Final Thoughts

I really enjoyed this class and learned a lot of new techniques and electronic mediums that I can use in and out of the classroom. I feel the best part of the class were those frustrating moments when you were trying to figure out how to do something new, and the satisfaction in brought when you completed the assignment as so. I enjoyed the interaction the blog created with my classmates, and made the experience more intimate and real. I now have an electronic record of my work in this class, which can be shared from anywhere at anytime. I see now the real ways that technology can be used in the classroom, and not just for technology's sake.

After reviewing the results on Survey Monkey about my project I feel I could of better explained how the students were to use technology for the project. I figured that most students were used to using YouTube, and that much discussion on how to access and use it would not be neccessary. I also feel I could of allowed more use of technology in my project, but for the project's sake and the content standards given, I felt it was appropriate and sufficient. Classmates seem to enjoy reading my project and even one student commented on the effectivness of my rubric.

Thanks so much Colin, I am signing off.

Prezi Presentations

Prezi seems to engage the audience more so than Power Point. Prezi shows like a map rather than a bunch of linear slides like in Power Point. I thought it was interesting that Prezi points out that our brain's thoughts are not produced linearly in our mind, but in dialogue over time, with feedback--this is a definite difference or advantage between Power Point and Prezi. Prezi claims to be easier and more user friendly, however, I feel Power Point is really easy to use too. I think it comes down to the user and what they feel more comfortable using when creating a presentation. I think they are both good, but the main difference is how it is presented, which is up to the creator on what they prefer to use. I think Prezi is cooler, but Power Point still gets the job done.