So my reflection on these three web applications will be mainly focused on how I may apply to my classroom and students.  This being my first year teaching I have only a few classes to reflect on how the apps may be used.

Edmodo
Pros:  Of the three this site is the most likely to be used in my classes.  The site layout is very similar to Facebook making the ease of use for my students manageable.  Its biggest upside is that allows students and teachers to communicate sharing ideas, assignments, and learning from one another.        

Cons:  One of the negatives to this website is that with the new Ritenour website, teachers have the capability of doing some of the same things that increase organization and communicate the assignments.  However the Ritenour class websites do not have discussion boards yet.

Collaborize Classroom
Pros: I can add all of the work my students need to complete for a unit on to Collaborize.  Some of my students do work at different speeds or they have different work because of their skill level,  this site allows me to organize their material.  Students in the engineering program at our high school participate in a project based curriculum that I could see this working well for the program.   


Cons:  For the students in my classes the website doesn't seem to be as easy to use as Edmodo.  With time students may be able to use this site to enhance learning instead of it taking away from the content.   

COURSEsites (Blackboard)
Pros: Similar to Collaborize, Coursites is a website that I really don't see a future for in the current classes I teach.  This site offers plenty of pros for teachers that have online classes of upper level classes in high school.  I like how I can have all my materials online for students to access when they need it and I don't have to go hunting for a copy in my desk.  Also when I have students that go on homebound for medical reasons or suspensions they can still access the curriculum.

Cons:  This is great for me as a teacher to layout my class prior to a semester starting.  However, most of my students do not have computers at home or Internet.  That makes the benefits of Coursesites greatly diminished especially since my school does not have a computer for every student.