A colleague of mine recently showed me a very cool way for students to create good-looking videos. It’s called Animoto. Animoto lets you quickly and easily combine text, images, and videos into beautiful videos. The videos really do look good. Your students will be impressed with what they can create. My friend’s grade 6 students […]
Edu Prezi Tips for using Prezi in the Classroom
A while ago, I posted about using Prezi to teach in the classroom. (Edu Prezi licenses for educational use come in two flavours: Edu Enjoy and Edu Pro.) Prezi is a powerful alternative to PowerPoint because you can use movement to reinforce your message. In PowerPoint, you’re forced to move from slide to slide to […]
Your students are bored of PowerPoint. Switch to Prezi
Chances are, your students are tired of PowerPoint. It was catchy at first, but now your students are used to having lessons on the data projector. They’ve seen bulleted lists fade in and out and they’ve watched slides go by one by one. PowerPoint doesn’t hook your students anymore. Been there, done that, and they’ve […]