Comic Life Session

The Comic Life session this afternoon has been a blast. Took the opportunity to make this little comic page of some of the experiences thus far this week. Great stuff.

List of Tools

• Webpage
• Static Information Stays Same
  
• example - Google Page Creator
  
• Wiki - editable page
• example - Wiki encyclopedia, Google Sites
• Blogs
• Journal like webpage with daily entries
  
• example - Google Blogger, Edublogger
• Blog Readers (RSS)
  
• reads other blogs
• example - Google Reader
  
• Online Document Sharing (Word, Spreadsheet, Presentation)
• Google Suite
• Documents
  
• share word process with others and publish to web
• Spreadsheets
• share math/number data with others and publish to web
• make online forms (online quizzes)
• Presentation (Presently)
• "powerpoint" and way to publish to web
• Online Voice
  
• call others with "phone" and video over computer
  
• example - Skype
  
• Twitter
• see in "real time" what others are doing
  

• Virtual worlds and online environments
  
• interactive classroom
• example - Second Life
  
• Design
• online "CAD"
• example - Sketchup 3d modeling
• Audio
• sharing online information - Podcast Radio Show
  
• example - iTunes
• Voice Thread
• Video
• Live video
  
• example - Ustream
  
• Short Video Chat/Conversation
• example - Seesmic
• Sharing info
• Noteshare
• Studywiz

there is NO url that does it all

I think a lot of us are looking for the magic software that does it all

great thing about the internet is when a need is seen some one create slot for it

• Blogs filled need for journal on web
• iTunes filled need for music and content access for mobile device

etc...
etc...

and I AM GETTING OVERWHELMED

in this format I/we have seen tons of products that all do different things

I have to continually put check if product sticks to the wall.

Can I use if in classroom for a real EDUCATIONAL value

Not... use it for sake of using it