1.+Technology+Toolbox

**  Wikispaces   ** **  Drupal   ** **  Protopage   ** **  Kohive   ** **  PBworks   ** **  Survey Monkey   ** **  HotPotatoes   ** **  Blogger   ** **  Podcasting   **
 * Google Reader  **
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  4   ||   ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  3   ||   ||
 * Security  ||  4   ||  Password protected   ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  2   ||  It looks not very easy to access if you don’t have google reader’s password.   ||
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  3   ||   ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  5   ||  This is a good tool to be used to instruct students because you can put any files on it and type the information that you want students to read.   ||
 * Security  ||  2   ||  Even if you don’t have an account, you can still check other’s wiki.   ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  3   ||  The files in Wiki are easy to be moved, you can just copy and paste, or you can save the file you just open from Wiki.  ||
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  3   ||   ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  3   ||  This tool is kind of complex, it is not easy to access for beginners.   ||
 * Security  ||  2   ||  You don’t need password to see the account.   ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  3   ||  The files in Wiki are easy to be moved, you can just copy and paste, or you can save the file you just open from Wiki.  ||
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  5   ||  It is easy to learn how to use protopage, the interface is simple.  ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  4   ||  It has a friendly interface to be a instructional space.  ||
 * Security  ||  4   ||  The administrator can lock the protopage avoid others to check the content.   ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  3   ||   ||
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  4   ||  It is a nice e-learning tool and pretty easy to control.  ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  3   ||  It has colorful interface for instructora and learners, it also has a function which I really like is you can post memo on the first page of the group space and it has many color to choose, just like the real sticky memo.  ||
 * Security  ||  5   ||  You need password to access Kohive.  ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  4   ||   ||
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  5   ||  It is a nice e-learning tool and the functions are easy to understand, very obvious.  ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  5   ||  It doesn’t have much display to choose, but instructors can post anything on PBworks.  ||
 * Security  ||  3   ||  You can still see other’s PBworks content without password, but you can’t edit it if you are not the administrator.   ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  4   ||  The files on the PBworks you can download.  ||
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  5   ||  It is easy to access and create a survey.  ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  2   ||   ||
 * Security  ||  4   ||  Only the creator can see the survey result from email.   ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  2   ||   ||
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  5   ||  Just download it and you will know how to use it.  ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  5   ||  It can create questions or a quiz for students, it is definitely an instructional tool.  ||
 * Security  ||  2   ||   ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  3   ||  The files has been created can be sent to others.  ||
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  5   ||  Once you have google account, you can access.  ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  3   ||  It is a pretty good tool to teach, but it needs teachers and students to be followers one another.  ||
 * Security  ||  2   ||  It doesn’t need password to access other’s bloggers.   ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  3   ||   ||
 * Criteria  ||  Rating (4-1)   ||  Comments   ||
 * Usability  ||  3   ||  As long as you have the record software and the online space, you can podcas.  ||
 * Instructional Value  ||  4   ||  It is just like an online teaching, teachers can teach anything through the video or audio.  ||
 * Security  ||  4   ||   ||
 * Transferability of Work Product  ||  3   ||  The files can be sent to everyone.  ||