It is a work in progress. I can see the benefits of using this technology in the classroom. I had a lot of fun playing around with this, and I want to finish it off properly, however seem to have run out of time. As a teacher I could utilise this as a presentation tool or it could it be a used as a collaborative tool for children's in-class projects. It is a glorified PowerPoint. Having said that though I was amazed at what Wendy produced with the images on a PowerPoint in our tutorial. Mine is a far less sophisticated version due to the my windows 2007 version. I did however manage to save a PowerPoint with sound. Albeit a small effort I have at least gotten my hands dirty and can appreciate the usefulness in the classroom of each of these ICT's. Due to my level of engagement with what I had to work with I would have to say that the Prezi was my favourite, with plenty of time to play around I could create something fabulous. However time seems to be the major pitfall of all ICT's as useful as they can be for engaging a student, they can also waste a lot of time. I guess it is up to us as teachers (eventually) to try and minimise this time waste by providing clear step-by-step instructions to children whenever they are going to utilise a ICT as part of their program. Whilst I have not been able to create my Glogster (due to technical difficulties) I can appreciate the how interactive they can be. I have spent a bit of time looking at the best glogsters and I have learnt some things I didn't think might ever interest me, but because a child somewhere in a classroom has made the effort of presenting their project in a space that any member of the public can view is incredible. I am impressed! The link here Awesome!
http://tehescmarts.edu.glogster.com/coriolis-effect/
Once again with the issues of technology I have not been able to get my PowerPoint to link here, havign tried the HTML mode, I still cannot get it to work. Gotta love it!
Bubbl.us Is another on line technology I have found which would be an extremely useful tool for brainstorming idea and getting children to work collaboratively. See how easy it is by looking at this Youtube tutorial.
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