Monday, April 28, 2014

Web 2.0 Tools for Desktop Publishing

Bookr- E-Books and Online Books      http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/
Bookr is an online 2.0 tool that can be used to create a photobook online with as many photos as one wants, along with story lines for free! This is a publication that is fairly easy to use once you create an account. I think it could have been developed better with more enhancements, but overall it had well quality. However, I did come across a couple issues on inserting pictures into the story book.  I would use this tool to create a little story with pictures to display online for people to see and yes I would recommend this tool to users that love figuring out new technology and sharing a timeline of photos as a story. I would rate this tool as a 5 on a scale from 1-10.
            This is a really fun tool to play with! You get to create online flip books to share or just for enjoyment.  Flipbook was free, but I did not find were one could purchase more advance tools.  I caught on quick to this tool because it was really simple to use.  It took hardly no time to  create a publication with this tool.  Very well developed with decent quality, with no issues with the program as far as I could tell.  I would use this tool just for personal enjoyment to create fun flipbooks. This tool should definitely be rated a 9 out of 10!
            For a web 2.0 tool Scratch was a really complicated one to figure out how to use, I would not recommend this tool for anyone.  This publication is used to create cartoons with movements and sounds to share.  You can also create games and much more to share. However, even though this tool is free you can still obtain more perks for the tool.  The tool was really well developed with minor glitches but this is for very experience technology users.  I would use this application to goof off and learn more about create cartoons and games to share online. Scratch is rated a 2 out of 10. 
Yoyo Games- Game Creation http://www.yoyogames.com/studio
            Unfortunately on this 2.0 tool I could only explore the basic free options on how to create a game, but they were really self-explanatory with some complications. Yoyo games is used to actually create games and game cheats.  Although this tool is rather expensive I would recommend it to gamers and others who like to create mind boggling projects.  It was formatted fantastic with no glitches.  I would rate this tool a 8 out of 10. 
Map Builder- Maps http://www.mapbuilder.net/
            Map Builder is a quick and easy tool to locate any address or place one wants.  You can be so exact to the longitude and latitude anywhere in North America.  This tool is completely free and easy to use.  Very well developed with no glitches, with a great GPS coordinator.  I would use this tool for quick and easy directions to anywhere I wanted to go or I could create my own map to a place and share with others.  I would rate this app a 7 out of 10. 
Map Me- Maps http://www.mapme.com/
            Map Me is a free online tool that you can register with and create a map of your favorite places and connect it to your google maps on you cellular device! Once an account has been created it is super easy to put together your own map of places you like to visit or where you would like to go.  Very good quality was used to create this tool and very convenient because you can link it to your cell phone for portable directions with just one click.  I would use this tool when I travel and recommend it to anyone who likes to travel.  On a scale from 1-10 I rate this a 10.
Shapecollage - Photos and Graphics  http://www.shapecollage.com/
            Shapecollage is an online tool that is used to create collages of numerous photos for no charge.  However, with some of the features to edit the pictures you must buy Shapecollage pro.  With the basic aspects of the tool you can add as many pictures as you want and make a collage with special affects.  This tool was very simple to figure out and use with everything I have learned this semester.  I would recommend this program to people who love to share many photos put together.  The quality and design was great with no apparent glitches.  There is even included a “ how to” video which makes using the program a lot simpler.  I would rate this program a 6 out of 10. 
Pixlr- Photos and Graphics http://pixlr.com/
            This program is broke down into three different free online tools: Pixlr Editor, Pixlr Express, and Pixlr O-Matic.  Very simple to use, especially the Pixlr Editor because it reminded me a lot of SVG edit.  Well designed on line tool that really broke it down to explain how to use it well.  I would use this tool to quickly and easily edit photos and display.  I would also recommend this to anyone who enjoys enhancing their pictures.  There were no apparent glitches to the tool and had an excellent quality.  I would rate this tool a 7 out of 10. 
            Dvolver is a real simple made movie maker all online and free.  Its very simple to use and can easily be used to entertain children.  It is well developed with decent quality, but did involve some minor glitches.  I would use this tool just for fun and a good laugh, because I really see no point in making a short movie mainly with using templates.  I would recommend this program for anyone that enjoys animation and making their own short film.  I rate this tool a 2 out of 10. 
Highlight Cam- Video Tools https://www.highlightcam.com/

            Highlight Cam is a quick and easy way to edit and make short videos to download or share online.  One could even turn it into a payment method.  This program include step by step instructions on how to create the videos.  Each page has good quality and no issues that I could tell.  I would suggest this to one who loves to watch and make their own videos especially those who post to youtube.  I would use this to create and keep memories and to just share something I would want others to see I videod and made.  I would rate this tool a 4 out of 10.  

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