VoiceThread+on+Prezi.com

== = = = = =Assignment:= Our assignment was to select and research a given web 2.0 technology and than create a VoiceThread about this application. We also were to find how we could use this in our classroom and its effectiveness. I chose to research Prezi.com, as I thought it was a tool I had never heard of or used and it stood out to me as something my class could use for several activities. Prior to researching Prezi.com, I had to first research the web 2.0 application VoiceThread. I found that VoiceThread is an online application that allows collaboration using slides, video, and voice recordings to relay information using an online format. It was very easy to use and offered several options for free.

=Process:= = = I started this assignment by looking at VoiceThread and exploring what its capabilities were and how I could use this. It is a subscription application, so I registered to use it and also further explore it. I found that this was a very functional and easy application to use. I also staring exploring what I could use this application in my classroom. I immediate thought of collaborative projects with our colonial unit or our summer safety unit and how the students could research these topics and than present them through VoiceThread.com. I than began to research and explore Prezi.com. This application offers so many options for projects, collaboration, and presentation; all using the internet and also a interactive white board setting. I created a web around the colonial unit and had a visual graphic organizer for my students to share. Prezi.com offers various backgrounds, fonts, and options for presentations that are completely interactive and online and can be seen and used from any computer. This tool could be used in an office or a classroom and by all ages.

=Reflection:=

I enjoyed this assignment, although I found it to be a harder one to complete with learning to manipulate Voicethread as well as learn the program I was researching. Completing this assignment gave me the chance to research a web application, but also gave me the opportunity to learn to use another application as well. I not only explored Prezi.com, but I also looked at all the choices we could have researched and found those to be interesting as well. I chose a website that I had never heard of so I could learn of a new tool to use. I shared this web application with several of my partners I teach with so they too could use it. I plan to use it in my classroom often, as it is a great tool for a SmartBoard tool. I liked having the opportunity to learn of two applications in one lesson of which both could be used in my classroom. I definitely think Prezi could be used in various settings and grades, but does pose the problem with needing logins and the requirement of being 18 or older to register. It certainly is a program for teachers to use with their students versus the students using it for their own projects.

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