Activity1: Identify one example from your group of an educational ICT-innovation and it's impact on practice (200 words)It has been accepted that both of sustaining technologies and disruptive technologies are innovative. In fact, there more innovative technologies and application are created and developed, and integrated into educational context.
Following are two examples about the innovative technology to change the traditional PowerPoint.
Voicethead (http://voicethread.com/) & SlideShare (http://www.slideshare.net/)
Actually the simple Power Point has not met educator and businessmen, they need much stronger functions. Voicethead and Slide Share are good instances. The commonness of these two applications is that they allow insert audio files and make the Power Point be the sound-materials. Even teachers cannot attend the course, students can learn by themselves with the sound-PPT (which add sound into PPT with Voicethead or Slide Share). In fact, I once experienced in my module of MITE6023 in last semester. Based on my experience, I think it’s quite wonderful. Indeed, I think the quality of presentation is much better than the previous face-to –face presentation.
Prezi (http://prezi.com/ )
Similarly, prezi as a presentation tool makes the presentation much interesting. It changes the traditional style and format of presentation. It allows presentation dynamic, like a cartoon. In fact, audio files can also be added into prezi. Besides, videos, pictures even PPT can also be inserted. In my mind, prezi contains much strength from Power Point, Voicethead and SlideShare.
My classmate who is a primary teacher in Hong Kong once told me his students like prezi very much, because it is so cool and fantastic.
Thus, there will greatly stimulate the motivation and interests among students with these innovative technologies, and improve the quality of teaching and learning.
Relevant Materials:
Five Best Presentation Creation Tools:
http://lifehacker.com/5648191/five-best-presentation-creation-tools
14 Online Presentation Tools:
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/tools/online-presentation-tools/
WebTools4u2use: Presentation Tools:
http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Presentation+Tools
