Technology+Toolbox

I chose my grading criteria because they will be the most beneficial to students in the classroom. The grading criterion was based on Usability, Cost, Value (educational), and Safety and Security. Usability is important in the classroom because you want your students to be able to navigate and use the site to it’s full potential. Cost, because you do not want to expect your students to have to pay for a program. Value because you want to be sure that the site will benefit their educational learning. Safety and Security because if you are expecting students to go to a site you want to make sure it is appropriate. I was checking with the different sites to see if students would have to be monitored or if it was secure enough for them to explore. While exploring all of the Web 2.0 tools I was assessing whether or not the sites/tools would be beneficial in my classroom.
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