Week 3: Assignment 2

Screencast O-Matic
Features of the Technology	Affordance
Ability to record a screen and provide a webcam commentary	Allows students to receive a lecture or lesson remotely.
Audio or Visual file available online	Learners can use file as a reference and access it at any time.
Editing	Learners and teachers can tailor the visual and audio by editing the file.
Compatibility and Shareable link	Allows student or teacher to share files through different technology platforms (Blogs and YouTube).
Channels	Students or teachers can save recordings in separate folders for different courses.
Zoom in	Ability to draw and zoom in on an area on your screen to record.

Voki
Features of the Technology	Affordance
Presentations	Allows presenter to develop slides as part of a lesson plan.
Interactive Teaching Character	Provides learner and teacher the ability to create an animated interactive character.
Voki Classroom	Teachers can develop and share a lesson plan via the Voki platform.
Shareable link	Students can access Voki lesson and characters via a link on various learning platforms (Blogs, YouTube and Blackboard).
Cloud	All presentations are stored on the cloud and are accessible at anytime.

Blog
Features of the Technology	Affordance
Website	Provides the ability to develop a custom shareable website.
Publish Multimedia	Ability to upload videos, audio and photos.
Comments	Students and learners may engage in a discussion via the comment section.
Ability to Invite groups and keep thread private	Platform produce shareable link that gives student a controlled learning environment.
Editor	Student and Teacher can review postings prior to finalizing post.
Class List	Learners can group classmates for blogs and provided accessible links to respective pages.