Netflix

•  Netflix [netflix.com]

   The purpose of this tool is to stream movies where. I watch movies and TV shows on Netflix. It's easy to navigate throughout the website. There are movie title covers that you click on to watch a movie. This tool is easy to use. To watch a movie, simply click on the movie you want to watch. Searching is easy. Just type the title of a TV show or movie in the search bar, and it will show the title if they have it. I use this tool daily to watch TV shows and movies. You have to have a subscription to view the movies, which is a downside.

Drobox

• Dropbox [www.dropbox.com]

   The purpose of this tool is to upload and share files. If you save a file but you don't have a thumb drive, you can upload it to dropbox. You can then share it with people who you give the link to. It's easy to navigate throughout the website. It has a windows explorer view. This tool is easy to use. To upload a file, you click on the upload icon. To share a file, just click on the link icon. I use this tool to upload school work, photos, and some side projects.

Scratch

• Scratch [http://scratch.mit.edu/]

   The purpose of this tool is to play and upload games made by scratch. It's a downloadable tool, in which you can create some basic games. It's easy to navigate throughout this website. You click on games or search for them to play them. This tool is difficult to use. You need to know how scripts work. I used this tool to create a game. It was fun and not hard for me but for the average user it can be tricky.

This is the game I made in scratch: Soccer Pong

Pandora Radio

• Pandora Radio [pandora.com]

   The purpose of this tool is to listen to music online. It's a music genome project, in which songs are picked by an algorithm of songs you previously liked. It's easy to navigate throughout this website. You just search a song, band, or singer, and the website plays songs related to the search. This tool is easy to use. If you like a song hit the thumbs up button, but if you don't you can skip or hit dislike. I use this tool to listen to music when I'm working, at home, or at the gym.

Reddit

• Reddit [reddit.com]

   The purpose of this tool is to share, read, and comment of post made by a user. If you have something interesting to share, you can submit a link for other people to view it. People then can comment on the post and share their thoughts. It's easy to navigate throughout the website. There are links on top of the page that take you to sub-reddits. This tool is easy to use. To submit a link, you just have to click on submit a link on the right side of the page. Searching is basic. Just type a keyword in the search bar, and it will show all the related words. I personally use this tool to get my news, watch videos, and see funny stuff.

Internet and Web Basics

• What is the name of the site and the site's URL?

Google Timeline news.google.com

• What is the purpose of the site?

To get current news.

• Who is the intended audience?

Anybody who wants to read the news.

• Do you think that the site reaches its intended audience? Why or why not?

Yes, Google is a know brand and people will look into it if they want.

• Is the site useful to you? Why or why not?

Yes, When I want to find out the latest news of something I use Google to find out more.

• List on interesting fact or issue that this site addresses.

An issue is that some blogs show up. Blogs don't tend to have a reliable source.

• Would you encourage others to visit this site?

Yes, if you want to stay current on news, it is a great website to do so.

• How could this site be improved?

It could have a better U.I.