Powerpoint

Creating an interactive Powerpoint presentation was fairly straightforward.  I decided to use the KLA History, as I was being posted to a Year 7 Class.  In the 2013 academic overview, The Mediterranean world - Egypt, was a main focus for Term 2.

I managed to create Hyperlinks, to pages in the powerpoint slide, as well as links to a YouTube video.  There was no embed tool to actually load the video into the powerpoint presentation.  I did not really enjoy working on the Powerpoint as I found it rather linear, it did not give me as many options to be creative as I thought Prezi might.  I also recorded some voice recordings, so instead of having text on the presentation, the user could click on the sound button to hear more about each topic.

However, I found that upon loading it onto the web using Slideshare, the interactivity would then be lost.  I intend to find a better place to upload the presentation where the user would be able to make use of the interactive functions, instead of just being able to click the slides forwards and back.

Powerpoint presentations are easy for students to use.  Even the early years students would be able to use the program with ease.  It can be used to analyse processes, create interaction, and present information with audio, video and textual elements.

I'm excited to try Prezi next for a more global perspective.