Power point is a presentation tool. University introduced me to power point and it is used with varying degrees of success in our lectures. I love the PowerPoints that draw me in acting as a teaser, almost an add on to the lecturer's presentation. The PowerPoint seems to work as a prompt for the lecturer to ensure that the valuable information is presented, but does not need to be read word for word. Similarly it is used to entce the learner in, containing quotes, images, embedded videos and sound effects that liven up the spoken presentation.
I had to ask my teenager to show me how to use PowerPoint when it was first introduced to me as an adult learner.
The first power point I have ever made is a demonstration of where my technical skill began and I know I can continue to improve upon it in the future.
As a learning manager I feel confident about using PowerPoint for presentations. In my prep class this year powerpoint was an easy to use program that enable the teachers to produce slide shows with sound effects using the photos of the children in the class, and animated clip art pictures. After our class excursion the photos from the day were collated into a PowerPoint presentation that was then able to be used to prompt the students thinking before structuring a recount and writing a recount of their excursion the next day. The presentation was also able to be used to share with the parents who had been unable to come on the excursion.
Prezi is also a presentation tool. To be very honest, I've investigated Prezi before and despite it being touted as intuitive I will admit it scared me off. Being a slightly older learner, I wonder if I have gotten so used to the 'linear' structure of things that I actually find 'intuitiveness' goes against the grain in many ways. Bring back the old school style where I ask someone how to do something and I get an instruction book thank you very much! Despite my somewhat lukewarm appreciation last time though I am going to give Prezi another chance. I have discovered through interacting with technologies that once you start to play with them soon you no longer hanker for the instructions, I am even finding that I may get impatient when instructions are proffered - " No thank you," I may say "If I need instructions, I know how to search for them, ask Google or find the help button - For now I just want to play with this and see how it works for myself " . Here's hoping with that frame of mind I manage to come up with my first Prezi. Watch this space!
First Prezi on Prezi
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