Thing 19-21: Prezi, Voki, and Animoto

Today I used Prezi and Voki to create some really cool content.  In Prezi, I'm allowed to zoom in and zoom out seamlessly during a presentation.  This is pretty fun for viewers and presenters.  There are a lot of themes to use and it can be more fun than a basic Powerpoint or Keynote.  Here is a screenshot of a demo Prezi I made regarding some of my favorite "Things" in this class.



http://prezi.com/rk2do1dvbhik/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

I also used Voki, a Avatar talking program, that allows you to make a fake person talk.  You can create any avatar and have it speak via a microphone recording or a type format.  Pretty cool stuff. Below is an example of one of my Vokis.


http://www.voki.com/site/pickup?scid=12961784&width=575&height=323&chsm=95f45ea5836b43a898b6ab35cbc224d4

This could be a lot of fun for my CWB class.

The last app I learned was Animoto, a really neat online video editing software.  This software would be great for little kids because it is very easy to use.  You can add videos and photos very intuitively and it doesn't give you tons of editing options to keep the interface clean and simple.  I don't foresee myself using this app because of it's simple approach, my students tend to use more advanced features of even iMovie.  I would like to move into using Adobe Premiere in the fall, which is is 1000 times more complex and creative.  This is a great app for the younger grades.

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Thanks!