Kim NL3-Google Presentations
This week I looked at Mike's use of Mind Meister for NL3 and Amy's use of PowToons for BR 3.
This was the second time I've viewed someone's use of Mind Meister, but since I wasn't using a mind mapping program myself this week, what really struck me when viewing Mike's notes this week is how helpful they are for a shorthand note taking tool BECAUSE they minimize they amount of text/material you can include. If I wanted to quickly remember what New Learning Ch. 3 was about, Mike's map would help me quickly remember the content. Like Mike said, mind maps also make a lot of sense for in-class activities while presentation software seems better suited for out of class projects/assignments.
For Amy's PowToons, what struck me the most is how professional looking the finished product looks. And with her observation that the program was relatively easy to use, I think students would be really excited to use this program and about what they are able to produce. I liked her idea of using it for narratives. I think students would have a lot of fun turning their narratives into videos like these and because it privileges visuals more than just text, students would have to think about how to visually represent their story. I'm curious about the amount of music selection. Choosing the right "mood music" could be a powerful tool in translating an essay into a multimedia project, but if there isn't much selection, that could put a damper on things.
In terms of the reading, I completely identify with the notion that "sleeping on it" really works. It amazes me how many times I am stuck on something or am not making much progress on something, but when I return to it the next morning, it seems so much easier or I am so much more productive. It's nice to know science backs up my own observations of my working process.
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Very helpful!
Kim, this is a richly detailed overview of this chapter, and I plan to refer to it often! It seems like this program allows visualization of key concepts without relying too heavily on text. I really appreciate your use of the concept wheels and the word clouds -- I imagine this type of visual summary would be very useful when encouraging students working with source texts in research!Posted on 17 September 2014, 6:57 am by Amy | Permalink
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I'm still just happy about the email you sent; you used Google Presentation EXACTLY the way I've used it for years (have students fill in the slides).:-)
Posted on 24 September 2014, 10:52 am by Shelley Rodrigo | Permalink
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