Fotoflexer!

Hopefully you guys can see this clearly. Here's where I went:

And here is the finished product:



Today, we had the opportunity to explore some photo editing sites. Kathy and I explored fotoflexer.com. It was just like MS Photo Editor, but with extra buttons! xD

The pros and cons of this software are as follows:

Pros:
-A user friendly photo editing site
-Can access pictures on MySpace, Flickr, Facebook, and Picasa

Cons:
-Need internet to access this site
-URL Link is unusable
-Long load time

But overall, on a scale of 1-10, I would rate this site as a solid 7.

Flickr Badge

1. Today, we went through flickr.com and a picture editing site -- picknik.com. Both were very cool. In addition, we created a flickr badge. I really enjoyed today because I got to work with things that I was unfamiliar with.

2. I would use a site like flickr for my class to post their pictures up. I could have them use it for a project or when and wherever we go as a class. This is a very cool thing, since it would allow us to share our photos with the rest of the class. Besides this, we could also have the local newspaper go in and pick some pictures out to post up in the news. That way, the public would be able to acknowledge what we are doing.

Don't Mess With the Zoho!

Today, I worked with Zoho (Zoho Show to be precise), a new software that seems like another Microsoft Office application that is online. Pretty strange. It may seem a bit confusing if the person who is using it is new, but if you tinker around with it a bit, it actually is pretty helpful. There are a couple of pros and cons, but overall, this was a well worth software to explore.

1. Explain the assignment.
Our assignment was to basically explore a new software, entitled Zoho. With many application accompanying it, we explored Zoho Show - what appeared to be a "Microsoft Power Point" version.

2. How easy/difficult was the project you worked on?
Working with this software was relatively easy because of my familiarity with Power Point. The only downside I ran by was the lack of animations (vs. a .ppt).

3. How do you think your students would benefit from your project?
I guess they would benefit from my project by introducing other programs that they can use when Microsoft Office isn't readily available on a computer.

4. Rate the software Zoho on a scale of 1-10 and why?
My rating for this software would be a sold 7.5 because of its basic simplicity and "Power Point" like features. The only downsides I saw was the lack of an animation command and that a student would need internet access to access this site. However, a great plus to this is that this can be viewed through an HTML code - an open software app.