Technology+Toolbox

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate different kinds of Web 2.0 tools manual through the course EDUC 538. The criteria for this assignment were judged on usability, availability, safe and cost. If the tool has 5 that mean it got high rate. However, if the tool got 1 that mean the tool got low rate.
 * Tools Box Assignment **

Easy Difficult || Is this program easy to use? || Available Unavailable || Is this program available to anyone? || Free Need to buy || Do you need to buy before you use it? || Safety Unsafely || Is this program Safe to use? ||
 * **Criteria ** || **Evaluation ** || **Comments ** ||
 * **Usability ** || 5 4 3 2 1
 * **Availability ** || 5 4 3 2 1
 * **Cost ** || 5 4 3 2 1
 * **Safe ** || 5 4 3 2 1
 * 1- ****Browser: ****Firefox **
 * **Criteria ** || **Evaluation ** || **Comments ** ||
 * **Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This web browser is very easy to use. Also, It is fast. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You can use Firefox on Windows. However, you cannot use it on Mac. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is the safest web browser. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is free. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Aggregators: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Bloglines **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is easy to use. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Available to anyone. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The website is safety. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is free to anyone. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Social Bookmarking: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">del.icio.us **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">It is hard to use. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Available to anyone has internet access. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The website is safety. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Free. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Internet Search Tools: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">WebCrawler **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I found it difficult to use. However, Preferences text helped me to make web browsing more easily. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Available to anyone has internet access. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Web browser has privacy settings. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This website is free. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">WebStart: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Protopage **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You have to use the program to upload the document into the website. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Available to anyone with internet access. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This website has a password protected. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This website is free. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">6- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Weblogs: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Blogger **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I could not use this website because I don’t have a Google account. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Available to anyone has a Google account. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This website has a password protected. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This website is free. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">7- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">WikiSpaces: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> WikiSpaces **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This website is easy to use. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Anyone can use it. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This website has a password protected. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You don’t need to buy in order to register. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">8- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Web-based Word Processing: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Google docs **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I could not use this website because I don’t have a Google account. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Available to anyone has a Google account. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The website is safety. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is free. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">9- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Web-based Spreadsheets and Databases: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Google docs **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I could not use this website because I don’t have a Google account. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Anyone has a GMAIL account. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The website is safety. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is free. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Creative Writing: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">glypho **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">I think it’s easy to use because you can easily add the missing glyphs based on natural languages. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is available just on Macs. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is safe. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You need to buy in order to get the full version. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">11- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Assessment Tools: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Survey Monkey **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This website is easy to use. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Available to anyone. You need to sign up in order to create your survey ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You can have a password on your survey, so not anyone can take it. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is free. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">12- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Podcasting: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Audacity **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is useable. Also, you can download it easily on your computer. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You can play this program is Windows. However, Macs have no availability to record streaming audio. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The program is safety. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is free. ||


 * <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">13- ****<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Screencasting: ****<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">CamStudio **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Criteria ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Evaluation ** || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Comments ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Usability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The program is so easy to use. You have to download it to your computer. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Availability ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Available to anyone, however, this program will not run on Macs right now. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Safe ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is very secure. ||
 * **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cost ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This program is free. ||