This post will be regarding my experience with the different hypermedia tools that I explored during this lesson, and how I plan to implement them in my science classroom. I used Glogster as my primary wall for which to display all of my different creations made with other multimedia. Glogster is very user-friendly and allows the Glogger a handy magnet tool display bar, which makes adding graphics, text, images, video and sound a breeze. The user can also customize the wall of their Glog to include any background that they wish to display, and it appears to fit the dimensions to maximize visual quality. Glogster furnishes the user with many pre-fabricated graphics, but I chose to upload most of my images because it was more pertinent to my specific content area. I was able to link information underneath my graphics with ease, and Glogster allows your intended audience access to your links by circling them in red for obvious indication of their presence.
I also created a Prezi to incorporate into my Glog, which was a bit time-consuming but well worth it once I could view the finished product. While you are constructing a Prezi, you wonder how all of this information is going to fit together because it essentially looks like a big blank canvas that contains sporadic snippits of the information that you enter. The program upon completion allows you to create a path through the information, and the result is somewhat quite awesome. The Prezi is a much more impressive way to present a presentation then PowerPoint, because it is almost three-dimensional in form. I created a Prezi that explores the solar system with some facts that I thought were interesting, and added graphics and Youtube videos to accentuate the information. Though sometimes disorientating at times, Prezi is a wonderful tool to present information because it is extraordinary in the way that the user can visually display information.
I decided it would be fun to create a Voki, because the in-class demonstration was so cool. So, I did and it was so neat. At first, I thought how can I incorporate this into my space theme? Then I remembered monkeys flew into space well before humans did, and sure enough there is an option for a Voki monkey. Creating a Voki was awesome because the producers of Voki give the users so many options with regard to character creation and subsequent background. I was able to add my own voice, which really cracks me up every time I listen to it. I think Voki's are fun for any age group because they allow you to be creative, and make up a character that breaks the monotony of daily tasks. This is a good vehicle for student's who may be shy, and when used in conjunction with a Glog will be better able to convey information.
I used an animation gif. as well to spruce up my background, and found pertinent information regarding Comet Lulin. I had no idea comet's can actually lose their tail, I guess I just sort of thought it stayed with them for as long as their existence. So, as you can see my exploration was great, and I learned so much about constructing hypermedia models that are pertinent to Jonassen's rubric. I feel Jonassen really hit the nail on the head, with regard to his evaluation rubric of hypermedia model creation. I would implement Glogster in my classroom, by allowing students to create Glogs about the different topics that we are studying from time to time. Not every single topic, but special concepts that they may benefit from by digging deeper and finding pertinent information that makes that concept personal or significant for them. The collaborative creation possibilities are quite endless, and I would probably enact Glog creation in my class many times in this capacity.
I would also create Prezi's to present to my class, because I find them more interesting and fun then PowerPoint. This lend's itself to the notion then, that I would love for my student's to create Prezi's about different scientific topics. It is a good experience because it is like creating a mindmap except with a twist, you turn a blank canvas into information that must make sense later as you create the pathway. As stated previously, with regard to Voki's I would use them as a fun tool to break up monotony and create character's that display pertinent information. Maybe, a technology journal of scientific endeavors updated during the week would capitalize on the use of Voki's. So many possibilities! The use of hypermedia models are the prefect way to capture the attention of young learner's, and allow them to explore their creative tendencies as well. Constructivism at it's best!
Here is the link to my Glogster Creation.
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