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Christopher Lee

Why I Like Prezi - 0 views

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    Why I Like Prezi In my life, I have given a *lot* of presentations. In high school, they were presentations on group projects. In university, they were presentations on research projects. At Google, they're presentations on how to use our APIs. When I first started giving presentations, I used Powerpoint, like everyone else. But I kept thinking there must be a better way, and I experimented with other options - flash interfaces, interactive Javascript apps. Then I discovered Prezi, and it has become my presentation tool of choice. Prezi is an online tool for creating presentations - but it's not just a Powerpoint clone, like the Zoho or Google offering. When you first create a Prezi, you're greeted with a blank canvas and a small toolbox. You can write text, insert images, and draw arrows. You can draw frames (visible or hidden) around bits of content, and then you can define a path from one frame to the next frame. That path is your presentation. It's like being able to draw your thoughts on a whiteboard, and then instructing a camera where to go and what to zoom into. It's a simple idea, but I love it. Here's why: It forces me to "shape" my presentation. A slide deck is always linear in form, with no obvious structure of ideas inside of it. Each of my Prezis has a structure, and each structure is different. The structure is visual, but it supports a conceptual structure. One structure might be 3 main ideas, with rows of ideas for each one. Another might be 1 main idea, with a circular branching of subideas. Having a structure helps me to have more of a point to my presentations, and to realize the core ideas of them. It makes it easy to go from brainstorming stage to presentation stage, all in the same tool. I can write a bunch of thoughts, insert some images, and easily move them around, cluster them, re-order them, etc. I can figure out the structure of my presentation by looking at what I have laid out, and seeing how they fit together. Some people do this
Peter Beens

Google Wave 101 - Wave - Lifehacker - 56 views

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    So you've snagged an invitation to Google Wave-or a pal is sending one your way-and you've already taken a look at what to expect. Let's dive deeper into Wave features, etiquette, and extensions.
Teri Wilkins

The Complete Guide to Google Wave: How to Use Google Wave - 85 views

shared by Teri Wilkins on 02 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Google Wave is a new web-based collaboration tool that's notoriously difficult to understand. This guide will help.
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    This page explains Google Wave pretty well.
Bill Guinee

Teaching with Google Wave - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 91 views

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    Very interesting article about how the author used Wave successfully as a group note-taking platform in class.
Marc Patton

The Grants | Next Gen Learning - 1 views

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    NGLC grants are made through multiple funding waves launched every six to twelve months. Each wave targets specific challenges that address barriers to educational success.
Carol Mortensen

DeathWaves - Rogue Freak Killer Waves Of The High Seas - 1 views

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    Rogue, freak, or killer waves have been part of marine folklore for centuries, but have only been accepted as a real phenomenon by scientists over the past few decades.
Dimitris Tzouris

About Google Wave - 131 views

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    In case you havent's checked that out yet...
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    It looks awesome.
Michael Porterfield

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/09/who_will_ride_googles_wave.html - 23 views

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    That is where the Google Wave development team is based and they were demonstrating the search firm's hottest new application, which is now being made available to around 100,000 trial users
Martin Burrett

Windy - 14 views

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    "A mesmerising animated map is weather and other data layers, including winds, wave direction and and height, clouds, CO2 concentration and much more."
Glenn Hervieux

What is a MOOC? - 2 views

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    Nice explanation of MOOCs. This is a new wave in online learning and professional development. It emphasizes the power of networked learning, as well.
Brandie Hayes

5 Ideas That Could Have Prevented Flooding in New York - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Ci... - 20 views

  • mitigate
  • Wave Attenuators.
  • played a critical role in stabilizing the shoreline
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    Article that describes 5 flood prevention ideas. Each idea includes a visual to aid in understanding (a video, photograph, map or visualization)
Brianna Crowley

Critical thinking? You need knowledge | EducationNews.org - 3 views

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    Diane Ravitch pushes back on the waves of educational initiatives that dismiss the importance of building a body of knowledge for students to think critically about and problem-solve with. 
Greg Clinton

Will iBooks Author Create A Wave of Self-Published Teachers? - 114 views

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    Apple's etextbooks are cool, but are they cool enough? And will iBooks Author be the real driving force behind big changes?
C CC

UKEd Mag: February - Issue 02 | UKEdChat.com - Supporting the #UKEdChat Education Commu... - 5 views

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    Tom Bigglestone, who explores the benefits of Philosophy for Children (P4C). Chris Healey, who write about homework in the digital Age. John Pearce, advocates that teachers pledge a pedagogical oath. James Abela gives us a global perspective, writing about his experience in Thailand. Andy Knill waves the flag for the SOLO Taxonomy. UKEdChat Exclusive feature asked teachers what jobs they do if quit the profession. Martin Burrett tells of various highlights observed at BETT this year. Sharon Jones debates how debating can benefit pupils. David Moody shares some Stickmen without Arms! Tina Watson explains how she supports pupils to fill the blank pages. Leon Cych gives tips on how to produce professional video and audio with pupils. We review the book "The Philosophy Shop", edited by Peter Worley.
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