TimeRime

TimeRime ( [] ) is a web application which allows people to view, create, share and compare interactive timelines. This is a public portal. TimeRime Education ([]) allows the creation of an education account for schools, universities and other organizations that have the need for an advertisement free, closed online environment to make, view and grade timelines. See sample timelines – Einstein, World War II, Renaissance, Explorers ( [] )
 * TimeRime and TimeRime Education **
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Ø The TimeRime timelines are interactive and multimedia. Ø The timelines can be filled with text, music, YouTube movies et cetera, which makes TimeRime.com a platform that combines popular communities and other internet applications in one portal. Ø Allows people to search for information about various subjects. Ø Search engine is easy to use. Ø Stimulates the creativity of its users, and is educational for anyone that is looking for information. Ø Has an international focus, attracting people from all over the world. Ø The user is completely free to choose what subject his or her timeline is. Ø Works with PC/Mac Ø Embeds on Moodle Ø You can embed timelines in your website or blog. Ø Smooth scrolling features makes viewing timelines created by others easy and enjoyable Ø Free application has 50 mb of storage, Pro account is $49 per year and has 200 mb of storage
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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Strengths: TimeRime (public portal) **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Closed, secured environment (with password) <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Students can create timelines individually or in groups. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  No advertising <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Timelines only from your school <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Administrative rights for teachers includes the following functions: edit and delete timelines of students, delete accounts of (former) students, add comment or grades to a timeline. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Allows creation of a special subdomain of your school <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Customized header with your school/university’s name <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Unique PDF print function allows timeline to be converted into a readable and printable file. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Pictures, short description and content, including pictures will be printed in chronological order. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Ability to view and grade timelines <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Students will access timelines without offensive content <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Students can view timelines from other schools and countries. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Search function makes it easy to find timelines of students, groups of students or classes <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Every day a backup of the database of timelines and users is made. In case of undesired use of the passwords you can contact TimeRime and request for new passwords. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Works with PC/Mac <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Embeds on Moodle <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Smooth scrolling features makes viewing timelines created by others easy and enjoyable <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Education account is about $149 per year. This is account gives access to TimeRime Education for all students and teachers of your organization.
 * <span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Strengths: **** Timerime Education **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Advertising and pop-ups on free version <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Open environment – nonsecure environment <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  No restriction of content in timelines. Information can be uploaded by individuals, as well as companies or (public) institutions. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Search engine limited to those registered <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Free version has small space (50 mg) for unlimited number of pictures, video. Most users will need to pay fee for comprehensive timelines.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Weaknesses: TimeRime (public portal) **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Cost is reasonable but budget cuts could still prohibit the yearly fee. <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Printable timeline ideally requires color printer – color cartridges and color printers are expensive <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Application is limited to timelines only which restricts usage
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Weaknesses: TimeRime Education **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Embed URL of student timeline on social networks, email to others for feedback and comments Ø Opportunity to create timelines individually or in groups and share these electronic timelines with others
 * Opportunities**

<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Students may be exposed to offensive content in timelines for timelines created in the non-education version <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Advertising is an undesirable feature in classroom environments
 * Threats: TimeRime (public portal)**

<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Students can make timelines of subjects from class, timelines of class birthdays as an introductory class activity, timelines based on their own research. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Timelines of the lives of authors, scientists, historical figures, U.S. or world historical events are perfect for this type of program <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Create a timeline of the chemical discoveries; atomic theory, quantum theory, periodic table, <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Create a timeline for the earth’s eras and periods, genetic discoveries <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Timelines are excellent tools for enriching lessons and helping students study class material. Multimedia increases creativity and transfer of knowledge <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø Timelines can be created by individual students or in groups. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">Ø  Timelines can also outline a course's progress and major assignment dates. Either way, they provide a great visual for the progression of time. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">
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