I learned a lot during the process of creating our final product. First of all, I learned a lot about how to create a Prezi. I have never used Prezi before and after creating this project I feel that this is a tool I can use. I am not completely comfortable using it yet, but I will continue to explore and learn more even though the project is over. I also learned how important it is to communicate with your group members. Our group communicated in a variety of ways, one of these ways was our initial meeting with Adobe Connect. We also used Google Docs and email which worked well for our group. I learned that through communication we were able to talk about things that were not as clear and figure things out together.
If I were to do a similar project again I would do a few things differently. I would add more sound effects to the presentation because I feel this is something our project is lacking. It was difficult to pick sound effects that would be appropriate for our presentation because there are so many out there to chose from. I also would have added more to the storyboard we created in part 2 of the project because I feel this would have helped us with creating our final project.
I feel that my group worked well together to come up with a final project that we are proud of and excited to share. Here it is:
Group Leadership Project
Part 1 How to get started with Prezi by Lisa Napierala
http://screencast.com/t/STGZvwBV
Part 2 How to move, rotate, scale and zoom by Steve Veldman http://screencast.com/t/C8PFKglY3Svt
Part 3 How to use frames and create a path by Linnea Czerney
Part 4 How to invite others to view by Amanda Kain
http://screencast.com/t/8umJelEDrRr
Prezi:
http://prezi.com/hghw3c2dogey/copy-of-technology/
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteYou have laid out the various sharing options so they were easy to understand. The portable Prezi is an excellent feature...and a way to ensure that you can present (since Internet connections sometimes have a mind of their own).I liked the sound effects at the beginning of your portion. The end seemed a little abrupt. I would have been nice to end with a, "thank you for watching" or something of that nature...
I like the four "topics" chosen for the presentation. As a group you identified key elements that will help potential Prezi users. As I watched the separate screencasts, it was cool to see you all using the same presentation...nice touch.
Overall, your final product(s) turned out great. I respect the decision to divide and conquer and understand the reasoning. However, I was hoping you would "present" all four Jings in a more creative and unified manner. For example, if you created a website and put the Jings all on the page. That way, you could share the "site" (or wiki, or whatever tool you used) with colleagues for PD (without the blog reflection, etc.). Just my two cents. :)
I appreciate the teamwork that went into this project. You worked very well together, and your communication was great. Google Docs proved to be a powerful communication tool. I hope you are able to utilize this tool with your colleagues and students. Additionally, I hope you are able to implement Prezi into your instruction, and, more importantly, into your students' learning.
Thanks for sharing!