For this module, check out the lists of online applications I've put together. Act as a critic and evaluate at least four online applications across the different lists. Try the sites out. Put them through the ropes. Are they easy to use? Would your students be able use them? Write an evaluation for each of the site you check out. Also, explain how you could use the application in YOUR class. Note: If another person has evaluated one of the applications already, you can build off their evaluations. I'd like to have the whole list of links evaluated though. Each evaluation you write should be about 150 words in length.
Note: All of these sites are (or were) FREE. If you come across a site that is no longer FREE, don't review it. For this assignment, I want us to examine only those tools that are freely available to our classrooms! Also, be sure to put your name with your posts.
Timeline Makers: **Preceden** khorting: I chose to do my timeline with Preceden because it looked easy for students to use. It was very easy, but had some things I didn't like. For example, I loved how TimeToast had pictures with their timelines. I found Preceden to look a little dry, but the different colors helped some. I think I would have students use this timeline because it had an area for notes. I like that because it would allow them to describe the event. I teach the American Revolution. We really hit the causes of the Revolution hard. This timeline would be a great culminating activity for them to do before the test. They could draw their own pictures after the finish. This way, they would focus more on the content. I also liked how it had a FAQ section. I wasn't sure how the layering vs the events worked, so I looked in the FAQ tab and found out the difference between the two. It is actually a way to keep similar events organized, so it is a very useful tool.Another thing I learned from the FAQ section was that if an event doesn't have a duration, you leave the end date off and it will appear like a small dot on the timeline. I also like how the events are listed below so students can see a list of events as well as the timeline. Another nice feature is that you can hover the event and a box will pop up with the information about the event. Overall, I feel this is a worthy application to use in my classroom. XTimeline
khorting: This one wouldn't open for me. TimeToast khorting: This one looks really neat, but I didn't see a place for a free trial. Dipity khorting: This is not appropriate for elementary students. I clicked on the "Leave Britney Alone" link and it swears. This may be blocked on student computers because it was on youtube, but I would be careful. Better World Flux
Note: All of these sites are (or were) FREE. If you come across a site that is no longer FREE, don't review it. For this assignment, I want us to examine only those tools that are freely available to our classrooms! Also, be sure to put your name with your posts.
Timeline Makers:
**Preceden**
khorting: I chose to do my timeline with Preceden because it looked easy for students to use. It was very easy, but had some things I didn't like. For example, I loved how TimeToast had pictures with their timelines. I found Preceden to look a little dry, but the different colors helped some. I think I would have students use this timeline because it had an area for notes. I like that because it would allow them to describe the event. I teach the American Revolution. We really hit the causes of the Revolution hard. This timeline would be a great culminating activity for them to do before the test. They could draw their own pictures after the finish. This way, they would focus more on the content. I also liked how it had a FAQ section. I wasn't sure how the layering vs the events worked, so I looked in the FAQ tab and found out the difference between the two. It is actually a way to keep similar events organized, so it is a very useful tool.Another thing I learned from the FAQ section was that if an event doesn't have a duration, you leave the end date off and it will appear like a small dot on the timeline. I also like how the events are listed below so students can see a list of events as well as the timeline. Another nice feature is that you can hover the event and a box will pop up with the information about the event. Overall, I feel this is a worthy application to use in my classroom.
XTimeline
khorting: This one wouldn't open for me.
TimeToast
khorting: This one looks really neat, but I didn't see a place for a free trial.
Dipity
khorting: This is not appropriate for elementary students. I clicked on the "Leave Britney Alone" link and it swears. This may be blocked on student computers because it was on youtube, but I would be careful.
Better World Flux