Stixy

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Stixy is a Web2.0 tool that is used as summarizing and notetaking. Stixy can be used for keeping notes for subjects for test and various assessments. It can also be used as a class page for students to access and recover notes missed in class.


 * Pros || Cons || Uses in Classroom ||
 * The notes can be manipluated for different sizes, colors, and fonts. || The page is rather large and hard to view whole screen. || Reading/Language Arts - students create a sticky with fictional story elements. using a stcky for setting/charatcer, conflicts, climax, moral or solutions ||
 * able to embed into web page || the space is too small to view a calendar unless opened in another window || Math - allow students to post or repond to word problems while focusing on a specific operation. teacher could post tips and strategies taught in class for parents to access. ||
 * allows the creator to add guest, guest can also add to the board || since info can be organized in any manner, it may not be user friendly for all guest. || Science- students may post findings from experiments for home projects. Allow students to add photos of the experiment using the scientic method. ||
 * allows reader to decide how information will be arraged, doesn't force the user to conform to a template ||  || Social Studies - may use as a form of timeline, for example, place a note for each major event in the Lewis and Clark expedition or early explorers ||
 * may upload personal picture, documents, and messages ||  || Journal writing- use as an ongoing journal, students use the same journal and log in as a character from a recent novel and share 1-2 sentences thoughts about the recent story events ||