There were a few old friends here as well as a new one. Bubbl.us is a wonderful brainstorming tool but is also useful for flow chart work. My class has used it for their 'Products and Services' Unit when they chose a product that they followed from farm to the supermarket. The finished product was great to look at together on the screen but we had difficulty getting it to print large enough. So, the process was good but it was a bit tricky as an assessment tool.
Glogster - amazing! A very motivating way to present information and it puts those students with poor fine motor skills on more of an even playing field. It also costs nothing for the resources that you need to create it and there is no mess! I also think it might be an effective way of creating a field of knowledge that is built upon by the class - the Glog would become more involved and detailed as you got to the unit (much like a plenary). Students could be rostered on to contribute to the Glog at the end of each session. A limitless application I think. It gets my vote as the best of the 3.
Prezi - a new one for me. I have to say that it did make my eyes feel a bit odd and I would worry about kids who have tracking issues or epilepsy. I do see the attraction but would not like to sift through 32 of these in a row if I set it as a task.
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