Digital Presentations...
Honestly, my experience with digital presentations is so limited. I was introduced to Prezi by a student teacher year before last, yes, I know that's kind of sad. I have never actually used Prezi, but at least I am familiar with it. I do like that they have a free membership for teachers, albeit limited.
I really liked Slidely. I think it looks really cool and easy to use. Easy for me, easy for kids! I also like that there are apps for phones and tablets so students would be able to access from home to create own presentations versus the tired old poster board! Being able to add music makes it very appealing to me as well. I think the video aspect of Slidely could be used in place of the costly Animoto, as both are easy, just drop in photos.
I would like to explore Blendspace with my team this year. I think it would be a useful tool to create units of study and be able to share with each other, as well as with parents. There would be no excuses that they didn't know what to do or what was going on in class!
Given that we have such a visual population that we are teaching, I love Thinglink. I had been previously introduced to this site during social studies training. It was suggested that we use pictures and maps and link content knowledge, vocabulary and even quiz questions to the photos. I like the way the site demos linking YouTube videos. I look forward to more exploration of this site in the near future.
I enjoyed reading your reviews. They contain useful information to introduce the reader with these tools.
ReplyDeleteMy problem, which I suspect you can relate to, is that once I figure out a neat new tool, six new awesome options have popped up. I think sometimes you need to stick with one for a while before jumping on to the next.
ReplyDeleteAs Susan mentioned, you did a nice job reviewing digital presentation tools! You suggested some great ideas!
ReplyDeleteYou and I are in the same boat with digital presentations. I discovered Prezi through a newer teacher. She said that when she was in school, her professors really pushed the importance of using Prezi. I don't know...I am still a PowerPoint girl so I guess I will be utilizing Slide Share when I need to post.
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