Creator's Note
For the other two dossier projects, I put myself out there with new (to me!) technology. However, I'm still a Prezi junkie and stuck with an oldie-but-goodie for my first feat. This is an introductory Prezi. It looks somewhat similar to the one I showed in class, but I made adjustments so that I could show my students and so that parents could navigate the Prezi themselves while still understanding the significance of the pictures.
I included this on the first page of my class wiki. This way, if parents decide to visit, they can learn about me, my education, and my teaching beliefs. I would also use this Prezi to introduce myself to my students. Since their first speech for ninth grade is an introductory-type speech, I might allow them to create Prezis as a visual aid. This would help me utilize this presentation tool in an effective way, according to a journal article I recently read: "Therefore, it is important to transcend utilizing online technologies as presentation tools and arrive at utilizing them as interactive learning tools that support the concepts of learner-centred education and knowledge construction to support acquiring different contents, individualized instruction and self-motivated learning" (Chih-Hsiung, 2005, p. 191). Creating a personal Prezi would definitely be self-motivated learning, and having them create their own would make the tool interactive, especially if students were required to respond to one another's Prezis in some way.
This Prezi supports my belief that my students should know me and feel comfortable approaching me. I've revealed enough to show them some of my interests, which might allow some of them to relate to me due to their own interests. However, I didn't reveal anything too personal, which keeps the teacher-student boundary intact. I truly believe that in order to know your students, you have to earn their trust. Part of earning trust is showing that you want them to know you're a person, too. I also believe that parents should know details about who I am. They're entrusting their children to me, and I want them to know that I am qualified and dedicated to education.
In a low-tech situation, I could create a Powerpoint instead. I could also omit the pictures and share the information in handout. Another option would be to include pictures and captions on some sort of handout or brochure.
Works cited:
Chih-Hsiung Tu* . From presentation to interaction: new goals for online learning technologies. Educational Media International, Volume 42, Number 3 (2005), pp. 189-206, <http://ejournals.ebsco.com.leo.lib.unomaha.edu/direct.asp?ArticleID=J73N4562556824K >
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