I have had the greatest opportunity this week to come to the Northwest Council for Computer Education, NCCE. My first seminar was on what is next in educational technology by a Patrick Crispin. I wanted to share a few of the exciting things I learned from that seminar.
One of those is a Web 2.0 application called Prezi. This is a PowerPoint and Keynote killer. It turns your standard old slideshow and turns it into a powerful visual learning experience. Think animoto for slideshow. I could see this really improve visual presentations for the classrooms. Students would be drawn in to the information. Slideshows are no longer new and exciting for students and they no longer provide the same motivational effect on students as they one did. Prezi has the ability along with teacher creativity to change all of that.
The other thing that really caught my attention was dropbox. Once you sign up for an account a folder is created on your computer similar to idisk. If I add this application to multiple computers I could be working at home on a project and then when I am at school I could open up the folder on my work computer and the project would be right there as I last left it ready for me to continue working when I have a few extra minutes (that rarely happens). I plan on using this right away when I get home to help me finish my thesis.
One last thing is augmented reality. I’m not going to describe it detail just go check these sites out. You will need a webcam to use them.
http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/#/augmented_reality
http://www.livingsasquatch.com
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- I am currently working on my masters through Full Sail University in Education Media and Design. This blog is a result of one of my classes at Full Sail.
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3 comments:
Dropbox is proof of god's love for students working on their thesis ;)
Seriously though, I adore it. I've been using it for a few months now and it never stops solving problems for me. For instance, yesterday I was trying to send a large file to a client and it wouldn't go through properly. I just uploaded the file to a new folder in my Dropbox account, shared the folder with the client, and everything was good.
Your blog is the second place I've seen Prezi mentioned today. It seems the internet buzz about it is starting to grow. I just signed up for a student account and am giddy about trying it out. Thanks so much for mentioning it :)
I think I know Patrick. If it's the same person, I think he worked at CalState Long Beach... hmmm.
I think that is the same guy. I remember something about California where he teachers.
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