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Table 2 Web 2.0 tools used by questionnaire participants

From: A mixed-method research to investigate the adoption of mobile devices and Web2.0 technologies among medical students and educators

Types of Web 2.0 tools

Never

Occasionally

Frequently

Very frequently

Total number

Median

Instant messaging

11

13

28

46

98

3.00

Social networking tool (e.g., Yammer, Facebook)

25

9

22

41

97

3.00

Cloud storage (e.g., DropBox, iCloud)

31

31

14

20

96

2.00

Learning Management System (e.g., MyLO, Moodle)

14

13

35

35

97

3.00

Web authoring tool

83

9

0

2

94

1.00

Wiki

13

15

27

44

99

3.00

Blog

79

13

1

1

94

1.00

SmartBoard

77

12

3

3

95

1.00

eReader

60

15

10

9

94

1.00

Annotating tool (e.g., iAnnotate)

78

10

3

3

94

1.00

Social Bookmarking

85

6

2

1

94

1.00

Collaborative authoring tool (e.g., GoogleDocs)

64

26

2

3

95

1.00

Digital stylus for writing/drawing

86

5

3

1

95

1.00

Video capture tool

77

12

1

3

93

1.00

Video/slide viewing (e.g., YouTube)

18

40

22

15

95

2.00

Slide creation tool (e.g., PowerPoint, Slideshare)

18

48

22

9

97

2.00

Audio recording tool

69

19

3

4

95

1.00

Audio listening tools (podcasts)

60

23

5

7

95

1.00

Desktop capture (e.g., Echo 360, Camtasia)

84

6

0

2

92

1.00

Online chat (e.g., MSN)

64

19

4

8

95

1.00

Web conferencing (e.g., Elluminate)

77

15

5

1

95

1.00

VOIP internet tele- or video-conferencing (e.g., Skype)

54

39

4

3

100

1.00

  1. Likert scale: 1 = Never; 2 = Occasionally (less than once per week); 3 = Frequently (1 to 5 times per week); 4 = Very frequently (6 or more times per week)