If you are searching for a great resource to create presentations,
collaborate with others, and share what you have created, Prezi is the
website for you! After exploring the website, I found many additions
that were not included a few years ago. Prezi offers a new version
called Prezi Next. The classic version is still included, however if you
would like to take your presentations to the next level, you will love
this new feature. In Prezi Next, you are able to share your presentation
with other Prezi users. The website enables the users to include up to
ten collaborators for each presentation. The collaborators are able to
view, edit, comment, and present the presentations shared with them. As
the original creator, you are able to choose what you give your
collaborators access to do. You may also monitor the activity of the
collaborators included in the website. Another great feature included is
the ability to view the analytics of your presentation. You may view
which parts of your presentation may have been weak by the completion
rates of the viewers, helping to improve your presentations. It also
provides a breakdown of who viewed the presentation and how long they
were viewing it.
This website is a great tool to use in the
classroom. Many students are visual learners and Prezi offers great
animations and graphics that catch the eye of children and adults! The
website also enables the user to choose the particular section they
would like to focus on. This will help students who have questions on a
topic or need additional time to process a section of the presentation.
The collaborator feature is also a great tool to use while working with
other teachers within your grade level or in the same content area.
Sharing the presentations and improving on it can help ensure the
information given to the students are consistent and valid. The one con I
found on the website is the loading time. Like many websites that are
created and edited on the internet, it may take some time to complete.
The internet strength may also play a big factor in the effectiveness of
utilizing this tool in the classroom. However, once the presentations
are completed, users are able to download and save as a file onto their
computers. Overall, I would definitely recommend this website to
teachers searching for an effective way to carry out their lessons and
collaborate with their grade level or content area teams. Its a fun,
innovative, and collaborative way to present skills to students!
SlideShare is a great online resource that provides thousands of ready
made files, including powerpoint presentations, PDF’s, documents, and
media files. Members are able to upload and share files they have
created on the website. The files that are uploaded can be made private
for the creator’s view only or public, for other members on SlideShare
to view.
The thousands of presentations on SlideShare can
help educators as they search for resources to use in the classroom.
Students respond well to powerpoint presentations because of the visuals
it provides. Creating presentations can be time consuming for teachers
and with the many other daily tasks, it can be difficult to complete a
presentation for all the skills being covered. SlideShare can help
alleviate the time spent on creating the presentations by providing
ready made presentations to share with students. SlideShare can also
help teachers who may need refreshers on particular skills by reviewing
slides created by other teachers with the information on the upcoming
skill they will be teaching.
Teachers can also share
presentations with their students through SlideShare. One great thing
about this website is the ability to view the presentations without
creating an account. This is very useful in a classroom setting where
setting up usernames and password can take a lot of time. This website
is also a great resource for students to share presentations they have
created with their teacher and classmates. Overall, this simple website
can make a huge difference in the classroom. From using the ready made
presentations to sharing files that you created, it is a great resource
to help students obtain the skills they need to succeed!
Weebly
for Education is a great tool for educators who would like to create an
online platform to use for their classroom. Educators are able to
create websites and add students, giving them access to the website. One
of the great features on this site is the teacher can personalize
usernames and passwords for each student. Creating simple usernames and
passwords can help young students log onto the website independently
with little to no help from the teacher. The log in page is also very
clean and simple, which is critical for new online learners. Teachers
are also able to create online assignments for students to complete. The
one con about the assignment feature on Weebly is students must upload a
file. One recommendation I would have for Weebly is to allow for
students to post directly on the website. This will be a quicker and
more efficient way to gather assignments for students. It will also be
easier for younger students who may not know how to upload files.
Another feature included on Weebly for Educators is the ability to
password protect specific pages on the website. This is a great feature
for teachers who do not want students to have access to a page until a
later date or for other purposes. The websites simple drag and drop
feature also makes it very easy for students and teachers to manipulate
the website.
In addition to teachers creating websites,
Weebly for Education is also useful for students to create e-portfolios
and their own Weebly websites. The teacher can monitor the websites the
students create, making it a safe online learning environment. The
teacher can also disable the students ability to edit sites or delete
the sites the student created. When students edit their Weebly page, it
is very similar to the editing page on the main website. This may take
younger students a lot of time to create, however it is a great resource
for older students who are more experienced with uploading, dragging,
dropping, and editing on the computer.
Overall, I would
recommend this website to educators who would like to expand their
classroom through the internet. The site can help educators organize
online resources for students to have access to. It is also a great way
to incorporate technology into lessons by having students create their
own websites, navigate through the classroom sites, or create an
e-portfolio of their own.
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