This week has brought some wonderful new tools. We explored how to make a Prezi and worked on the storyboard for our Pecha Kucha.
I found the Prezi to be very fun to work with! It was easy to learn about and also easy to format. I think that this could be a different way to create presentations, both for me and for my students. I think that many of my students get tired of viewing PowerPoint presentations and also creating them. Using Prezi would be a fun way for them to present in the classroom.
We also created a storyboard for our Pecha Kucha. I chose to do my Pecha Kucha on the many vacations I have taken in my life. So far, my biggest challenge has been choosing which pictures to use. As I was working on the storyboard I was remembering some trips I had forgotten I had taken as an adult! I should be able to remember the more recent ones, but I guess not!
We also finished the Presentation Zen book. This book has given me a lot to think about. I have learned how to simplify my presentations, better plan my presentations, and make my delivery more effective. Often I feel like I have lost my students during class because of an ineffective presentation. Hopefully I can improve those presentations and keep the focus of my students.
