The document evaluates and rates 8 technology tools for educational use. Moodle, a free online learning application that allows classes without face-to-face meetings, received 4 stars. Firefox, a fast and secure web browser that remembers bookmarks and sessions, also received 4 stars. Google for Education, which provides free email, documents, calendar, and other tools for teachers, received 4 stars. Nicenet and Slideshare, which allow sharing of lessons, discussions, and presentations online, each received 3 stars. TeacherTube and Delicious, a bookmarking tool, each received 4 stars.

1. 8 TECHNOLOGY TOOLS Assessment Cristina Delos Reyes University of Guam Audio Visual Education ED 451 Jacqui Cyrus, Ed.D. February 24, 2010

2. Ratings ***** 5 Stars - Excellent **** 4 Stars - Very Good *** 3 Stars - Satisfactory ** 2 stars - Needs Improvement * 1 star - Poor Performance

3. moodle 4 stars rating A free web based application for online learning. This application could be used as a fully functional classroom environment without the need for face-to-face meeting. Good for working students so they can attend school whenever they can at the comfort of their home.

4. firefox 4 stars rating A fast and secure web browser Allows users to bookmark frequently visited websites User password reminder option Remembers the visited websites to continue previous session.

5. Delicious 4 stars rating Allows users to save and bookmark web pages for easy access

6. GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION 4 stars rating Users are given free access to e-mail, documents, calendar, lesson plans, assignments, sites, and books.

7. tokbox 4 stars rating An online application that can be used for video chats Teachers can use this tool to communicate lessons, assignments, etc.

8. Nicenet 3 stars rating Similar to moodle Teachers can post lessons, class discussions, and assignments. This tool makes it easier for students and teacher to share information without the need to attend ground school classroom setting. It is like a classroom without walls.

9. TEACHER TUBE 3 stars rating Good resource for educational videos

10. SLIDE SHARE 3 stars rating PowerPoint is a thing of the past. Slideshare can be used to upload presentations which can be easily accessed online.

11. Reference Delicious (n.d.). About Delicious. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://delicious.com/ Firefox (n.d.). About Firefox. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www. mozilla . com/en-US/firefox/upgrade .html Google (n.d.). About Google. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www. google .com/educators/index.html Moodle (n.d.). About Moodle. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http: //moodle .org/ Nicenet(n.d.). About Nicenet. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www. nicenet .org/ Slideshare(n.d.). About Slideshare. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www. slideshare .net/ Teacher Tube(n.d.). About Teacher Tube. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www. teachertube .com Toxbox (n.d.). About Tokbox. Retrieved on February 22, 2010 from http://www. tokbox .com/