Week 14 (Prezi)

ed 480 on Prezi

1. Our presentation was about Tablet PCs and PDAs. 

a. We researched the advantages and disadvantages of each and how these can be used in the classrooms. We used Prezi for our presentation. It was my first time using Prezi so it was hard for us at first to put things where we wanted it to be. It kept on zooming so I was frustrated at times. 

b. 9 We basically had all the information, pictures, and how it can be used in the classroom. We followed the rubric that was provided. 

c. If I had to do it again I would make our presentation more interactive and creative. 

d. Using Prezi was frustrating at first but it was fun and interesting to see presentations with this software rather than using the powerpoint. At first it wasn't user friendly because I had a hard time trying to put things where I wanted it to be. It kept zooming in but later on I figured out how to put textbox or words in the designated place. I would try it use this software again when doing presentations in the classroom. I have seen classmates from ED 480 use this software in other Education classes. One of the challenges was when adding pictures to the slides it didn't look nice when moving from one slide to the other. So we had to think of where exactly we wanted each picture to be and how it would look when moving from one slide to the other. Basically it was difficult for us to use this software, and for first time users they would most likely have a hard time using prezi. 

e. I would use this in my future classroom not all the time but several times just to show the students that there are other ways to do a presentation rather than using the powerpoint. 

Blog Entry Weebly

1. Describe the assignment.
This assignment was for us to create an account on weebly in order for us to create an online portfolio.
It had to have the Home, Experience, Education, Skills & Awards, Hobbies & Interests, References, and the website to Blog ED 480.

2. What are the benefits of having an online portfolio?
The benefits of having an online portfolio is that people can just easily access it online. They can see your background information and personal experiences easily since it's already organized online.

3. What are the features you liked about the weebly site?
I liked how we can change the designs. There were so many designs to pick from. I was also able to change the fonts for just the title, or the text and the sub-headings. It was also nice to be able to add pictures together with some text.

4. What were the challenges?
Since we did not graduate and have teaching experiences it was difficult to input information for that sections. I wanted to put some high school graduation pictures but I wasn't able to find them. Overall, it was fun! :)

5.) How would you use weebly in your future classroom?
As most of the Education classes use weebly, I may use it for posting homeworks, assignments, projects, and links to videos that students can watch or even if students are at the level, ask students to post projects so that everyone else in the class may be able to see it without student actually brining in all the posters and pictures.

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