When I started this course, I told myself that I would not leave the final Summary of Learning to the last minute. In fact, after the first class, I emailed our division “tech” guy and asked for some ideas that may help in my presentation. You guessed it… the semester flew by, and before I knew it, the deadline was fast approaching. Funny thing though, once I actually sat down to finish my presentation, I found it really easy and almost fun. I used “mysimpleshow“, which is a free, easy to use tool that creates (what I think anyways) really nice presentations. I became a bit of an expert as I worked through the kinks, so if anyone is interested in trying it out, I would be happy to help.
Below is a review of the product.
Pros:
- Free
- Easy to use
- Can add your own graphics, or use the ones they suggest
- Can record your own audio, or use prerecorded
- Can upload easily to YouTube
- Visually appealing
Cons:
- It isn’t really easy to go back and forth in the editing process, if you realize you make a mistake near the end, you need to redo a whole step
- 1200 character limit for your story
- Graphics are all black and white
- Only makes 2 minute videos, no way to merge them
Overall, I am very happy with the way it turned out.
This marks the end of both my EC & I 833, and my U of R MEd journeys. Until next time!
Congrats on finishing the program Heidi! It was great working with you this semester!