I guess I'm really not a fan of Prezi's. I know that their are many of us that do, but I feel like the information is lost in the motion. From a learning theory standpoint, they are certainly distracting, but that is from the standpoint of old theories. I don't learn well from them, but I am guessing that as time goes along, our kids will grasp on to material like this. I just need to work on my creativity.
VOKI
I'm all about the silliness in getting a point across. Voki's can do just that. Posting thes on my website or blog work as great ways to emphasise main points that kids remember. They are creapy, but I think a lot of fun can be had with them. I actually used another one of these as my introduction in a grad class. Most thought it was fun.
ANIMOTO
This is an easy way to edit video clips. I'm not sure that I will use this in my classroom just because Physics doesn't lend itself to this unless I was flipping my classroom. However, I think this could be put to great use in a project-based class.
I think Prezi has come a long way from the distracting spinning words.
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