S Jones' Thing # 7 Which Date Works

I'm not sure I really see the use of this site. It does make it easier to select a date for a party, and to handle RSVP's, but otherwise I don't know why someone would use this site. Everyone that is invited to the party must have an e-mail address that they check, which is a negative for this site. It's not one of my favorites, by a long shot. I also don't really see any educational benefit to this site either.

S Jones' Thing # 6 Moshi!

Ok, so a late 20s male is not exactly the demographic this website was created for. Having said that, this site is great! I don't normally get into stuff like this. My wife, who is addicted to Facebook, has been trying to get me to grow a garden on there for several weeks now, but I have been resisting. I told her about Moshi Monsters, and hopefully I can get others to join as well. Fun site!

S Jones' Thing # 5 Widgetbox

This is a cool site. It's a great way to jazz up a website! I put the cat on my English 2 class page, and I have always loved Mario, so here you go! Enjoy.

S Jones' Thing # 4 Kyolo

Kyolo is a very easy to use site that just allows the user to add word bubbles to already existing pictures. An e-mail address is required for registration, which seems unnecessary to me. I don't really see how this tool applies for educational purposes, other than for me to use it on occasion to insert humor to my handouts and presentations. Here's the picture I created:

S Jones' Thing # 3 Wufoo

I spent a lot of time on this site because it really piqued my interest. I already have a form created on Google Docs, and I was experimenting with this site to see which is better. The answer: it's really like comparing apples to oranges. While both sites create forms, that's about where the similarities end. Wufoo has many more options when creating the form and and in viewing the results. However, not much time goes by before it logs out the user. Also, Wufoo allows only 3 forms and 100 users per form, otherwise the form is closed. With Google Docs, the number of forms and number of users are unlimited, but the options in creating the form are more limited, as are the number of things that can be done with the results. Overall, I give a slight edge to Google Docs, but I do like this site.

S Jones' Thing # 2 Notely

This web 2.0 tool is definitely more for students than teachers. I agree with S. Jones that this tool would be best for high school and college age students, though I could see a middle school student using this site. It's really an all-in-one website that keeps students organized, from to-do lists, notes, grades, graphic organizers for brainstorming, even a calendar! I will certainly be showing this site to my high school students for those who may want to use it. Who knows, I may even offer extra credit for them using it and staying organized!

S Jones' Thing # 1 NiceNet

I think this is a great find--especially for teachers who do not already have a classroom website. I like that it doesn't require e-mail addresses from students, which makes it unlike most web 2.0 tools. I also like the conferencing, link sharing, and documents sections of this site. This seems like a great place to post information!