Google Presenter
Google Presenter is a web-based 2.0 application developed by Google in the fall of 2007. Google Presenter allows people from different locations to look at, comment, and work on a project. Everyone in a group can login to Google Presenter and upload a slideshow they are working on or create and start a new one. This application allows people to work from different locations and different computers without constant e-mailing back and forth. It saves presentations every time they are updated. Now this application allows PowerPoints to be uploaded. Group members of the presentation can either just "view" or "view and edit." There is also a sidebar for group members to talk about the presentation.
For students to be able to use this, they would need to have a Google account and knowledge of how to use and navigate Google Docs. They would also need to have experience with Presenter to be able to view, edit, and communicate with group members. As stated above, Presenter is an application to collaboratively work on a presentation with group members so items either uploaded or created are constantly being viewed by everyone working on the project. This application, I feel, can be used with students regarding any subject involving group projects assigned in class or outside of class. Students can use Presenter to work on group projects at home for in class projects or with other teachers/support staff and in different places in the school. Presenter can also be used for group activities assigned outside of class and each student can work from where they choose. The teacher can have a Google account to "view" the presentation and see who is doing what and also communicate/offer suggestions with the group in the sidebar option. The main idea behind Presenter is to allow groups to collaborate on a project when they can't physically be together to work on it. If a teacher decides to use Presenter with group activities, all students obviously need very good knowledge on how to use Presenter as well as reliable Internet/computer availability. Also, if a teacher chooses to use this, they need to check each groups presentation often to see if work is happening, if everyone is participating, etc.
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One thing I would like to add to your wonderful description, is that Presenter can be a little glitchy on a download. If students are going to use this for a project, I would recommend that they create a "text" only presentation, import it into PowerPoint, then add the images and animation. It will save a lot of frustration later on=8-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the summary on Presenter. I think perhaps it is for older students and ones that have more experience in using this type of tool. Google really does have it all doesn't it! I like the idea of students being able to work on a shared PowerPoint.
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