Web+2.0+Personal+Plan

Note-taking
[|Awesome Highlighter] This tool allows user to highlight any part of a page on the web as well as post notes on the page. These markings can be saved for future use. I will use this tool to highlight the important parts of the research articles that I read and make notes of points that I need to remember. This way I can go back to the article to review the important parts, but also have the rest of the article to reference if needed. I can also use this tool to help in the editing of papers. If a classmate sends me a paper that he needs reviewed, I can highlight the parts that I feel need work and attach notes on possible revision ideas. The same could be done if I send a classmate a paper that I have written.

[|Delicious]
Delicious allow people to post bookmarks to websites for other to use. These bookmarks can be tagged with keyword that will show the bookmark to anyone who searches for one of the words. This is very useful in finding websites and article on a particular subject that others have found useful. Furthermore, rather than constantly asking a team member if they have found any new articles or information, I can just check their delicious page for added bookmarks, and they can do the same. I prefer this to just doing a search on google because I know that the delicious bookmarks are sites that others found important, rather than the many irrelevant sites that google displays.

[|Page Flake] Page Flake is a tool that allows members to have multiple RSS feeds sent to the same place. This means that you can have streaming information about news, weather, and other topics of interest. I can use this to receive up-to-date information on subjects that I am researching for a paper; this way I do not add outdated information. This can also be helpful if I am following comments that are posted by different members of a group on a project that we are working on. I would be able to get all of the comments sent to this one page and not have to go to each separate page to view them.

Collaboration
[|Virtual Whiteboard] Virtual Whiteboard is a collaborative tool that allows members of a group to post text, figures, and drawings that will be appear on the page for other members of the group to view. As opposed to the collaborative tools that only allow text, this tools allows members to explain their thoughts using visual aids. I can see this helping in discussions of subjects that require more than just words to get the point across (i.e. math, organic chemistry). This way I can have in depth discussions with classmates on subjects that would normally require us to be in the sam room.

[|Google Docs]: This program allows a group to post information and thoughts that can be viewed by the rest of the group. I will be able to use this program to help with group projects. Through a Google Docs page, people in the group can post their thoughts at the time that is convenient for them. This way we do not need to search for a time at which everyone is free. Rather, each member can add relevant information when they have time and the rest of the group can view and comment on it when they have time. At the same time, if more than one member is on the page at simultaneously, they can have real-time conversation through the page. In a place where most people have very busy schedules, this is a great way to collaborate on a project.

**Presentation**
[|Slideshare] Slideshare allows people to upload and share their powerpoint presentations. This tool would allow me to share presentations that I create with classmates in a more convenient way. I would also be able to view and critique others' work. Using this tool would be helpful in assigment that require using a presentation to teaching some material to others.

[|Zoho Show] This tool allow users to not only share presentatons, but create and edit them as well. I would use this tool in classes that required giving presentations. This would be also be beneficial when working on a collaborative presentaion since the members of the group can all access and edit the work. I could accomplish everything necessary to complete a group presentation without physically being with the group. I will use this tool to create presentations with a group or on my own.


 * Organization**

[|Assign-A-Day] Assign-A-Day is a tool that allow teachers to upload assignments on an online calendar for the students to check. If my teachers were willing to use this tool, I would be able to check my assignments and make sure that I stay on top of everything. Even if they do not use it, I will use this tool to keep track of not only my assignments, but also any meetings or activities that I have scheduled. This way I can have everything planned out in one place and not have to look at multiple assignment sheets and calendars to see what I need to complete.

[|Backpack] To me, backpack seems to be the ultimate online organizer. With this tool, you can upload different text, pictures, and files into different folder. I plan to use this tool to keep all of my important information in easy-to-find folders. This way I can separate the different part of my life and quickly access it when needed. I would have a folder for school work, one for bills, one for personal interest, and so on. Having all of these things in one place will greatly reduce the time it takes me retrieve any documents when needed.

[|Mindmeister] Mindmeister is a brainstoeming tools that allows users to connect ideas into an organized map that can be shared and edited by others. This tool will be useful to organize thoughts about a project before starting. I can put ideas about what information will fit best into what section in a map that I can share with others to get their opinion. This will be a helpful way to get all of my thoughts out and organized before jumping into a project or paper.