1. Web 2.0
I chose to use the application called Realtime Board. It is a free and easy way to share
information in real time to others. It reminds me of a smart board that you can access through
the internet. You can upload pictures, charts, documents, etc. The website was easily navigated
and provided helpful hints through the making of a board. The site provided tutorials to ensure
the user could use tools and access all the site has to offer. Some such tutorials include; how to
use the links tool, how to work with Google Drive, and how to create a presentation in Realtime
Board. The videos were short and easy to follow along with. The basic idea of Realtime Board is
to create boards and presentations that you can share with others. On the dashboard is where
you can locate you recent boards as well as start new ones. You can also see which of your
friends are online at that time. As well as the times there were most recent changes to your
boards. On the Realtime Board, you can upload files from your devices or the web. Where you
can then spin it, resize it, and other ways to alter the image. You can access Google drive and
work on any Google documents right from the context menu. There are also many tools to
enhance you boards. Examples of such boards are a drawing tool, resizing tool, and infographics.
A major part of RealTime Boards are inviting and collaborating in real time. You can create your
boards then export them. I feel like this application is a perfect example of a Web 2.0
application. It is a free application for anyone. It allows you to collaborate in real time with
students and faculty. Something I found cool about this application is that your friends on this
site can see the chances you make to boards at the same time you are making them. There is
also a way to video chat with you friends on this site to further collaboration. In a classroom, it
would be beneficial for project base learning for students. The students will be able to work on
group projects at home as well as in the classroom using this tool. I also feel like it would be
useful to teachers to create their lesson plans at home because the presentations would simply
be able to be accessed by a smart board. I believe that this tool may be useful to experiment
with in future CI 350 classes.