In the words of my principal, I am a user (of technology for learning!). When I go online and read blogs, leave comments, publish posts, respond in forums, create and share resources, I do so for my own learning first, and as an extension of my profession second. I want to be a better educator so naturally the lines between when I am doing something for my own personal betterment and when it can be beneficial for those who work alongside of me within my institution become somewhat hazy. I use tools that I sometimes bring back into my classroom. But I always start with the selfish premise of how can this tool / community / node / resource benefit me? In my mind, I strongly feel that this is my own stuff. My blog is my own content. My presentations that I develop for the audience reading here is my own content that I believe that I can share as I see fit. But it isn’t totally clear cut. Because on that Slideshare account mixed in with my Blogging As Professional Learning and my OpenEducatorPLE, content created for an audience beyond my institution, are slideshows like iwb+literacy and my Blogging@School which were developed as part of my paid employment. Who owns what there?
Kyle Freesen on 09 Apr 10Prezi is the zooming presentation editor...what that seems to mean is it's a site to create cool presentations.
Julie Porter on 11 Apr 10It's an awesome alternative to PowerPoint, more dynamic and fluid. You start by constructing a "mind map," and then instruct the software to zoom into various parts as needed. Topics may be sized to show their relative significance. Once you try it, you'll be hooked! They offer free educators' licenses, which give you vastly more features and space than the free-to-anyone license. (No, I am not on Prezi's payroll!)
Brian W on 11 Apr 10Check out ahead.com too. Powerful but steep learning curve.
