Prezi and other Web 2.0 Applications
The MS and I made a call to the district Tech person to try and figure out a way to embed or upload video content into any of the available Web 2.0 applications that are available to us (as in, those that are not blocked). While we were able to add video from a few resources with video, this would be a very difficult task for a student to accomplish without many steps - including downloading (which students cannot do on their own drives), converting files to files that are accepted by the various applications, and being locked from major video hosting services like YouTube. The Tech guys suggestion was to provide links in lieu of embedding video (sigh). We also discussed and attempted to create a movie/slideshow using Microsoft Movie Maker, but when it came time to convert the file formats using an online program, the students would not be able to download the newly converted file to their computers, therefore creating a no win situation.
Other tasks today included reconfiguring a Prezi presentation for a PTO meeting that will be held on Tuesday.
