This week saw the exploration of a range of tools, some familiar and some very foreign, however through further research and exploration the potential for all three tools has been evident.
The first to be reviewed was power point. To be honest at the beginning I was bored at the prospect of reflecting on a tool that I know fairly well and find generally boring. Since reading, researching and exploring however my opinion has changed. The idea of creating quizzes etc on power point has been an idea that I have implemented before to great success, yet the website detailing the various quizzes and games that can be designed was fabulous and provided some great ideas. The main resource that I thought was the best, in regards to power point, was the mouse mischief software. I thought that this idea was fantastic as it allows for student interaction, sharing and even a little bit of competition. This software would facilitate social constructivism within the classroom. With regards to time constraints I must admit that I created one of those boring power points that doesn't really engage, however I did insert music - which I had never done before, and tried to create the animated movie with images in power point - unfortunately this was unsuccessful and this skill will need some practice before it can be implemented successfully. To enable viewing of this power point I signed up to slide share and uploaded it there.
The above is the Prezi that was created in the spirit of Christmas. I decided to construct a Prezi that didn't detail why it was a good resource or make it educational in any way. The reason for this was so that the scope of Prezi could be viewed. This is an example of how students could construct a step by step process, for example what happened and what they learnt on an excursion and then present it. This digital resource is AMAZING!!!! There is so much potential in relation to embedding Prezi within the classroom. This resource could be used within ANY KLA and could be the medium for any type of work from reflective, creative, instructional or evaluative. The tutorials, layout and tabs make Prezi a very easy tool to use and the zooming and options make this a very engaging tool that would put no restrictions on students creativity. This will be a resource that I will definitely implement within my classroom.
I'm not sure if the following Glogster poster will work, as once embedding it was completed it still didn't look right so click here to be taken to my Glogster. This tool provides the opportunity for students and teachers to create posters for the school and the community to view. Similar to the Prezi, the topic of a Glogster could be anything and it is up to the editor as to the extent of creativity involved. These posters could be embedded into the schools website and inform parents as to the goings on within the school. Say for example that the drama class creates a poster advertising their play or the class creates a poster about the opening of the school herb garden. The fact that images and audio can be added allows for these posters to be personalised and engaging.
Ps. Yeah it worked, even the music button on the top right hand side worked, technology is a brilliant thing.
Ps. Yeah it worked, even the music button on the top right hand side worked, technology is a brilliant thing.
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