Monday, March 17, 2014

Quality...not application

There has been an argument going on that makes me just a little crazy. People arguing over the validity of PowerPoint vs. Prezi vs. Keynote vs. Haiku Deck vs. Google Presentation vs. blah blah blah.... Here is the bottom line:  it is about the presentation, NOT the tool that is used to create it.  A good presenter could work with any presentation tool and make it sing.  Do we have preferences? Yes.  Do we have to be snotty about which one we think our kids should be using? Absolutely not.  I know it is tempting to build up our tech cred, but if we stop trying to be so trendy, and start being practical - we can put the focus on where it belongs. The principles of a good presentation reach beyond a tool, and can apply universally to any application our students are using.  Thank you for letting me vent a little.  I needed it.  Maybe I'll make this into a presentation. Now which tool should I use?...

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