After going through the above tools, namely, Prezi, Glogster and Powerpoint I decided to reflect on PowerPoint by doing a SWOT analysis as posted below.
AND what not to do.......
PREZI-
An alternate to PowerPoint slides is to use Prezi, as this web-based tool allows me to create a single canvas of text, images, videos, etc. online. I can flip from location to location on the canvas, sometimes turning elements upside down, sometimes zooming in or out, to explore the relationship between ideas. Like a painter, we can draw the canvas by choosing the visual imagery to create the presentation, in contrast to the text-heavy, outline-based methodology of PowerPoint.
The theory behind Prezi is that our ideas are not linear, but rather bundles of interconnected concepts that are better captured as a whole with many parts. Prezi allows the user to illustrate the relationship of concepts to one another. I fond it to be an extension of PowerPoint and the fun part of the Prezi if not done in moderaion can become mundane. Any big picture or word can be broken down into smaller elements for easier understanding.
GLOGSTER-
That was something I had never heard of, so was a bit inquisitive before trying it but from what I could gather it is a social network that allows the users to create interactive posters or Glogs. It is mainly aimed at teenagers so might be a good tool to use in secondary classes as they would associate themselves with it. The basic edition is free and the the premium version with more features comes with a cost so might be a hindrance for schools to use.
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