Post #5

Of all the latest web 2.0 tools the Internet offers I have grown particularly fond of the website Prezi. Prezi is a new bold reinvention of presentation software, and not to mention it’s free. These presentations take any and all subjects to the next level of intrigue; you won’t have to worry again about people forgetting your presentation. With the zoom features taking you in and out of your story, you can captivate your audience constantly. You could also work with others and make collaborative group work a lot more efficient- above all you can make it personal.

            What I also enjoy about Prezi is that it works similar to a cloud-based concept, you can present from any where at anytime from any device. As well as have the ability to edit your presentations. They offer a massive amount of information from a database where you can search things and be inspired in your work. I’ve also had wonderful experiences with the 24/7 tech support when I’ve ever experienced any confusion!

The link to the blog is this; https://prezi.com/ and can also be found in the sidebar of my blog!

I think web 2.0 can be very useful in the k-12 classroom. For one, technologies that help with presenting information to students are vital to instilling education in young learner, examples of these are; Prezi and Picsviewer. While I don’t think Mobile tools, or social networking affiliated websites as useful in this grade range some of the video tools are crucial in our growing age! ‘Animoto’ is great for making visually pleasing and engaging videos, here you can present information to children without distractions keeping them from paying attention.

I actually happened to enjoy doing the Web Hunt exercise, though I’m not too great with more modern technologies I can search for random things better than I expected. I think this exercise showed me my capabilities for creating effective short word phrases that work best for searching a longer or more descriptive topic of. I think the ability to find information easily will be a great tool for myself as an educator. I will be able to easily answer any question a student might catch me off-guard with.