When I was in fifth grader, I cannot remember my teacher doing a song and dance show to keep my attention. Now teachers are encouraged to use a wide variety of multimedia tools. As a teacher, I incorporate power point in my classroom through review, jeopardy games, and student projects. I do not like change, but if I am forced to then I want to go “big”. I reviewed two presentational tools that I could use to complete my course project. The two tools are 280 Slides and Prezi.
280 Slides essentially is an online version of power point. Pictures, You Tube videos, and clip art can be easily added to the presentation. There are tutorials that guide the user to completely a successful presentation. I believe that 280 Slides is a great next step if someone is uncomfortable with change, but it is too close to power point for me.
The next presentational tool that I explored is Prezi. I have attended several workshops where Prezi was used. It is extremely important in my county that all the students understand the standard and direction of each lesson. My principal will walk into my room and ask students to identify the objective of the lesson. I think being able to zoom out and show the students the “big picture” will assist students in understanding the objective and the direction the lesson. Students can also use Prezi as a study guide because they can access it from home. I think that my students will enjoy Prezi as a new multimedia tool for me.
Hollie,
ReplyDeleteMaybe I need to complete a few more trainings on Prezi and give myself more time to explore the Prezi Web 2.0 tool. When I tried to use it I got a bit frustrated. The pictures would download, open, and then error messages popped out and the pictures would disappear.