Monday, July 10, 2017

Blogger Review-

Features- This has unlimited characters. You can customize your Blog.  You can label your posts and schedule them to go out.  You can attach a location to you post.  It can allow for comments.  You can insert links, pictures and videos.  It allows you to preview it and save it for later use.  It shows your Blogs stats showing how many people have viewed and and from where.

Classroom Use- I would use this tool as a newsletter for my parents.  I could include students work and allow for feedback.  Students could have their own blogs. This would work great  in reading and writing.

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Purpose and ease of use	Generates suggestions based on previous preferences. Can be shared to different platforms (Facebook, Twitter)	Information can be found a shared easily and is saved automatically	Information can be saved manually May need to go to a different platform to share	Information can not be saved Information can not be shared from platform.
Accessibility	Can access from any device No charge for service No apps needed Instant notification of communication	May need a free app downloaded Can access from any device Receive notification if app is open	May have a charge for use Is accessible to at least one device Receives notification if app is opened and refreshed	Requires an app Has a charge Not always accessible No notification or is not consistent
Support	Help is available for use	Help is available but may not be instantaneous May need to search for help	Support is limited	No support
Audience	Has the ability to reach global audience	Communicates to a small group	Communicates to a 1 to 1	Does not communicate to anyone
Media Formats	Allows users to communicate with all forms of media and includes a collaborative (Wiki) component	Allows users to communicate via text, image, and video files with video conferencing	Allows users to communicate via text, digital image and video files	Allows users to communicate via text and digital image files only
Compatibility with Learning/Course Management Systems	is fully compatible with all major Learning Management Systems	is compatible with at least 2 major learning management systems and partially compatible with others	is compatible with one major Learning Management System	is not compatible with Learning Management Systems

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