The document describes the author's opinions on various technologies: - Quizlet allows creating personalized flashcards for studying terms. Google Maps provides public transit directions and traffic conditions. Wolfram Alpha answers math expressions and searches with examples. - Yelp allows finding restaurant reviews and hotel ratings. Flickr is used to share photos with family and safely store pictures. - Twitter contains celebrity promotions and uninteresting information. Google Docs lacks familiar features and the author prefers Microsoft. - Facebook frequently changes rules and contains too many ads. Blogger blogs have too many experts on uninteresting topics. Wikipedia's formatting and reliability are issues.

1. Susan Gutowski
OST 284 Emerging Technologies Final Exam

2. • I can make my own personalized flashcards
• I can choose different ways to learn the material
• It makes it easy to memorize terms for school and beyond
Quizlet

3. • I can plan my route using public transit
• I can get directions to anywhere I want to go
• I can find current traffic conditions and routes to avoid
Google Maps

4. • It answers my questions exactly
• It answers math expressions so there is no need to help
my daughter figure it out
• While doing a search for information,
I can look at examples by topics and that is a timesaver
Wolfram Alpha

5. • I know what type of food and quality to expect from the
restaurant review
• Able to get the “low down” on rated hotels and choose
one that is suitable for my family
• Before I commit to buying expensive tickets, I can get an
idea if the entertainment is worthwhile
Yelp

6. • I am able to see the activies that my family members are
doing
• I like sharing pictures with friends
• It’s a safe place for me to store photos
Flickr

7. • Celebrities seem to be selling their stuff
• Too much drama
• Information that is tweeted is not interting to me
Twitter

8. • Does not have the level of “extras” I am used to
• It does not look familiar enough to me
• I am a Microsoft fan
Google Docs

9. • They keep changing the rules
• I don’t have time to use it extensively or play games
• I think there are too many ads
Facebook

10. • I don’t have the time to read or contribute to a blog at this
time (maybe later)
• There seem to be too many experts out there
• Some topics just aren’t interesting to me
Blogger Blog

11. • I don’t like the way the pages are formatted
• It seems very old school to me
• I never am sure if the information is reliable
Wikipedia