This week I viewed the online tutorial for “Prezi.” My
initial reaction was that this presentation tool was absolutely amazing! When I viewed the video on layering and
grouping, I realized it might not be as simple as the tutorial video made it
seem and I began to feel a little nervous about it. My fear is that my
presentation will look like the one that had no layering or grouping.
When I was viewed this video, it made me very dizzy and I felt as if there was
no logical flow to the presentation.
Even though my fears are getting the best of me, I still think I will
experiment with this presentation tool.
I love how you can actually insert a YouTube video right into the presentation.
The next tool that I looked into was “Animoto.” This tool allows you to create a presentation
video. It seems very simple and user
friendly. I like how they could add
photos and videos into the presentation.
I also liked how they were able to lower the background music when they played
the video of the family. I also love
that this site is FREE! I definitely
would recommend this tool to others and think that this is the one that I am
going to use for my presentation.
Wonderful ! I would also like to experiment with the other site you mentions Animoto. I initially thought animoto is only meant for pictures but now I realized that we could also add background music and videos.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing,
Regards.
I too have a lot of trepidation about working with Prezi. I'm not very visual myself and I'm afraid my presentation will end up looking like something a first grader put on the refrigerator!
ReplyDeleteEverything I do always ends up in straight lines, from bulletin boards to my flower beds. I doubt this would make for an interesting presentation.
I did make a trial Animoto video, it's on my blog, and I like that it did the artistic work for me.
I just can't make up my mind, and now I'm feeling time pressure!
Eileen
I was introduced to Prezi last summer and experiemented with it this past school year. I found it user-friendly. After watching the tutorial about layering and grouping, I think my first Prezi could give a viewer motion sickness, but my students took notes at most stops on the presentation, so the flipping and flopping were very spaced-out. The flipping, flopping, and turning caught the attention of many of my students.
ReplyDeleteI thought Animoto was for pictures and videos, but I will have to check it out.
I could not make up my mind between Animoto and Prezi but I finally decided to go with Prezi! So far, so good. I love this tool and would love to teach my students how to use it. Did anyone teach their students this web tool? If so, did they catch on quickly?
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