Part IV: Presentation

     This week, we have been learning to use Prezi. Prezi is an online tool that allows you to make powerpoint-esque presentations.


     Prezis are far different than the boring slide-after-slide presentations that we are all used to. You can change the orientation of snippets that slides, and create a path for your presentation to follow. When giving the presentation, the flow of the program along the path is very smooth. Instead of making individual slides, you add the bits of material to one workspace. You can even make the path go back and forth across the workspace to show off all of the parts of the presentation.


     Everyone in the class is making a presentation, and we are using Diigo to help us with research. My topic is 'How to Search Online', and I am covering advanced search commands that not everyone may know about. I will be posting it on this blog after I am finished.


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What I've Done

     Not too long ago, I began my foray into the world of Web 2.0 via my 21st Century Skills class. So far, I have learned about many things, including:

• iGoogle

     I have used iGoogle some in the past, but plan to continue using it and learning about all of the interesting features. So far, I have messed around with Google Reader, Google Alerts, and Gmail.

• Diigo

     I am very interested in learning about this site. This website allows you to bookmark various websites and sort them with tags, among other things. This is great for research, or even just keeping track of your favorite sites.

• Blogging

     At first, I was a bit reluctant to to the idea of blogging. To me, blogging always sounded boring, a waste of time. Now that I have seen all of the features that this website offers, my interest has been piqued.

     As I stated in my first post, I will be continuing to post on this subject as I learn new things.


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