Scenario Response #2

The second scenario I responded to was Carla's available at http://preezo.com/view.php?key=352a356c4eb853408440530ddce70e23 .

I liked the one reason for multimedia helping in the classroom: adds a new dimension to the classroom. I think that is true. There's this other realm which we have access to when computers, the internet, applications and software are available for us. Also, having computers and multimedia in the classroom really does let the learning process go farther then the limits of the walls, books and brains within the classroom.


I think there could have been a much longer and substantial list of things that students can do with multimedia. Presenting information can't be the only thing computers can be used for. There are so many facets of multimedia beyond presentations like simulations, dissections (yes there really are computer applications available which go through a 'hands on' dissection of different animals - a more humane way of dissection without the grossout factor teachers love giving their middle and high school students.), blogging, videos, etc.


A description or at least name of each software could have been helpful with each of the weblinks. Some of the links are easy to understand what they are but it's not so much a list of open sources as a list of the websites to access the open source software. If I were presenting this to the school board or to the principal and put this up on the screen, I'm sure someone would ask me what each of those were. They can't tell how these will aid them if they don't know what they are, what they're basic functions are or what their equivalent software would be.


On a side note: The preezo software seemed interesting. I had a recent encounter with google's version of presenting information and came to a problem with spell checking, editing, uploading pictures and doing a few other things. The project had to be abandoned and redone in another program. The only downside I see to this software is that there isn't a back feature, so if you want to refer back to a slide you have to close out the slide show and start completely over again. However, for my presentation of the final project, I might consider trying this software as an option.