This was an interesting module that introduced me to technology that I had never used before. The presentation application, Prezi, is an entirely new form of presentation to me, and I did not fully understand how it worked until I actually hunkered down to create my own. This is an amazing tool that I can imagine using in an educational environment to engage my students and spur creativity and information sharing.
While making my Prezi Presentation, I made several mistakes and had to work through solutions to correct them. I googled help, used Prezi help, and even stumbled around the presentation until I solved my issue. For instance, I had a huge rectangle in the center of the page that showed during my presentation. I ended up deleting the rectangle, and its contents, and starting the section all of again. This required major edits to the pathway, but in the end I was satisfied with the result.
It will be interesting to see how my peers have navigated through the program, and to learn about their professional backgrounds and topics of interest. I am looking forward to this experience, and the experience of awarding badges. This is a great incentive that works well with educational applications.
Although I enjoyed learning about Prezi, and also Second Life, I worry that the technology demands of this course may be more than I expected. I plan to put extra time aside to learn each of the new technologies that is presented to me. There is a fascinating virtual world out there with much to learn, and I look forward to that.
Thanks,
Mary
