Web 2.0 Tools.
I will admit when I read over the course project and saw that we would be required to present our project with a web based tool I thought oh no I have to learn how to use a new tool in a short amount of time.
Animoto- I was exposed to this tool this year from our curriculum specialist. I love this but you can only do a 30 second video in the free version. I do not know if I would use it enough to pay for a subscription.
Museum Box- I would love to use this when I go over a new scientist/ person in class. I think that my students would also like this tool.
ZOHO- I liked what I saw when i explored this site. I want to play around with it a little more. I signed up for an account.
My Brain Shark- This tool would be great especially if you teach several classes and wanted to make sure that they each got the same information. I like the thought if being able to narrate the slides. I have a program that I can already do this with. It is called keynote. I have put many of my daughters favorite books into this program.
Prezi- I was briefly introduced at the end of the school year. I believe that this maybe the tool that i decided to use for this project. I do like that you can embed videos This a great
way to share with other teachers.
When I think about using a presentation tool I want it to be fairly uncomplicated to use. I also would like for it to be one that I could teach my 7th grade students to create presentations for class projects.
Shannon, I totally agree. My main focus here will be to find a presentation tool that students could use for projects. I want to build their tech ability not just mine. I liked Prezi and know it would be new to the students. Glogster was the other one top on my list.
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ReplyDeleteI, too, liked some of the Web 2.0 tools you mentioned such as Zoho Show and Prezi. I will be using Prezi to create my presentation for my course project. Your comments have me curious about Animoto, Museum Box, and My Brain Shark. I will have to try them out. Lori responded that she was fond of Glogster. I will have to check this one out, as well. Lori makes a good point that it is important to build the technical ability of the students along with ours.