Plus | Minus | Interesting |
- Free online program - Can be used for individual presentation - Can be used as a mind mapping device for multiple people to add information - Permission to access or contribute can be restricted which is necessary to ensure a safe site for students to work in. | - Must have access to the internet and a computer - The program could turn into “poster making” rather than a learning tool - The teacher would need to take time out of the unit to teach students the purpose of the tool and how to use it properly | - There is a special version available that is tailored to education - This is the digital native’s answer to the poster assignment! |
Below is the Glogster that I created to wish you all a Merry Christmas!
Powerpoint Presentations
Powerpoint can be used as a visually creative way of presenting information, below is a powerpoint presentation that I created for an Arts Assessment to represent my Arts journey.
I was so surprised to see the interactive way that powerpoint can be used. I never realised that powerpoints could use hyperlinks which link to other pages or websites. This really opens up a lot of learning opportunities. The learning manager could create an interactive unit on powerpoint which guides students through their learning. Students could work at their own pace and use the powerpoint program as another teacher in the room. This is great!!
Other classroom uses
- Teacher presents information during a lesson
- To collate and present students work
- As part of a student oral presentation
- Students represent their own learning
Prezi
This is such an interesting program that I would really like to incorporate in my classroom. Students are required to make decisions about what information is important and how to organise the information in a fluid and cohesive way. I believe that this program uses higher order thinking skills because students will learn how to critically analyse their information, make judgments and create!! When students have the opportunity to create something from what they have learnt they are able to take ownership of it and convey the information in a way that makes sense to them. The learning manager is then able to view this creation and see what the student has learnt in their own words. This is a creative way of presenting learning!
This program could also be used by the learning manager as a hook to a lesson or to present information. Below I have analysed the tool using a SWOT analysis.
Strengths - Images, texts and video can be used throughout the prezi - The interface was easy to learn and use - Interactive Whiteboards could be used to joint construct whole class prezi’s. This would provide the students with a good model of how to use the tool - Students have freedom to present their information in an interesting and engaging way. - It is a free online website and could be used on multiple computers throughout the school and classroom - Incorporates technology into other KLA’s which is a focus in the Australian Curriculum - The program is online, meaning that students could access and edit their prezi at home, school and on any mobile device such as Ipod and Ipads - Could be used an interesting hook to a lesson or unit | Weakness - Students must have access to a computer or mobile device which has access to the internet. - The teacher would have to understand and be confident in using the program. They would need to allow time to teach students the program as well as the content of the other KLA/s - Using the program could overtake the goal of presenting quality information, if students spend more time creating the prezi than learning about the content |
Opportunity - Incorporation of this technology fulfils the Curriculum requirements of using technology throughout every KLA - Students can access the website at home, classroom, computer lab time and the teacher could stagger the use of computer time as there is no need for all students to be working on the website at once - This is a good opportunity to teach students the importance of selecting and presenting quality information and showing them how to correctly use the tool to enhance that information - Professional Development may be available to teachers, especially with the push for technology to be used much more in classrooms | Threats - The time that it takes to teach students the program could take away from learning about the content. - School funding could reduce the number of computers available to students - Slow internet connections - |
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