Monday, 6 May 2013

Top internet tools that I recommend

Features
 Firefox is a great internet tool that is reliable. There aren't many security that slows down your internet. Firefox is faster than safari and my opinion google chrome. You can add multiple tabs and firefox offers bookmarks too.

Pros:
Multiple Tabs
Bookmarks
Less Security
Internet Safety

Cons:
Dropped Internet
sometimes firefox is slow to connect to the server

Rating: 4 out 5

Feature 
Google offers a way to share your ideas with other people around the world. Blogger helps you keep track of daily activities, notes from school, or if you just want to share your life with other viewers. The Google Blogger can also input videos and images so that users can decorate or express their blog through pictures. 
Pro: 
Easy way to share ideas
Add images and videos
Able to load Youtube videos
Able to choose your own template

Cons:
Limited Fonts
Needs internet to work

Rating: 4 out 5
Features: 
Google also offers to user G mail. G mail is a internet email tool that user can use to check their emails. This tool has the most use of memory storage than any other email providers. This tool is also a great way to communicate with friends and family through Google circles. 
Pro:
1.  memory storage for files
2. Easy access to emails
3. Google Circle to communicate easy with friends.
4. Able to filter emails that are sent to the user
5. No ads block the messages
6. Can also add to mobile devices

Cons:
1. No cons

Rating: 5 out 5
Features:
OovoO is a communication tool that could add up to 12 people in a conversations. OovoO is a great way to communicate with group members and students when time is unavailable. For educational use, OovoO is also a great way to communicate with parents and send messages to them.
Pros:
1. Can talk up to 12 people in a conversation
2. Send video messages to users
3. could also watch Youtube in a conversation
4. Send files such as images or documents through OovoO

Cons:
1. Calls get laggy
2. Sometimes Youtube videos dont play but only hear the audio
3. Must buy the packages to add more than 12 people in a conversation

Rating: 4 out 5
 

Features:
 Livebinders is a tool that could be use to store resources for various uses. This tool can store unlimited tabs of websites or files that could be used later when needed. Livebinder is very useful for presentations and to share knowledge with other fellow users.
Pros:
1. Could add tabs and subtabs
2. Able to decorate the binder
3. Unlimited files on one binder
4. Presentation available online
5. Saving important Documents so user will not forget
Cons:
1. Websites don't show when inputting the url
2. Internet needed for livebinder
3. Coordination of tools seems confusing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Feature: 
Wiggio is a great tool to connect with people. It offers tools to send text messages and emails to other users of Wiggio. This tool also offers a video email that could be sent to the users that don't go on the website often. Wiggio has the best tools to communicate with your friends and family.
Pros:
1. Offers email, text messaging, video mail, and schedules dates
2. Easy access to meetings and website
3. Easy to communicate with friends and family
Cons:
1. The video chats get laggy and audio is off a little. 
2. Text messaging needs their numbers on their emails.
Rating: 3 out of 5

Skype is another communication tool great for students and teachers. This tool is the same as OovoO which provides a group conversation that involves using audio and video or just audio. Skype can also share files to other users and share their screen with them. Educational use for Skype is a great way to communicate and do work with students.
Pros:
1. Group conversations
2. Share your screen with other users
3. Send files to users
4. Video calling available
Cons:
1. Laggy audio
2. Can only add up to 5 people on skype
3. Needs to pay for an upgrade to get Skype premium
Rating: 3 out 5

Features:
Garage band is a tool that could be used to make AWESOME music! You don't have to copyright other artist songs but make your own tunes on your own. Garage band is a tool that you don't have to be professional to make music. This could be used for powerpoint presentations or video presentations. Garage band doesn't only make good music but makes you unique.
Pros:
1. Loops are available to make music.
2. Able to play instruments on to the Garage band.
3. Easy to coordinate.
4. Using created music to put on presentations.
Rating: 5 out 5
Cons: 
The only con to Garage band is that you must purchase some loops from the apple store to use them in the mac.
 Moodle
Features:
Moodle is a site that helps students and teachers keep track of homework assignments and in class assignments. Moodle is a a great way to have teacher-student interactions. It does educational purpose and communication purposes. Moodle is the way to success for students and teachers. 
Pros:
1. Keep track of Homework and Assignments.
2. Easy way to communicate to teachers and students
3. Assignments can be track easily through the dates that are inputted
4. Grades are easy to see
Cons:
No Cons. 

Rating: 5 out of 5

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