WEEK FIVE RELECTION

REFLECTION

This week we went into a lot of detail on our assignment tasks for the term. We also spent a great deal of time exploring other ICT tools such as Scribble Maps, Bubbl.us and Fakebook which appear to be quite effective tools for educating learners.
 
READINGS

Creative Ways to use PowerPoint

There are many creative ways to use PowerPoint, some include:

• a presentation tool;
• students can create narrated presentations (record, listen, edit);
• allows embedding of texts, audio, video, images and hyperlinks;
• manipulation of images; and 
• most importantly they help the class interact with each other.

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 It is my belief that PowerPoint is a great tool to use in the classroom, especially for lower primary learners. I love that you don't need a lot of skill to use PowerPoint, but the more advanced you are with it the more effective your presentation will be. 

I found the tutorial "PowerPoint in the Classroom" (http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm) very informative and it gave me quite a few tips on how to improve my PowerPoint skills.

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Prezi





Glogster

Glogster is a great tool for online scrapbooking. It is a fun learning experience and improves the relationships between teachers and students. One of my favourite things about Glogster is that it has unlimited shelf life and can be accessed whenever, wherever you like!