Communication Tool # 4 Cacoo

Cacoo

Cacoo.com gives students an opportunity to make a website under a controlled environment. Students can use prototypes and photos from the web if they have a hard time getting started. I can see students using this tool to create a website for a certain area of study. Students can work collaboratively to create graphic organizers for their pages and to copy documents that have been previously created.

Features: collaborative, free, ability to import and export, secure

EVALUATION RUBRIC FOR WEB 2.0 COMMUNICATION TOOLS

	LACKING	GOOD	OUTSTANDING
Learning Effectiveness	- Only lower order thinking skills or less than two higher order thinking skills are assessed - Experiences are limited to only the creator - The application does not extend learning beyond what the teacher has already taught	- Assesses  at least two higher order thinking skills - Provides real world experiences - When combined with teaching, the application extends the student’s learning	- Assesses higher order thinking skills (create, analyze, apply and evaluate) - Provides simulations and real world experiences - When combined with teaching, the application extends the student’s learning
Reliability & Support	- Student needs direct support over 50 percent of the time - The program is slow and lags - There are no fixes to human error with the exception of starting over	- Student is able to access the program with limited support - Efficiency in speed and design - Easily fixes human error with online help	- Student is able to access the program with no support - Efficiency in speed and design - Easily fixes human error
Ease of Use	- Program does not save work, student must print work out - Students have difficulty learning the tool - The tool provides only               single applications	- program automatically saves work - most students easily learn the tool - student can use up to 3 applications within the tool	- Program automatically saves work - Students at all levels are able to learn the tool easily - Student can use several applications within one tool (video, communication, presentation, audio)
Safety	-      Academic ads Academic links Secure environment Teacher control to share work & interact with other users	Ad free Academic links Individual login Secure environment Teacher control to share work & interact with other users	Ad free Academic links Individual login Secure environment Class roster to share work & interact with other users
Technology Requirements	Minimal cost No storage Collaborate on projects, documents Web-based Use on two platforms:  laptops iPads, iPods, Kindles	Free student & staff accounts Internet cloud storage Collaborate on projects, documents Web-based Use on multiple platforms:  laptops iPads, iPods, Kindles	Unlimited free student, staff & parent accounts Internet cloud storage Simultaneous collaboration on projects, documents Web-based Use on multiple platforms:  laptops iPads, iPods, Kindles
Curriculum	Common Core aligned K-5 Some content areas	Common Core aligned K-12 State aligned K-12 Scaffolds Numerous content areas	Common Core aligned K-12 State aligned K-12 Scaffolds Numerous content areas Taxonomy availability