NoteCentric

NoteCentric

This was created by a student (hung-truong) at UNM and is specifically for University students. You must have an edu domain name on your e-mail in order to register. Users have profile pages, the ability to invite friends and a rich text editor for creating notes. You can also add your courses and subscribe to notes via RSS. It is simple to the point of looking like a widget. But, simple is good.

Resource Links: @http://www.notecentric.com/courses browse NoteCentric http://www.notecentric.com/home/invite invite a friend http://www.notecentric.com/events/new create an event for your course with perscribed perimissions @http://www.notecentric.com/notes/new you may add new notes with perscribed perimissions @http://www.notecentric.com/home/addcourse you may add your course http://www.notecentric.com/search There is a search feature http://www.notecentric.com/home/edit_profile editable profile

SWOT:

Strengths: Simple and intuitive - no learning curve. Free! Keeps editable notes all in one place on the Internet. Can be put into classes so all class students can edit class notes. Notes can be tagged as private. you cannot make individual classes private but if everyone in your class has the login, you can get around that. It will upload illustrations it is so easy to use a student is instantly enabled to add notes.

Weaknesses: It is a beta Made for University students so registration for K-12 may not be possible. Your e-mail has to have an edu domain name. Students have to bring their laptops to class. If it is not tagged as private, anyone who is registered can access it and edit the notes.This is a real problem with K-12. It has not been kept up to date - the last semester listed is 2007. With a little tending, it could be a lot better. There is limited functionality.

Opportunities: Class can share and edit class notes It will upload illustrations Students who miss class can access notes. The edits will prevent mistakes and aid in completeness.

Threats: None when dealing with adults. Non - classmates have access so perhaps it is not a good idea when dealing with K-12.

Ideas for the classroom: NoteCentric provides access to notes and classmates where ever there is an Internet connection. The editing capabilities could result in flawless notes. Since it is so simple, there is no learning curve so students can instantly use it. In classes that are content intense a missed class is a real issue for a student. This would be a real asset for those students. With the editing capabilities, the notes are more likely to be correct.

This site is more useful for college students because it could contain too many threats to non-adults. Since there is no security, I would not use it in a K-12 class.