Friday, March 8, 2013


Investigating the Living World (SCIE - 6662S - 2)----- Week 1

Evaluating Web 2.0 Presentation Tools

Things that excite students help them focus on the learning, resources like Prezi(a new free online presentation tool) allows students to create and learn at the same time. Exposure to this type of media helps students as they prepare to enter the work force, technology is integrated into many jobs and exposure to tools like Prezi will make them better prepared.  This tool has an option that allows students to create different types of presentations and examples to help with their ideas. Using a presentation format for prior knowledge allows students to discuss what they know and share ideas. It can be an opportunity to share correct knowledge and address incorrect information.
Check out the Prezi video tutorial. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx9d7GPR7Wg

Posters are a common method of sharing information used in the classroom. Posters are used to communicate important ideas and as student assessment of knowledge. Creating a poster allows the student to consider their information and figure out the best way to include, organize, arrange, and illustrate it. Glogster provides a way to bring the poster into the 21st century by allowing users to create a digital poster, or glog, with multimedia and hyperlinked elements to extend and supplement the information it contains. This tool is user friendly and captivities the users attention.

Detailed Tutorial on Glogster EDU - Online teaching and learning tool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80NISdsoouE

Google Docs has a variety of digital tools that provide teachers with features to help students develop 21st century writing skills. Google Docs are collaborative and available at any time, this makes the tool well-suited for digital writing projects that combine peer editing with cooperative grouping and small group fine-tuned writing instruction. I have not used this with my students yet but have with my colleagues. The writing application was a wonderful tool during curriculum writing and the presentations options look promising as well.
Google Docs for Students Introduction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmR2kbbupVY

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