrade to pro
Students need access to computer.
With 400 million user-generated
flashcards available, it is possible
kids could find questionable stuff

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Tool: Fotobabble

URL: http://www.fotobabble.com

Description:
This is a free web 2.0 tool that allows you turn your images into an enhanced gallery
complete with narration. These can also be turned into a slideshow. Essentially you
upload your photo(s), record a narration, and share your presentation. Easy to create
using helpful ready-made templates.
Helpful Video:
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/video-youtube/fotobabble.html
Grade Level: Grades 8 and up
Server Housed: United States
Requirements: Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from using Fotobabble.

Privacy: http://www.fotobabble.com/terms
Terms of Use: http://www.fotobabble.com/terms
Pros:
Easy to use and versatile.
Great digital story telling
potential
Students can interpret their art
projects, stories or other work
Great for multimedia projects

Cons:
Students can easily share content
to any social media network
directly from the app or website

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Tool: Tagxedo

URL: http://www.tagxedo.com

Description:
Tagxedo turns words, into a visually appealing word cloud where words are
individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the
body of text.
Helpful Blog: 101 Ways to Use Tagxedo
http://blog.tagxedo.com/101-ways-to-use-tagxedo-completed
Grade Level: Grades 3 and up
Server Housed: United States
Requirements: No age limitation.

Privacy: Privacy page under construction. See terms of service #17.

Terms of Use: http://www.tagxedo.com/terms.html
Pros:
Make word clouds in real-time.
Customize font, theme, color,
orientation and shape
Many options for fine tuning
Will work on Mac or PC
Appeals to many ages
Instantly created clouds look
great and are visually appealing

Cons:
Help docs could be better
Learning is generally surface-level

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Tool: Pixiclip

URL: http://www.pixiclip.com/beta/

Description:
Pixiclip is a free web-based interactive whiteboard. It allows you to easily record
your screen and share it with others. It provides an online canvas on which you can
type, narrate, draw, sketch, and upload images to mark-up. Record the whole
process of your work on the canvas accompanied with your voice. Can be public,
private, hidden, or password protected. Can be shared or embedded.
Helpful Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgs5vygEPbw
Grade Level: Upper elementary and up
Server Housed: United States
Requirements:
No requirements listed.
Privacy: No web link, must view policy on website. Registered users have control
over their content.
Terms of Use:
Not listed.
Pros:
Its compatible with almost all
browsers (Chrome, Safarai,
Firefox, Internet Explorer)
In addition to adding your voice,
you can add a short video of
yourself
Supports ink and text annotation
Products can be embedded or
shared by URL
Can be used with Chromebooks
No sign in needed

Cons:
No Google integration
Still in Beta
Resizing images doesnt always
carry over to the finished
recording
Embed option can be spotty