Kayla's Blog

I think digital story telling is a good thing for students. They can learn from hearing and seeing visuals. If you have a student that is shy and doesn't like to ask questions or talk in front of the class then this is a good way for them to learn and know/see what's going on if they're too nervous to ask questions. I wasn't too interested in this project mainly because I didn't like recording it but I also didn't find much about permanence so I tried to relate it to digital permanence and it's meanings and the effects that can come from a digital footprint. 

I enjoyed this assignment, I just wish I had something better to give a tutorial on. However, I was already familiar with screen casting. I have a friend from home that made a living off of Youtube videos and moved to NYC so I had been around her various times and got to see her making videos. It's kind of cool to use/watch. I think it can come in handy for a lot of different things. I think it's especially good for those students that need to see and hear to learn things.

Before this assignment, I hadn't realized the true definition of diversity. I just assumed it was differences between individuals but I hadn't realized what that actually meant. Diversity holds a lot of weight in this country. After this assignment, it helped me realize the actual definition and that it can hold a lot of effect when being in a school or job setting. If individuals could finally see past and accept the differences between each other, diversity wouldn't be a negative thing. I think it certainly has it's pros and cons but now a days more people are seeing is as a con rather than what it could be as a pro.

Prezi is a web-based software that allows you to create presentations, tutorials, and whatever else you would like via the internet. Prezi allows you to save your creation onto your profile instead of having to deal with the hassle of saving it to a computer and saving it to a jump drive in order to share it. Prezi is an easy accessible website and it's also compatible on the go. You can use Prezi through it's app on IPads and IPhones as well as the computer. I've personally used Prezi for presentations throughout my college career and have seen multiple professors use it as well. Most of them recommended Prezi to me instead of Powerpoint. Individuals rated Prezi as a more organized, engaging, and easier to use software than Powerpoint.