Wednesday, October 5, 2011

My Favorite Web2.0 tools

If I were to define web 2.0 tools, I would describe them as programs that are all on the internet and need no special software installed on a local computer to use besides an internet browser. Many people talk about the cloud and I would describe the cloud as information and data that is web based so that you may access it anywhere at anytime. I have found that the web tool called Dropbox is an extraordinary tool for file sharing. I would define Dropbox as an internet storage site for any files you want. These files and folders can be shared with others or can be kept private. Dropbox is accessible from any internet based tool, such as IPads and IPhones. This application can be installed on multiple computers so that you can drag and drop files into your dropbox folder and they are automaticly updated online and on all of your other devices. This eliminates the need for emailing files and the need for flash storage. Here is a link to a guide on the use of Dropbox http://tinyurl.com/Dropbox-Guide1 This tool could be invaluable to any student or teacher for many of the uses that I have already stated above. For a student that might be working on some large research, they would be able to keep all of their large files that could be hard to keep track of all in one place. They would also be able to access and work on their project wherever they are even without their main computer. As a teacher you might use this tool to manage files between your work and home computer so that there is no need for portable storage.

1 comment:

  1. Don't forget that the first part of this post needs to be your Definition of Web2.0 and Cloud Computing ...
    Please add that component.

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