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 * Getting to know "ME"**

**The Activity** ** Purpose of this activity ** 
 * 1) Each participant assumes the "persona" of the ICT tool/platform of the card they take.
 * 2) He/She would describe the features &/or purpose of the tool/platform so that the rest of the participants could guess what tool/plaform he/she "is".
 * 1) Recap a range tools that we've been exposed to and being able to distinguish the "tool" use, based on its unique features.
 * Through describing, we are able to anchor the key purpose/use of each tool/platform
 * 1) Be aware of the generic terms used for the "group" of tools (which we normally know them by the product name)
 * Some of the tools the tools/platforms (and the examples, where applicable) we talked about...**
 * 1) Word Processor: MS Word; Pages; Wordstar
 * 2) Spreadsheet: MS Excel; Numbers; Lotus
 * 3) Presentation tool: MS PowerPoint; Key Note
 * 4) Email: Gmail; YahooMail; Hotmail
 * 5) Internet Browser: Internet Explorer; Safari; Firefox
 * 6) Online Chat: iChat; GTalk; MSN
 * 7) Blog: Blogger; LiveJournal
 * 8) Wiki: Wikispaces; WetPaint
 * 9) Online Media Depository: Picassa; Flickr; Youtube
 * 10) Online Discussion Forum
 * 11) Tweeter
 * 12) Google Sketchup
 * 13) Google Earth; GoogleMap
 * 14) Media Editing Application/Tool: iMovie; iPhoto; GarageBand
 * 15) Online Survey: SurveyMonkey; Zoomerang
 * 16) Mindmapping tool: Bubblus; Inspiration; Mindmeister

__Note__: As each ICT tool/platform evolves, there are more and more overlapping features across the tools/platforms. More than one tool now can possibly serve the same purpose, Hence, we'll have to think through more thoroughly what we exactly want these tools to do in order to serve our instructional needs before making a quick decision. Do talk and check around.

//The remaining section of this page is extracted from the wiki-site: ETD -Technology Standards for Teaching and Learning (http://etd.wikispaces.com/Technology+Maps (2009, July 26)) //

Here are the six Technology Learning Areas broken down into tool categories, applications and examples in the following order: Search, Spreadsheet, Text, Multimedia, Communication Tools and Data Collection Tools.
 * __Technology Areas__**

**Learning with Searches** **Learning with Spreadsheet**

**Learning with Text**

**Learning with Multimedia**

**Learning with Online Communication Tools** 
 * Learning with Data Collection Tools**