This week I tried out the ask a scientist website to see if I could use this with my students, but I am not impressed. My students (who are in high school) but are pretty much like any student when it comes to asking a question, they need an answer now! This website has not gotten back to me and maybe my question was a little much so maybe that's why its taking so long.  The major curiosity that was evoked was if there is an actual website where students can ask questions and get a response in a decent time frame? Do any of you know any other good sites for this?!

I like to set up my classroom where the students get to work exploring a science concept and if they have any issues then I am asked a question but I wish there was a scientist website that was working on a regular basis where students can ask questions about their research topic or project. Ill keep searching for a working website and Ill get back with my results in a few.

THANKS!

Web 2.0 - Presentation Tools!!

This week I tested different presentation tools! I tested: PreZentit, Vuvox, Prezi, and FormatPixel......

 This presentation tool was very easy to navigate and use. It has templates that are pre-programmed and you can upload them into your slideshow very easy. It works just like powerpoint in that you can add text and pictures to a background page. The only thing I did not like was that I could not upload my own photos into the program. It had difficulty reading the picture files. I may need to go back in and play around with it to see what I need to do to upload my own pictures. This program setup is a little different than most but so far very user friendly.

 This presentation tool is very cool! I like the collage feature that allows you to scroll through the slideshow instead of trying to complete slide after slide like Powerpoint does. This program allows you to create interactive presentation which is nice and it is very easy to use.  The pictures I uploaded were quickly downloaded and easy to place into the presentation. There are still some kinks I need to work out with inputting videos but with practice I should be able to do it with ease. The site also offers a tutorial which is nice!












This tool is one I have used all the time in my classroom to try to spice up a slideshow! You can upload pictures with an ease and add text or videos. The presentation starts from one picture and then zooms into the other pictures that are on the page, one right after the other without leaving that page. You can do one slideshow from one actual background picture which is awesome! It adds a source of engagement and a cool feature to use in the classroom or in any professional development.

This tool is awesome to use when creating brochures! It can be your presentation on the screen and you can print it out and hand them out so everyone has a hard copy. I played around with this one the most this week because I can see my students using this for their projects. It is very easy to add pages, upload pictures, change background and add text. I recommend using this one completely if not for teacher presentations than for student projects. I think this is much easier than using word documents to format a brochure. Check it out!