Friday 2 August 2013

Week 5

This week we looked at more ICT tools that will be helpful in the classroom - Powerpoint, Glogster and Prezi. All three of these tools provide a creative and different way of presenting information to students to promote fun in the classroom. 
PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a tool that supports embedding of text, linking and interactivity, audio, video and images. It can be used to create stand alone narratiom presentations, 'choose your own path' storybooks and quizzes. 


PowerPoint is a great learning tool and there are a lot of good tutorials a website created by Glenna Shaw, PowerPoint Magic.

 Some ideas for using PowerPoint in the classroom are:
  • As vocabulary review
  • Spelling Activities
  • Preparing Handouts
Prezi

As PowerPoint is linear it can be frustrating for Global learners. Prezi is a zoom-in-zoom-out tool that provides a global perspective on your material. 

 Some ideas in the classroom include: 
  • A detailed Venn diagram 
  • Involve the students and create the Prezi as you move through the topic
  • A mind map 
Glogster

Unfortunately I have had problems signing up to Glogster this week! So I have not had the opportunity to actually create my own. 

I have found some very creative ways that Glogster can be used in the classroom and I have also done my own PMI. 

There are some great Glogs on this site
 http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/



















Other Tools

In the tutorial we explored a few other ICT tools, including Zooburst, ScribbleMaps and Bubbl.us. I found ScibbleMaps to be very useful. You could use this tool when teaching students about a certain place. Even basic knowledge of the town they live in or the area surrounding their school. 

Bubble.us is a great tool to use for students when they are planning their assignments. You could use this tool in the class and encourage the students to all work together to get them planning. 



References


Prezi Icon, viewed 2 August 2013, http://annemaree74.wordpress.com/


American Bald Eagle, viewed 2 August 2013, http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/
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  1. Gary Holmes5 August 2013 at 20:40

    Thanks Zara. This post provides excellent evidence of your experimenting with ICT learning tools. To do this you have had to demonstrate growing technical knowledge and skills. Well done.

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