Live+Journal

Category: Reflective Assessment Tool By: Dale L. Johnson **
 * Live Journal – Blogging and journaling communication package


 * //Introduction //**

This assessment tool is can be used as an online journaling community similar to Facebook. People from around the world can communicate with each other by sharing information, discussing topics and keeping in touch with friends and family. The service is free to the consumer with a walth of different kinds of options all under one covient heading. One can get their news, listen to your favorite music downloads and communicate friends and loved-ones.


 * //Uses and Benefits //**

There are many uses and benefits to having this technology as part of your collection of tools. One can personalize their commentary through writing and voice technology. All the tools that other software has are all together in this convenient program. The user can personalize the layout of there area to have it the way that the author wants it laid out. Photos and videos as well as You Tube can be posted for easy access. There is also an option for a live feed to experience quick information by the author and the recipient


 * //Challenges and weaknesses //**

Looking at this software is a challenge to be able to learn all that the program is capable of performing. It does not look live the program is very user friendly to the new user. I am sure that over time, the process would improve and it would become easier. At the start up screen, it gives the user the opportunity to sign up but after that, I did not know where to go. It would be a challenge for me to use this because of all the capabilities that it is capable of performing.


 * //Application as an Online Tool //**

I feel that this would be a good tool to use as an assessment tool for education. I like the way that it links other websites together and the instant option of getting the news from the web. One could spent all of one’s time on this site and have access to any area of the Internet. It is a good tool to link private journaling, blogs, discussion forums and social networking all in one location.

**//Learning Objectives//**

Students will display their ability to evaluate social networking software use by evaluating LiveJournal according to the provided rubric.

Students will display increased confidence in participating in an online learning community through the value of their discussion posts using the provided rubric.

//Summary// **
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Live Journal is a tool that is similar to other kinds of online communication tools on the Internet. This tool can be beneficial to educators and students by providing a communication tool that has so many kinds of capabilities such as blogging, journaling, discussion forums, social networking, and Internet access all in one convenient location. If users want to have a one-stop kind of experience, then this is the tool for you to utilize.

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