Dennis+Lui+-+Web+2.0+Personal+Plan

**Back to Main Portfolio Page** In the course of evaluating different Web 2.0 tools for this class, I have listed below some applications I've found useful to the point where I'd like to incorporate them for my own use at some point in the future. I've also made a few remarks next to each listing as to how I could apply them in my everyday life. __**Collaborative Writing**__  Google Docs - This is a popular word processing tool from the Google suite that offers all the basic functions to create documents, to upload existing work in popular file formats and to do so online. For me, the ability to share and collaborate on work with others means that it is an ideal tool if I'm ever involved in a group project which needs to produce a shared document. I can also use this tool to get feedback and proofreading of my work from anyone I send the link of my document to on the Internet without dealing with having to send copies of my document around through email. Etherpad - What Etherpad provides is a word processing tool that allows multiple people to work together simultaneously. Its strength is that the document immediately displays what anyone contributes and where they makes changes. This would be a tool I would use for any kind of group setting where a real life meeting would not be possible, but where real time contributions of ideas would be desired. It seems like a good tool for brainstorming and keeping a record of ideas from multiple people on a project.
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__** Note Taking **__ mind42.com - Mind42 is a collaborative and flexible mind mapping tool. It allows a space for organizing of notes with both text and images. I could use this type of tool as a place to tie together notes that belong together into structured lists, whether it is for classes I'm taking, for individual projects, or for just objects and thoughts in my everyday life. In group situations it would be useful for creating lists of tasks and ideas. Notezz! - This simple, web based note taking tool is definitely one of convenience. You register with a user name and password, and can then keep track of any number of notes online. This tool would be useful anytime I have Internet access, whether at home or out, and provides a central place to jot down random important thoughts that don't fit anywhere else. This way I wouldn't have to worry about losing notes on scraps of paper or even the possibility of losing notes on a cell phone or organizer.

__**Online Meeting**__  Mikogo  - As a  desktop sharing tool, Mikogo can be used for online meetings with up to 10 participants that works cross platform on both Mac and PC. I have friends and family that can benefit from the features this site offers, sharing my PC display and my mouse movements and clicks, as well as being able to control remote PC's to offer support and assistance. For me this would be a very useful tool to provide instruction as well as the opportunity to learn from others who can share their computer screens with me. [|mindmeister] - Here is another mind mapping tool that allows for simultaneous collaboration with friends and colleagues. Where I would apply this tool is for any type of group project that is complex and has a lot to keep track of, so that work can go from a brainstorming stage into something more organized. The advantages here are the real time participation aspects, where once a group session is done, these ideas will be saved, somewhat categorized and accessible from any computer that can browse the Internet.



__**Organizers**__  Evernote - This site provides a central place to keep text notes, images, and web pages. It also organizes and indexes this material to be searchab le.  The advantage I see in using Evernote is that it can store so many different types of media and also organize information that wouldn't normally be easily put together. I like the ability to bring it up online on any computer, which means I'll be able to add to the information and keep organized from many possible locations. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Remember the Milk - As basically an online to-do list that manages tasks on multiple platforms and devices, Remember the Milk can also function offline and interfaces with Google Ca <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">lendar. Often times I think of tasks I need to do, but am not necessarily close to my PC at home. Creating a central to-do list with so many different ways to interface with it, using email, SMS, instant messenger, Google Calendar, Twitter and more, makes for an effective system that I think in the long run could help me keep track of things and get more done more efficiently. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 99%;"> __**Presentation**__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Jing- Jing features a basic tool built into its website to create narrated recordings of action on a computer screen known as "screencasts". These are then automatically hosted as presentations on the hosting site Screencast.com and can be shared. There are many potential uses I can see for myself in creating screencasts, from demonstrating computer tools to help my friends and family to narrating a slideshow of personal photos. This site is a very accessible way for accomplishing this. slideshare - This is a place to upload and share PowerPoint presentations and Word files. It features a searchable database of user contributed material. This tool would be useful for me just in terms of being able to find and view relevant presentations of interest to me, as well as allow me to post and share any presentations I might create myself. [|VoiceThread Resource] - A voicethread is an innovative tool that allows you to combine images and video to form a presentation that is shared and allows the audience to comment using either text, voice or even video. I can think of many uses for this, including incorporating photos and videos from trips I have taken into a visual summary, explaining concepts related to my interests, and creating stories, all of which I'd be interested in collecting the kind of feedback this site provides.

__**Research**__ <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">lumifi - Here is a site which analyzes content from web searches for information relevant to your research. You can organize research by topic, write notes and create a citable archive. Tools such as these can help make sense of the sometimes overwhelming process of research, and I can see where this site could aid me in both gathering information for my topic and breaking it down to make it more easily understood. This could potentially cut down on the time it takes for me to sort through my research. middlespot.com - This site features "mashtabs" or spaces to collect and organize web pages, images, videos, files and more into a central page. It allows editing and annotation of collected content. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> For me, this site acts like a visual search engine where different sites can be saved and arranged in front of you. I would use this to gather research and group the information I find in order to get a visual overview of it. Pageflakes - Pageflakes allows you to set up a home page focused on content and customize it with your various interests and tasks such as news, sports, email and music, and also includes tools that connect to popular sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Flickr. My main interest in creating a Pageflake is as an online RSS reader that can display RSS feeds in a layout that has a professional presentation, and keeps me up to date on much of the content I'm interested in on the Internet without having to make the rounds to different sites and find that information manually.