I think this is a really great program to use, not only in the classroom, but at home. Kids are always active and moving around. Therefore, the shots do not always turn out as clearly as you would like. This allows you to edit the photos and any parent or caregiver loves to have great photos of their children. I think it would be fun to use as an art tool in the classroom also. You could do an acitvity using pictures taken of the kids in the classroom environment. This is a really fun site, thanks for sharing!

Jessi

Adobe Buzzword is a program that is new to me, but I had a lot of fun learning to use it. The site is used mainly to create and collaborate on PDF files. The tool is free, but you must set up an account with Adobe. This is easy to do and only takes a few minutes. Buzzword has many great features. You can assign roles to collaborators and control the amount of access each person has, which is a feature I really liked. It is easy to insert graphics, change the font color/style, adjust the background, etc. You can also keep track of changes made and make comments on the file.

Although the tool is not meant for young children; this program could be used by teachers and parents in many ways. You could use it in a preschool to communicate with your coworkers or talk with parents, which builds classroom community. You can even create a checklist and other collaborators can check things off of a list. It would be great for collaborating on letters to be sent home to parents or updating families with photos and daily updates. The program could also be used to plan classroom/school events or meetings. These are just a few of the ways the program can be used.

I was very impressed by Adobe Buzzword. It is easy to use, functional, creative, and fun. I would recommend this program to anyone working in a classroom setting who need to communicate with other teachers and/or parents.

This is a collaborative document site that allows any number of collaborators to access their documents from any computer and will remind you of changes made. The website has many ofher useful features. You could use this tool in any number of ways. Students could use this site, but younger students would need some help and guidance.

This is a collaborative document tool that has three different links so that you can customize your document depending on whether you are part of a workgroup, enterprise, or community. Teachers could use the workgroup version to collaborate on assignments or other things going on in the school. You could also use the community tool to collaborate with parents.

This is a collaborative document creation website mainly used for groups collaborating on mission statements, news articles, press releases, product reviews, petitions, etc. Most documents on this site are related to politics. It would not be appropriate to use in a classroom setting or with children. However, it would be a good tool for parents or teachers to use if they are concerned about a children's product, some type of legislation, or a community issue related to education.