Tech Tool Evaluation

Sam's link: http://slotted.co/ 

3 thing I like about Slotted: 

• I like that you can paste an email into the slotted sheet so invitees can easily RSVP and sign up for bringing what is needed. This way they don't have to log onto to Slotted when you tell them you're having a party, they can have the "sheet" at hand as soon as you email them. 
• I really like the fact that when you click "slot me" on a public sheet, the person has to identify themselves so you know who they are. This way you can be sure they aren't creepers just signing up for your party. :) 
• I like that on the complex sheet you can put times (i.e. 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm) so that people can know what time to come. Sometimes when having a party that's not always clear, and you might have to make changes for times or things to bring, and this helps everyone know when to come. 

3 things I didn't like about Slotted: 

• I didn't like the "nudge" button. If you're having a party and you want people to volunteer to bring items, you should let them click the slot me button on their own free will. If you nudge someone to say "hey, you haven't volunteered to bring anything yet" it's kind of rude, because you're inviting them to your party and they don't have to bring anything. 
• One bad thing about Spotted is that you have to sign up to create a sheet, so you have to go through more trouble if you want to make one for an event. 
• I also don't like that the number of invites is limited, so might not be able to invite everyone you want to to an event. 

Yootack's link: https://www.desmos.com/ 

3 things I liked about Desmos: 

• I love the fact that this is an online graphing calculator, so you can use it for homework and you don't have to pay for the program, or pay for your own graphing calculator either! 
• You can make not only graphs on this tool but you can make art by putting in different equations. 
• Desmos can easily identify the types of math tools you are trying to type out on the computer. I tried it and the program easily came up with the buttons that are on a normal graphing calculator. 

3 things I didn't like about Desmos: 

• One thing that's bad about this is that if you're in school in your math teacher doesn't allow you to use electronic devices in class you can't use this program to get work done. 
• I would improve this by making it an app so you could easily pull it up on an ipod or ipad or iphone so you could do homework if you didn't have internet. 
• I would also improve it so the program could let you save your graph using websites other than desmos and Google. (i.e. yahoo, hotmail, facebook, etc)