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The Wiki Wonders Group 3 - Select Tools to Review from the following groups:
 * Collage
 * Map
 * Flickr

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Visit Alan Levine’s 50+ Web2.0 Ways To Tell a Story wiki. Read the information on the Home page. Select Tools By Type to see the list of different storytelling tools.

Your group is responsible for reviewing the best of the tools within your assigned set. Each person in the group should review a minimum of 2 tools. You can decide what tools you will choose and who will review what tool. Include the following information in you review:

• ease of use • site support • appropriate for what audiences • is there an educational version • strengths, weaknesses • ideas for use

**TABLE OF CONTENTS** flat Use the table below to organize your work:

**Web 2.0 Tool Reviews** Mapwing is a tool for creating and viewing virtual tours, like the ones typically used by professional real estate agents. It is priced to be affordable by them too ($15 per tour, or $195 unlimited tours). The free version only allows you to place 3 hotspots on a map, each with four views: N, S, E, or West. I created a longer tour of Hershey Park using my photos from the blog, which included a map. The tour had three hotspots, but because there were attractions in between those, it did not make sense to link the hotspots, although this would have been easy. The Mapwing tour I liked best from their website was 'Hurricane Hotspots'. My son is a hurricane specialist with Noah who runs simulations for them. To navigate Hurricane Hotspots, a large map of the world appears with hotspots anywhere there is past or present hurricane activity. I visited the ones for hurricane Katrina and Floyd, which both have some impressive pictures. An educator might be able to use Mapwing to get students ready to go on a field trip, but $15 for a map is pricey, unless you're pretty certain you will use it more than once. As a classroom project with, say, different students assigned to capture images and media from different rooms of a museum, it could work. ||< **Ease of use:** 5 out of 5 **Site Support:** 5 out of 5 **Appropriate for Educators:** 3 (pricey!) no site license? **Educational Version:** No **Plusses, Minuses:**-timelines, -GPS **Ideas for use****:** real estate virtual field trips, museums, geophysical tours, anything that can be represented by a map! **Accessibility:** comments on pictures ||< das013 || I wasn't really satisfied with the slideshow options in Flickr or even TripWow, and I really needed something to support clear audio narration for presentations with no audio synchronization breakups like SOM (Screencast-o-matic) sometimes does with low sensitivity microphones. Voicethread was just the ticket. I'm reviewing it at the end of a very long search on the web for Web 2.0 tools to support our AP Physics class upcoming trip to Hershey Park. I don't know if someone in another group has already reviewed it, but time to come up with a third review is getting short, and the list of Web 2.0 tools for educators comes up with a great many dead end links, or links to tools with great promise that are priced too far outside of the range that could be seriously considered for site licenses in most school systems.
 * < **Name of Tool** ||< **URL** ||< **Review of Tool** ||< **Reviewed By** ||
 * < =MapWing= ||< [|http://www.mapwing.com]
 * Overview:**
 * =Voicethread= || http://www.voicethread.com
 * Overview**

Voicethread has a library of ideas for educators unlike anything that Flickr offers. See: @http://voicethread.com/about/library/ || **Ease of use:** 5 (out of 5) 4 (see minuses) educators, presenters YES! No FAQ (free version) Extensive Library BEST differentiated instruction I've seen, on a par with tarheel reader in many respects || das013 || I decided to use Trip Wow! to make a slideshow for my blog for a number of reasons. Flickr wasn't working for creating a slideshow for several days into our coursework, and did not seem (initially) to allow any reasonable privacy settings for managing digital footprints or our photos. Picassa and Trip Wow seemed to work well together to produce an animated slide show that also afforded more protection of those photos than Flickr or alternatives. Several slideshow themes were available on Trip Wow. The one I chose had a theme of travel by car, and it automatically added a short graphic of where I was coming from and where I went on my trip on a map that showed few other details. I'm not sure how the musical accompaniment was chosen (perhaps from a list associated with the destination city?), but for my trip to Hershey Park, PA, it was appropriate enough. I was looking for a means to share pictures of our upcoming trip to Hershey Park with our students in a creative way, and this one looked like just the ticket. After they have completed their AP physics tests, our students will be taking along accelerometers, spring balances, and other instruments in order to use the physics they have learned to evaluate the safety, thrill factor, and other items associated with roller coaster and other ride designs at Hershey Park. Also, since our group was already reviewing a number of map graphic applications, this review seemed like a natural one to do for our group.E || **Ease of use:** 5 (out of 5) 4 (out of 5): -social net travelers, educators, students will love creating shows with this. Almost on a par with Kerpoof! No -social, -music I'd like to see a lot more sites like this, and not just for creating shows about travel. Could they get together with Xtranormal? That would be awesome.**Accessibility:** +interface ||< das013 || Popups appear when the cursor is rolled over an image. You could even use these "hotspots" on images as links to go to other flickr photo pages or any other web site. Flickr itself has good site support for basic usage. A drawback on this site is when a user is in need of specific help, it may be difficult to find help on that topic in the help section. For example, when I was looking to see how to access notes while viewing a slide show, I could not find the answer. students in upper elementary grades, middle school, and high school who were creating presentations in any curricular area. For example, in language arts, a student could read a novel, create a set of photos in Flickr that represented a character and then add Flickr Linking Notes to those photos to explain them or to add other details to the presentation. I also think Flickr Linking Notes would be great for teachers in their instruction of any grade level for there is no subject or grade level where a teacher could not use annotations to increase understanding. I think if a teacher created a set of images in Flickr relative to a topic being taught and then added facts using Flickr Linking Notes, students would enjoy the "game" aspect where they have to search images to find the text boxes which then pop up. (In this way, Flickr Linking Notes reminds me of "Pop Up Video" if anyone out there is my age and remembers that phenomenon.) I could see a science teacher using it for systems of the body, a social studies teacher using it for maps of a battle, an LA teacher using it for story elements, a math teacher using it for the process of working an equation, an art teacher reviewing a particular artist's work, and on and on. I found it a very flexible, applicable tool. **Educational Version:** I do not believe this was originally designed for educational settings, but it could easily be used in them. **Audience:** Vuvox is a great tool for student presentations for upper elementary, middle and high school students, or for teachers of any curricular area or grade level. **Ease of Use:** Flexible and easy to use, this one is definitely a must for any teacher's toolbag. Students with solid computer savvy will have no problem using Vuvox either. **Site Support:** The Vuvox site gave good basic instructions. Someone comfortable with basic technology would have no problem navigating the site, but a elementary students might need assistance to use this program. It does not have a help feature to find assistance with specific issues. One would have to look for tutorials online to find help beyond the basic directions given on the site. For example, it could be used in language arts class for digital storytelling in place of a storyboard or as a tool for reader responses to literature. In the library, Vuvox could be a fun way to provide book recommendations by featuring books related to a theme. Any topic requiring a sequence or timeline could use Vuvox. For example, history lessons that cover battles, or science lessons on phases of moon, properties of chemical elements or the water cycle could use Vuvox. It could be used as a graphic organizer, a portfolio of student work, in place of the standard brochure project, and to present a biography in any curricular area. The uses of this flexible tool are endless! **Strengths:** Vuvox is easy to use, flexible, creates vivid presentations, allows user to utilize current media to make presenations up-to-date, and is a great change of pace from PowerPoint and Photostory. **Weaknesses:** I don't see any minues for using this program other than it may be too difficult for younger elementary students to use for project creation. ||< * melanie.ware69 || **Ideas for use:** Google My Maps is an excellent Web 2.0 tool for student-generated products, or for teachers in any curricular area where tracing a physical progression or location would be beneficial. As a language arts teacher, I had avoided the mapping tools because I immediately thought that a LA teacher would have less use for a mapping tool. Of course, I could see a Social Studies teacher using maps, but a LA teacher? I couldn't have been more wrong! After checking out Lit Trips, I found that students could create exciting maps which included images and text about events or locations in a piece of literature. Google My Maps could be used for students to track and report on their own travels for a class project. In this way, a student could use it instead of the traditional book report. How silly of me to overlook maps as a tool for LA! Being that I also teach integrated studies where we do a research project on states, students could easily use this tool to map locations across their state. I have learned never to underestimate the application of a Web 2.0 tool! **Ease of Use:** This tool is more challenging for younger students for even though there is a help site, the instructions are written at a fairly high reading level. An older student with some basic computer knowledge would be able to navigate the site, as would a teacher. **Site Support:** There is a help link, but it would be best used by adults or older students. If someone is computer savvy and reads well enough to comprehend the directions, then they would not have difficult finding the help they need on this site. **Appropriate** for teachers in any grade level, as well as middle and high school students who could Google My Maps to create a project. **Educational Version:**There is not an educational version, but I think this can be used for educational purposes. **Pluses:** A flexible tool that allows an alternative presentations method for students and teachers. **Minuses:** Google My Maps is not suited for younger students and may be difficult for those without computer savvy to use easily. ||< * melanie.ware69 ||
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 * Ideas for use:**
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 * < =Trip Wow= ||< []
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 * < =Flickr Linking Notes= ||< [] ||< **Flickr Linking Notes**, a 2.0 Web tool, allows you to embed text boxes onto any set of Flickr photos to annotate images in a presentation.
 * Ease of Use:** Flickr Linking Notes is very easy to use for its simple directions are self-explanatory, and the steps to embed the notes are not complicated.
 * Site Support:** I thought the support on the site "50 Web 2.0 Ways To Tell A Story" was excellent. It walked you through the steps of creating a story: from offering initial questions to prompt a story idea; to an example of sketching out a story outline; to brainstorming visuals that would support the project; to links to activities that could help stimulate other ideas, it was very easy to navigate and its directions were self-explanatory. I could see students using this to get started on a Web 2.0 storytelling project, or teachers incorporating it into almost any lesson.
 * Audience:** I think this tool would be useful for students in upper elementary, middle school, and high school grades who were creating presentations in any curricular area.
 * Ideas for Use:** Flickr Linking Notes could be used by
 * Educational version:** I do not believe this was originally designed for educational settings, but it could easily be used in them.
 * Strengths:** Flickr Linking Notes is easy to use, flexible in how it can be applied by teachers or students in any curriculum, and engaging to students for its game-like learning features.
 * Weaknesses:** I don't see any weakness except a need for a phone number to get a real-time person to ask questions when there is a specific problem not addressed in the general directions. ||< * melanie.ware69 ||
 * < * =**__ Mixbooks __**= ||< * http://50ways.wikispaces.com/Mixbook
 * **Overview:**
 * “Mixbook” is a modern term for a recently popular hobby – scrapbooking. For a kinesthetic or creative learner, scrapbooks are a reasonable way to have a hands-on experience where one can display personal creativity. The same is true for these online scrapbooks, which are free to produce, save, and share with others. The site offers an option for the book to be hardbound if the user wishes to purchase. Basically, it works like this – students choose a template that goes with the theme of their project, enter and E-mail address to register, import photos of their own or from a legal site and type in the text that they want to go on each page. ||< * **__ Ease of Use __**
 * The site is very easy to use as I tried uploading my own photos they turned over with ease. However, to get to that point, I had to create an account and include my E-mail address. Some kids do not have E-mail addresses, so I can foresee that making this lesson more difficult.
 * **__ Site Support __**
 * There is a team that will support questions that a user might have, but being that this is a site that wants to sell a product, they will be trained in customer service, rather than troubleshooting.
 * **__ Is There an Educational Version __**
 * I did not see an educational version of the site which is disappointing as this would be a great tool to use without the hassle of registering and being on a sales site.
 * **__ Appropriate for What Audiences __**
 * This site is appropriate for all school age and above audiences. One 3rd grader, John had a book that explained how Harry Potter had changed his life. He was able to post may pictures and type in basic text (I’m assuming with some help from a parent or teacher) that even linked to his own Wiki site for Harry Potter. The project had been created to be shared with his 3rd grade class. Any teacher could use this to introduce new material or review old material. I think this would be a very good way for a teacher to introduce themselves to the class at the beginning of the year or as a last day activity – showcase all of the learning and projects that occurred during the year. Students would enjoy seeing themselves up on the big screen and remembering all of the projects and units they studied.
 * **__ Strengths/Weaknesses __**
 * Students can us facts from the book combined with their own creativity in order to produce a book. The templates are fantastic, there are hundreds of few choices, so as students present, there would be individuality.
 * A weakness is the fact that this is really a site to buy the Mixbook and not designed as a classroom tool.
 * **__ Ideas for Use __**
 * How would I apply this to a 7th grade Language Arts classroom? Easily. After looking at many of the projects that others had on display, I found that it would be simple to come up with a rubric for an assignment, give a basic lesson on using the software and let students use their own creativity to design their project. I would most likely use this after a novel. One example that I liked was “Romeo and Juliet” which was a teacher assigned project. It was apparent that the teacher assigned students to pages with titles like “Romeo Page”, “Juliet Page”, “Alternate Ending”, “10 Favorite Quotes”, and “Favorite Part of the Book”. Perhaps students got to choose the five pages titles they wanted to complete from a list of options.
 * In Language Arts, we have to have our kids write Brief Constructed Responses (BCRs) that include answering the reading question, supporting it with quotes, and providing a connection to their own experiences. This would be a wonderful tool to use so that students could add pictures and fonts (kids love fonts) and get them away form the paper and pencil way of assessing. I can picture my kids working in groups and then sharing in front of the class—proud of their work. ||< * misskfujii ||
 * < * =**Flickr Five Frame Stories**= ||< * http://50ways.wikispaces.com/Flickr+Five+Frame+Stories
 * **Overview:**
 * We have been discussing the importance of storytelling and this site is an alternative way for students to tell a story, though in this case, there are no words used. Flickr’s Five Frame Stories site is a forum where individuals can post the story that he or she is telling in five pictures. Other viewers look at the story and give the photographer/storyteller feedback on the photos they chose. Viewers may also give their interpretation of the story that they have “read”. On some of the stories, many different interpretations were offered. ||< * **__ Ease of Use __**
 * If the student has a Flickr account or has an E-mail address to get one, the site is accessible. The site was not as easy to use as I hoped. One must be a member of the group to participate and there are no easy upload buttons or places that are well marked in order to guide a large group of students through the process. I have been playing with the program for a bit and am still not clear as to where in my own Flickr account I should add the photos to be posted on what is really, a group blog.
 * **__ Site Support __**
 * There is a manager of the site who would be willing to answer questions, but he’s not available 24 hours a day so for a classroom environment, it may not be possible to have assistance if needed.
 * **__ Is There an Educational Version __**
 * I saw no evidence that there was an educational version of this program.
 * **__ Appropriate for What Audiences __**
 * As far as viewing the stories and offering interpretations, I would recommend this site for upper elementary school age and above. This would be a good tool to use for teaching summary or main idea so that students could choose only the most important parts of a story. It could also be used for teaching tone versus mood so that the students could practice the differences between the two.
 * To create the Five Frame, I would suggest using with a higher-level middle school class or as an extension for the students who need some enrichment activities. The ability to choose only five shots to tell a story could be challenging so the audience you choose to do this project with needs to have a solid base in the objective that you would be partnering with this activity.
 * **__ Strengths/Weaknesses __**
 * Many strong examples of what a Five Frame should look like are available for students to research before attempting a project. There are professional photos used which would be a good exemplar for the high expectations that are expected for a project.
 * There is a lot of “adult” conversation and deep thought in the comment sections of some of the frames. This could be a lot to explain to students if they are working on their own. I am assuming that a great amount of time would have to be given to the project. Time for story mapping, taking group photos, getting the group to decide on the photos to use, uploading, and sharing would have to be taken into account. I see the difficulty of uploading photos as a weakness for me in that I am not fully comfortable with posting on this site, however, I would take the idea and have kids create the same idea in a Power Point or in a Photostory.
 * **__ Ideas for Use __**
 * In my curriculum, I would have my students use this when we do text organization to show chronological order, directions, cause and effect and pros and cons. I think that this lends itself to giving a group a type of organizational pattern and having them display it through a Five Frame.
 * I would also use it for any short story or novel with the Elements of Plot. There are five points on the Plot Chart and five frames to the story. Students could take a picture for the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution of the story.
 * Another fun activity might be to show that class one of the completed Frames Online and then have them write the story that goes along with it—that would give them the chance to offer their own interpretation of the story, practice quotations, narrative writing, or any other writing skill that we were doing at the time. ||< * misskfujii ||
 * < * =**Flicktion**= ||< * http://50ways.wikispaces.com/Flicktion
 * **Overview:**
 * As a Language Arts teacher, this site would be effective in daily lessons. The site allows one photo to be chosen by the author and lets them provide a caption or written text about the photo. ||< * **__ Ease of Use __**
 * This feature in Flickr is very easy to use. As long as a student has a Flickr account, they can use one of their own photos or one that is already on the site and write a caption or text of their choice. To submit the photo to the Flicktion site, users simply type the word “flicktion” into the “tag” section.
 * **__ Site Support __**
 * The only site support is Flickr. When I had a question, I tried to use the site’s standard answers, but found that my questions weren’t answered. There is no live support or even a Flicktion page manager.
 * **__ Is There an Educational Version __**
 * There is no educational version, but it would be beneficial if there were.
 * **__ Appropriate for What Audiences __**
 * This site would be appropriate for middle school and older ages. It is not geared toward kids so the content could be harder to monitor. Not that the pictures would be inappropriate, but the content in the text could be.
 * **__ Strengths/Weaknesses __**
 * The photos alone are very unique, giving students a chance to view unique photography. The captions, short stories, and other texts are solid examples of writing for budding writers. The program is simplistic to use as photos can be tagged to be viewed or searched by others.
 * The lack of support on the site could make the feature more difficult to use. The adult captions or topics could be a challenge in keeping track of what students are viewing with so many photos on Flicktion.
 * **__ Ideas for Use __**
 * I would use this program for students to publish some of their own work. Final drafts of poetry, written research essays, personal narratives, short stories and really, any writing they produce. Another idea would be for students to practice literary terms like alteration or figurative language. I would also urge students to use this option for book report sections like characterization, setting, or creating an advertisement for their novel. ||< * misskfujii ||
 * < * =**Bubblr**= ||< * http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ ||< * Bubblr is a tool using photographs found on Flickr to create comic strips. Users search for images from available works that have Creative Commons licenses allowing derivatives. There is no need to go offsite to do this; there is a built-in search engine. Once a suitable image in found, one simply clicks and drags the image to the center of the webpage. Captions, word bubbles, and additional frames can be added to the comic strip before it is published.
 * Ease of Use and Audience: 4.5 out of 5 The site is easy to use and is appropriate for both middle school and high school students. The site is free from distracting images and there are no ads. Students who use the site will have to be taught how to narrow search results using specific words and searching for more than one tag at a time.
 * Site Support: 1 out of 5 There is little to no site support for Bubblr. There are a few sentences to get the user started, but there is no contact information (outside of donations) and no FAQ. Also, there is no listing of what Bubblr is capable of. For example, I was trying to adjust the width of captions in my comic strip. Dragging did not work, so I looked for a help page. Finding none, I went to the about page, which only gives product information. Also, I would have liked Bubblr to indicate that when one moves to a different portion of the website all progress on the comic strip will be lost.
 * Educational Version: None
 * Strengths: Accessibility, Simple Design, Compelling Concept
 * Weaknesses: No Auto-Save, No Site Support, Challenging Search System
 * Ideas for Use: Fictional Comics Depicting Concepts or Information from Class
 * Comic Strip version of a PowerPoint (Information with Images)
 * Study Comic (Great for Art History)
 * Illustrated Framework for Notes ||< * annelomonn ||
 * < * =**Vuvox**= ||< * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">[|http://www.vuvox.com] ||< <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">**Vuvox** is like Powerpoint on steroids. It is a slideshow tool that allows you to use a wide array of media from your own Flickr photos to a Picasso album, Flickr public images, Yahoo feeds, YouTube, etc. to create a visual presentation. Vuvox allows you to use the latest photos and videos so your presentation can be current. You can choose the styles and layouts for your presentation, as well. Vuvox Express if like Animoto for video, and Vuvox Collage presents a scrolling canvas where your images are placed. They can be edited, you can put the images inside another (say a new movie inside an old TV), and you can add texts as described above in Flickr Linking Notes. Vuvox creates a fullscreen presentation which will roll across the screen automatically.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Ideas for Use: **Vuvox could be used in any curricular area as a student presentation tool, or by teachers looking for a more engaging way to relay facts.
 * < * =Google My Maps= ||< * [] ||< <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">**Google My Maps** is a web 2.0 tool that, in addition to allowing you to explore locations and get driving directions, can personlize maps to include placemarks like photos or images, or embedded text to add notes about a trip. In this way, it could be used as a presentation tool for teachers or students.
 * < * =Glogster= ||< * [] ||< * Glogster is a tool that allows user to create multimedia posters and pinboards. There are several formats that users can choose from to direct the content of their final product. Users can create a poster or a wide poster that allow users to control the content of the entire product. The pinboard, wishlist, and video glogs are predesigned with even the options for what to upload prefabricated. The contents of these last three options can be altered to better address a user’s needs, but it is much easier to stick to the first two options.
 * Ease of Use and Audience: 4 out of 5 The initial setup of a Glogster project is fairly straightforward. When the user selects what the components they wish to add, the desired item appears on the poster. By clicking on it, other options arise to change placement, size, etc… I would suggest a screencast to go through all the options before setting a student loose on this site. The variety and range of options can be quite overwhelming. I would not recommend this site for use by middle school students because of the level of distraction inherent in this type of tool. It takes a certain level of maturity and instruction for students to focus on the content of their work instead of only the appearance. For this reason, I would suggest Glogster be used with a high school audience.
 * Site Support: 5 out of 5 The site has two main venues for support. There is an extensive FAQ that handles basic questions to more advanced queries. Should the user have a question that is not addressed in the FAQ there is also a Community Support message.
 * Educational Version: edu.glogster.com
 * 3 out of 5 Glogster EDU is the educational version of Glogster. Single license and Multi-license accounts are available. However, even a single license account has a subscription fee. Glogster EDU boasts several advantages such as an educator library and educational articles. I find it unclear if these advantages are worth the subscription fee.
 * Strengths: Auto-save, uses a variety of source formats, interactive community of users
 * Weaknesses: More toy than tool, overwhelming
 * Ideas for Use: This is suitable for anything one would assign as a multimedia assignment. The greatest strength of Glogster is that it utilizes many forms of media. Students can include video clips, audio clips, graphics, text, and images. There are no limits to the expression of ideas using Glogster. Glogster EDU might have even more educational value, but since the real strength of this tool is that it allows for students to have real freedom of expression, I would be hesitant to add to this tool. I believe that that is the prerogative of the student users. ||< * annelomonn ||
 * < * =Wayfaring= ||< * [] ||< * From what I gather, Wayfaring is a tool that lets users create their own maps of events or of their lives. Users can also upload multimedia and connect it with the corresponding clips.
 * Ease of Use: 1 out of 5 When I learn about a new tool I prefer to dive right in and starting working with the tool before reading help pages or directions as I know many students will take a similar approach and I want to know ahead of time if there are any issues they may have. When I first opened the Wayfaring tool, I opened on a world map in a language I could not read. I went to create a map so I could see some options in English; however that link is down so I could not create a map. I went to the My Wayfaring tab to see if there was a dashboard feature and was unpleasantly surprised to see that this link as well was disabled. Since the only thing I could do while on the website was check other people’s maps I attempted to do so. Two out of five maps that I looked at gave me a different error message as well. I am not even sure what the range and types of maps can be used as I cannot access more than half of the site. If the site were operational, it appears that it would be appropriate for middle school and high school audiences. However, introductory screencasts would be needed.
 * Site Support: 1 out of 5 There is no site support. I could not even find a FAQ to see if there was a reason I was having problems with the tool. I could not find a help forum either. Additionally, I found no support e-mail to contact.
 * Educational Version: None.
 * Strengths: Colorful
 * Weaknesses: No Historical Maps, Overuse of Road Maps (lack of political, economic, etc…) no Site Support, Broken Links, Ads that Lead Outside the Site
 * Ideas for Use: Planning a Mock Trip for Geography
 * Multimedia Word Problems for Math
 * Preparing for a Field Trip ||< * annelomonn ||

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Suggested idea for documenting that we collaborated:** **Wiki Wonders Collaboration Log** <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 80%; text-align: left;">**HONOR CODE: Add one point each time you complete a review or planning/editing effort.** <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1140px; width: 1px;">Blabberize is appropriate for all ages. Users should be aware that, although the site asks users to “keep it clean,” some individuals may find the pictures and audio objectionable. Blabberize does offer the user the chance to categorize their blabber as private or mature. Blabberize also requires that if a user is under the age of 13, he/she must have consent from a parent/guardian.
 * = Member ||= Planning ||= Reviews ||= Collaboration ||
 * = Anne-Louise ||= 3 ||= 3 ||= 4 ||
 * = Kelley ||= 3 ||= 3 ||= 4 ||
 * = Dan ||= 3 ||= 3 ||= 4 ||
 * = Melanie ||= 3 ||= 3 ||= 4 ||
 * Link to MapWing Review Screencast**
 * (Kelley Fujii, Anne-Louise Monn, Dan Shawen and Melanie Ware --Group 3):**

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 * References:**
 * Please cite** or provide links for any materials or websites referenced in your reviews.

http://www.wikispaces.com http://www.mapwing.com [|http://www.voicethread.com] http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com http://www.screencast-o-matic.com @http://www.easybib.com/reference/guide/apa/website <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1140px; width: 1px;">Is there an educational version?
 * Daniel Shawen**

Screencast: Combining Writing and "Fliction": A Student Tutorial Kelley Fujii Creative Commons -- Combining Writing and "Flicktion": A Student Tutorial
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 * Kelley Fujii's References:**
 * http://www.wikispaces.com**
 * http://www.screencast-o-matic.com**
 * [|http://Flickr.com/flicktion]**
 * [|http://creativecommons.com]**


 * Melanie Ware**
 * [|Screencast for Flickr Notes]**




 * Wiki Copyright Info:** //See post in Group 3 for Creative Commons License which I couldn't get to post here.//


 * References:**
 * http://www.wikispaces.com**
 * http://www.screencast-o-matic.com**
 * [|http://Flickr.com]**
 * [|http://creativecommons.com]**

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1140px; width: 1px;">Blabberize does not offer an educational version of their services, although the program can be used for educational purposes. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1140px; width: 1px;">Strengths – <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1140px; width: 1px;">Blabberize is easy to use and it only takes a few seconds to learn how to create a blabber. Blabberize is also fun and allows students to be creative. Blabberize can also be easy shared with other classmates, teachers, schools, or parents. Appeals to auditory and visual learners. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1140px; width: 1px;">WeaknessesThe classroom must have access to a microphone. Younger students cannot create their own accounts without permission from a parent or guardian. Blabbers will only be saved after a user has created an account. User also has a limit to the amount of space for blabbers; teachers may run out of space if they allow their students to all create blabbers under one account. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -10000px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1140px; width: 1px;">Ideas for use –