Week 5 - Assignment 1: Reflection 4

Engagement this week required the creation of a Powerpoint presentation, a Glogster and a Prezi. While I had used Powerpoint a number of times I had never considered to use it in a way that the user can interact other than "click to go to the next slide". All three tools were surprisingly simple to create, yet are able to be developed further to hone in on skills and creativity. 

• Click here to view my interactive Powerpoint
• Click here to view my Glogster
• Click here to view my Prezi

Some suggestions on how these tools can be used in a primary school classroom are as follows:

Curriculum: Geography

Topic: Countries around the world

• Students can create a "virtual museum" using an interactive Powerpoint to showcase their research about their chosen country (pictures, soundclips etc)
• Teachers can use Glogster to create a virtual worksheet for their students by embedding videos to watch and links to visit so students can complete the activities
• Teachers can use Prezi as a way to introduce a unit - attends to "global" learners who need to see small pieces put together to make a whole picture

I had not used an interactive Powerpoint, a Glogster or a Prezi before and I was a little apprehensive on the use of these in the classroom. However, after creating all three tools myself I am now full of ideas on how to use them within lessons. In fact, I am so inspired I am planning on using a Glogster for a lesson plan for an assessment task this term.