Sports Live Binder

The sports live binder is a web 2.0 tool where you can learn about a lot of different sports. The live binder has tabs including NFL,MLB, Ballparks of Baseball, Science of Cycling, and a lot of other tabs too. My favorite tab in the live binder was ballparks of baseball because it had lots of interesting information about all of the ballparks in the MLB. It tells you about the ballpark experience, merchandise, location, and many other interesting facts about the ballparks. Overall, I thought that this was a pretty solid live binder and a solid web 2.0 tool.

Stat Planet

Stat Planet is a Web 2.0 tool where you can see statistics about many different things around the world. You can click on a certain continent and see statistics about it like the population and demographics. You can also click on specific countries to see statistics about that certain country. They have some basic categories of information and some more in depth categories of information. Overall, Stat Planet is a pretty interesting Web 2.0 tool to play around with.

Bomomo

Bomomo is a Web 2.0 tool where you can create really cool designs using a variety of different tools. There are a bunch of different tools you can choose from to make your design look really cool. Bomomo is a really fun thing to play with and just saying Bomomo makes you smile. Overall, I think Bomomo is a solid Web 2.0 tool.

Piktochart

Piktochart is a Web 2.0 tool where you can create Piktocharts about any topic that you want. You can make all sorts of pie charts and bar graphs to display information about your topic. There are a bunch of cool templates you can choose from to start. Then, you can customize your Piktochart any way that you want. Overall,Piktochart is one of my favorite Web 2.0 tools so far.

Journal

One of the best things I have learned in this class is learning all the different ways you can present information to people. There are just so many Web 2.0 tools that you can use to present information to people. My favorite Web 2.0 tool was probably Photo Shop. Its crazy of all the things that you can do to edit a photo and make it look better than it did before. A really cool part about Photo Shop that I learned is where you can cut something out of one photo and put it on another photo. Also, all of the different filters you can choose from is fun to play with too. Its pretty cool how Photo Shop can make a photo look so much better than it did before you edited it. You can make a lot of funny photos of things with Photo Shop and its just an overall solid program to use.

Quizlet

  Quizlet is a free Web 2.0 tool where you can create flashcards about any topic that you want. You can create any amount of flashcards that you want. There are games you can play with the flashcards that you create like Scatter. You can also share your flashcards with anyone around the world. Overall, I think Quizlet is a solid Web 2.0 tool.

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Voki

Voki is a Web 2.0 tool where you can create these video things where you can say anything
you want. You can change the character from a variety of different categories. You can tell your
character what to say by phone, text, and other options also. You can also change the background
of your Voki from a variety of different categories.

QR Code

QRStuff is a website where you can create a QR Code with the click of a button. You just pick the data type, pick the color, and pick the output type. You can receive information instantly by scanning a QR Code. I think QR Codes are really good marketing tools and everyone likes finding faster ways to get access to information.

Emerging Technology Research

            An airless tire is a new emerging technology where the tire is not supported by air pressure. Another name for the airless tire is a non-pneumatic tire. They are being used on smaller vehicles like lawn mowers and golf carts. Another piece of equipment that they are used on is backhoes, which are used on construction sites with higher chances of tires going flat. The airless tires are made up of closed-cell polyurethane. The main concept of the airless tire is that they don’t go flat. Michelin is in the process of developing a combination of a wheel and tire called the “Tweel”, which is airless. Michelin has said that the “Tweel” has load carrying, shock absorbing, and handling abilities that are a solid comparison to pneumatic tires. Bridgestone is also in the process of developing an Air-Free Concept Tyre, which is similar to Michelins “Tweel”. The “Tweel” is composed of conventional tire rubber with molded tread, a shear beam, series of polyurethane spokes, and an integral inner rim structure. The “Tweel’ is not made up of compressed air. This is good because it prevents potential leaks in pressure, bursting, and the tire becoming flat. Michelins “Tweel” has many strengths to it, but it also has some weaknesses to it also. A strength of the “Tweel” is its safety and obviously never getting any flat tires. The “Tweel” could eventually have the ability to break through a significant performance compromise that is inherent to pneumatic tires. It could also potentially reduce hydroplaning because the tread patterns can incorporate water evacuation through holes in the design. A weakness of it is the noise and high speed vibration. An opportunity for the “Tweel” could be getting rid of compressed air tires entirely and just using the airless ones. A potential threat to this product is durability and how long the airless tires can last before eventually not being able to go no more.

Sources: Wikipedia

Time Toast

Time Toast is a Web 2.0 tool where you can create timelines about any topics that you want. You can add photos next to your events on your timeline so you can give people a visual of the event that happened. Adding specific dates is very important when you create a timeline so people know when the events happened.

Photoshop

Photoshop is a program by Adobe where you can edit any photo that you want. Photoshop has a lot of cool tools like new adjustment layers, cropping, and a lot other interesting tools also. My favorite feature about Photoshop is putting all of the different new adjustment layers on the photos. You can really enhance the quality of a photo by editing it in Photoshop. Overall, I think Photoshop is a pretty fun program to use.

ESPN

ESPN is a Web 2.0 tool that brings you all of the latest news going on in the sports world. It has live feeds on the website so you can instantaneously get new information on whats happening in the sports world. It has a scoreboard at the top of the website so you can easily know the scores of the games that are going on live. They also have a section about top stories so you can see what the most talked about stories in sports are at that moment in time.

Photo Editing

1.PicMonkey-I really liked using Pic Monkey to edit my photos. I thought it was really easy to navigate around while editing a photo. Pic Monkey was my favorite photo editing website that I used.

2. iPiccy-I thought iPiccy was a pretty solid photo editing website. I liked all the different effects you could put on the photos. The website wasn't too complicated and it was pretty simple.

3. BeFunky-I thought BeFunky was a cool photo editing website. I couldn't believe all of the stuff you could do to edit your photo. I also liked all of the effects you could choose from like I did on iPiccy.

4. Pixlr- I thought that Pixlr was a good photo editing website. I really liked the layout of Pixlr and how easy it was to edit my photos. I liked how it had drop down menus at the top of the page so you could easily get to where you wanted to go.

5. Fotoflexer-I didn't really like Fotoflexer as much as I did the other photo editing websites. The layout of the website was just not working for me. I overall just didn't really like the website that much at all.

6. Picadilo-I thought Picadilo was a pretty solid photo editing website. I liked all of the different effects you could choose from like I did on a lot of the other photo editing websites. I also liked the different borders and things like that you could choose from.

Glogster

Glogster is a web 2.0 tool where you can create poster like things about any topic that you want. You can add pictures and videos and add animated objects. There are a lot of different templates you can choose from to start making your glog. One of the good things about Glogster is that you can fit a lot of information on one page.

Zooburst

Zooburst is a Web 2.0 tool where you can stories about almost anything that you want. You can add all sorts of animals into your stories and different objects like trees and sports balls. You can also add pop ups into your stories so you can click on a character and see what they're saying.

Animoto

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Animoto is a Web 2.0 Tool where you can create videos about any topic
that you want. You can add music to your video and you can also add text
to your video. Adding photos to your video allows people to see a good visual
about your topic. Animoto allows you to get your message across in a short amount
of time.

Wordle and Tagxedo

Wordle is a free Web 2.0 tool where you can create Wordles about any topic you want. A Wordle puts a bunch of words together into one design. You can change the font, color, and layout to your Wordle.

Tagxedo is a free Web 2.0 tool where you can create Tagxedos about any topic you want. A Tagxedo puts a bunch of words together into one design. You change the font, color, and layout to your Tagxedo. I think Tagxedo is a pretty solid Web 2.0 tool.

Survey

Google Form is a web 2.0 tool where you can create surveys about any topic you want. You receive feedback by other people taking your survey. Then you can look at all of the results for your survey and analyze them.

Introduction

Bubbl

Bubbl.us is a Web 2.0 tool where you can create mind maps about any topic you choose.You can create a free account and start creating your own mind maps.It has very helpful tools like a sharing tab where you can share your mind maps to other sources.

Prezi

Prezi is a Web 2.0 Tool where you can create presentations about almost anything you want. You can add pictures, videos, and other things to the presentations that you make.

Symbaloo

Symbaloo is a Web 2.0 tool where you can put a bunch of links to websites on one page. You can customize your own Symbaloo page by creating a free account. You can change your wallpaper and other things to customize your Symbaloo page.