Blogs, Wikis, Docs: Which is right for your lesson? A Comparison Table from Miguel GuhlinShould you use regular Google Tools (using a GMail address) or GoogleApps for Education? See these Pros and Cons from Colette Cassinelli: http://sites.google.com/site/colettecassinelli/proscons
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Blogger
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GoogleDocs--Document
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GoogleDocs--Presentation
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Google Sites
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| Interactivity, provide feedback | Add comments, RSS feeds | Share function - Add comments, Edit contents, RSS | Share function - Edit Contents, RSS | Share function - Add comments, Edit contents, RSS |
| File (attachment) storage | Stores uploaded photos in Picasa |
* Each document up to 500K, plus
up to 2MB per embedded image. |
100 MB limit in each regular Google Sites account Quota per domain in Standard GoogleApps: 10GB Quote per EDU domain: 100GB Google storage FAQ |
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| Navigation | Linear and Category links | Linear with hyperlinks | Hyperlinked pages, Navigation Bar | |
| Special Features/Purpose | Blog (web log) - Individual entries organized in reverse-chronological order | Online equivalent of Word with collaborative authoring and comments | Online equivalent of PowerPoint with collaborative authoring and live presentation | Website/wiki with capability for embedding GoogleDocs, |
| Best use for ePortfolio | Reflective Journal | Artifact development, reflection, feedback | Presentation portfolio development and showcase | Web-based presentation portfolio |