Since the first paleo-man smeared ocher on his cave wall man has sought ever more effective ways to present knowledge visually, Prezi represents the apex of this quest. Never again shall humanity be limited to soul numbing linear progression of the Powerpoint! Drop your chalk, tear down the giant post-its and blackout the whiteboard, Prezi has arrived!!
Oh and I made one, go on and check it out and then read the rest of this post. I'll wait over here looking at the blog ads
http://prezi.com/1icwebrsixbm/how-people-learn-by-christian-scott/
See what I'm talking about? Good thing you were already sitting down eh?
So when I heard of this assignment my first thought was "Hummph, I'll just grind something out with Google Docs and Picasa, no need for yet another account." That didn't go so well, it was pathetic, see you really didn't need to click on that; its just some misshapen hump trying to get on a triangle. So off to Prezi I went and spent some time watching the tutorial clips, I know a millennial would have just plunged in but I'm old school and need directions. The thinking behind my graphic was as follows - how do I work in what our group came up with last week into a coherent and visually appealing document? I thought that by itself it was fun and informative, always like to use pictures of my kids (ask me which ones they are) at their school. I had a few issues with the zebra tool, there's a learning curb there which is something most modern apps do not have much of. I was sometime frustrated with how the various elements sized and overlapped but with a few clicks I was able to rule the screen handily. What didn't click with me was the path/presentation aspect, it made me seasick and made my sub-points look silly being writ large and center screen - VALUES! - with nothing to explain it. I think the next time I use this tool I'll be more aware of how the finished product will look as I compose.
Did you notice I said "next time"? I'll probably use it again, I like tools and this has potential. How does the use of this technology help me understand the material? I'm not sure, I based my graphic off of material I had already covered and understood in the previous week so it wasn't particularly revealing to put it graphic form. I think it would be fair to say it was helpful to illustrate my thought process with Prezi.
http://www.kubrick2001.com/
Oh and I made one, go on and check it out and then read the rest of this post. I'll wait over here looking at the blog ads
http://prezi.com/1icwebrsixbm/how-people-learn-by-christian-scott/
See what I'm talking about? Good thing you were already sitting down eh?
So when I heard of this assignment my first thought was "Hummph, I'll just grind something out with Google Docs and Picasa, no need for yet another account." That didn't go so well, it was pathetic, see you really didn't need to click on that; its just some misshapen hump trying to get on a triangle. So off to Prezi I went and spent some time watching the tutorial clips, I know a millennial would have just plunged in but I'm old school and need directions. The thinking behind my graphic was as follows - how do I work in what our group came up with last week into a coherent and visually appealing document? I thought that by itself it was fun and informative, always like to use pictures of my kids (ask me which ones they are) at their school. I had a few issues with the zebra tool, there's a learning curb there which is something most modern apps do not have much of. I was sometime frustrated with how the various elements sized and overlapped but with a few clicks I was able to rule the screen handily. What didn't click with me was the path/presentation aspect, it made me seasick and made my sub-points look silly being writ large and center screen - VALUES! - with nothing to explain it. I think the next time I use this tool I'll be more aware of how the finished product will look as I compose.Did you notice I said "next time"? I'll probably use it again, I like tools and this has potential. How does the use of this technology help me understand the material? I'm not sure, I based my graphic off of material I had already covered and understood in the previous week so it wasn't particularly revealing to put it graphic form. I think it would be fair to say it was helpful to illustrate my thought process with Prezi.
http://www.kubrick2001.com/
I, too, really enjoyed using Prezi. I didn't give myself enough time to explore, but I will certainly use it again. I looked at your presentation and it was great (I had to find that compliment amidst some envy). And as always, I enjoyed reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear your "meta"ing the process and your thoughts about working through this. Despite how tough, and despite your hesitation to get yet another account.... you did a great job!
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