Weekly Report & Reflection #10

Stark, S. (CC) 2016

This week I got to explore presentation tools and ended up creating a presentation on Copyrights and building understanding about Copyrights using Prezi. Through my exploration, I noticed that there are many different formats you can use on Prezi as well as many ways you can add creative flair to these presentations. I also like how easy it is to add photos to these presentations as adding photos and correctly citing them was the focus of this weeks exploration!

I must say that using Prezi did cause me some headaches. I had difficulty editing text at some points, could not figure out how to properly embed even after consulting the "Help" page on Prezi and found that some of the formats were extremely restricting when it came to adding content. Although some might be more fluent with Prezi which would make this a great educational tool, I found it to be difficult to navigate. I did attempt to explore other platforms and found similar problems. For example, the character count restrictions on Animoto were super frustrating! It was like creating a presentation using Twitter! Tools like Prezi and Animoto could easily be added to anyone's PLE as a great curation, organization and creation tool. You can easily curate content into one creative presentation making it easy to add many different pieces of information to share with others. I don't think I will be adding Prezi to my PLE due to my difficulty with navigating and embedding with this online tool but I do see the benefits if one is able to conquer the nuances of this tool! If you'd like to view my slideshow to learn more about copyrights and how they relate to you, click the "My Slideshow" page at the top of my blog!




Stark, S. (CC) 2016

The core of my learning this week came from learning more about proper citing of images and Copyright Laws and information. I think becoming an informed and responsible digital citizen involves knowing as much as you can about copyright laws so as not to infringe on the rights of others as far as content creation and sharing. In order to maintain a civilized digital environment, understanding copyright laws is crucial. I found that this was a major gap in my understanding and I hope my presentation helps bridge this gap for other digital citizens. "Teaching Students About Copyright The Youtube Way" helped increase my understanding of copyright laws and potential issues immensely (check it out HERE). I also found the PDF "Copyright Matters" helped in building my background knowledge of copyright laws in relation to being a student consumer. Click HERE to check it out and build upon your own knowledge! Ultimately, I like that there are tools which allow me to create my own content so as not to infringe upon the rights of others while adding my own content to the digital world! The images in this blog were all created by me throughout this course using bubbl.us and wordle! I encourage others to try and create their own content whenever possible to add to their digital presence and to learn more about content creation!

One item of interest from my Feedly reader is a blog by Edutopia on curation tools and how they can support learning initiatives. Given this weeks exploration of presentation tools, I thought this was relevant! Read it by clicking HERE!

Thanks for reading everyone!