Module 6
June 12, 2011
One of the major drawbacks in regards to Qwikis was the difficulty in editing or adding to the information that was already there (or not!). So, using what you know now about Qwikis and Prezis, could you see ways in which you (or your students) could create your own Qwiki using Prezi? What would you suggest as a process?
Well, as I mentioned in my Qwiki post, I am not a huge fan. Therefore, I find it unlikely that I would share the Qwiki tool with my students for more than just a glance. I think that students would benefit from knowing Qwiki exists and that it could possibly be useful when combined with other resources of value and reliable content.
Now Prezi’s are a different thing!! The day after finishing my Prezi assignment I introduced the concept to a group of students that was I working with in my Learning Resource Teacher capacity. The students were finishing a reading comprehension task that their teacher had assigned and were interested in the stories they read but were dreading the process of question and answer to show their understanding. After checking with the teacher, I led the students through a series of mini lessons based on my limited knowledge of Prezi. They were hooked! Within 2 hours all of the students had created Prezi’s (of varying complexity) that depicted their understanding and showed true comprehension of what they had learned in class. The students were challenged and excited about their product and the teacher was pleased with the result. The difficulty was that our time was limited and of course the wanted to explore Prezi more. I guess if that is the only difficulty than life is pretty great!!
