Tech+ToolBox

= Introduction =

In this first work we are going to evaluate some technology tools acording to several educational criterions. In this way, we will be able to choose the most suitable depending of the goals that we want achieve.

= Criteria selection = In order to make easier the comprehension of this idea, we are going to make a table with the following criterions:


 * Ease of Use.
 * Cost.
 * Potential to provide multiple means of: representation; expresion and engagement.
 * Disability/Exceptionality it might support.
 * Somes examples of Use.

To know national and international news, calendars, access to different resources. ||   **XX** || **XXX** || **XXX** || **XXX** ||  Discussion, diary of work. || Exams, evaluation, surveys. || Exams, evaluation, practices. ||
 * **TOOLS ** || **Ease for use ** || **Cost ** || **Multiple representation ** || **Engagement ** || **Examples of use ** ||
 * **WEBSTAR: **
 * Protopage **
 * Pageflakes **
 * NetVibes ** ||   <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **XXX** || **XXX** || **XX** || **XX** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">WEBLOGS: **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Blogger ** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">WIKIS: **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Wikispaces ** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">**XX** || **XXX** || **XXX** || **XX** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Space of resources, explication of a topic, demonstration. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">WEB-BASED WORD PROCESSING: **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Zoho Writer **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Writeboard **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Google Docs & Spreadsheets **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Ajaxwrite ** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **XXX** || **XXX** || **XX** || **XX** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Complement for blogs and wikis, share works between teacher and students, team work. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">CREATIVE WRITING: **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Glypho **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">FanFiction.net ** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **XXX** || **XXX** || **X** || **XX** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Write stories, develops writing skills and creative habilities, Team work. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">ASSESMENTS, SURVEYS, POLLS: **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Surveymonkey ** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **XX** || **XXX** || **XX** || **XX** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Surveymonkey ** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **XX** || **XXX** || **XX** || **XX** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">PODCASTING & SCREENCASTING **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Audacity ** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **XX** || **XXX** || **XX** || **X** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Expositions, access to resources, especially for students with visuals disabilities. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">PODCASTING & SCREENCASTING **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Camstudio ** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **XXX** || **XXX** || **XXX** || **X** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Demostrations, practices. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">ASSESMENTS, SURVEYS, POLLS: **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #c00000; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">HotPotatoes ** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';"> **XX** <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || **XX** || **XXX** || **XXX** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">WEBQUEST AND GAMES ** || <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **XXX** || **XX** || **XXX** || **XXX** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Knowledge of a lesson, practice procedure. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri; color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">VIDEO **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #943634; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msothemecolor: accent2; msothemeshade: 191;">Youtube ** || <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **XXX** || **XXX** || **XXX** || **X** || <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Access to documents, share experiences. ||