Finding stories by newsgathering and monitoring on social web .pptx
My three favorite technologies
1. My Three Favorite Technologies
Out of What We Have Learned
About in Class That Is
2. Wordle
• A mashup application that creates a word cloud
based on the frequency of words in a specified
text.
• The more times a word appears, the larger it will
appear in the diagram.
• This was a fun assignment that I can’t wait to try
with other things.
3. Wolframalpha.com
• This is an interesting site that allows you to learn
facts, figures, and statistics.
• You can learn how popular your name is.
• You can find out how many earthquakes
occurred in a certain location during a certain
year.
• You can find out many interesting facts on
various topics of interest.
• I will be using this one a lot in my research.
4. Join.me.com
• This site can be very helpful, when you need to
work in groups or share information for
important projects with classmates or
coworkers.
• This site also allows you to switch control back
and forth to clarify what you are sharing.
• It also allows you to chat, while working on a
project to gain a better understanding.
• This will definitely be a site I recommend for
group projects.