When collaborating online, it is important to exemplify your point with graphics and storytelling. This will allow the outside reader to getting a better understanding of the point you are trying to convey. Since global collaborating means involving, and connecting, individuals worldwide it is important to remember different cultural and social norms that exist throughout the world. What may easily make sense to us here in The United States may not make much sense to those in Asia. By using digital storytelling it not only makes your point visually pleasing but also offers a greater insight into the meaning the individual is trying to project. This week I explored the presentation website of Powtoon.
The have an advanced selection of presentation tools and slides suitable for any message. This includes syllabus presentations, marketing video ads, explanation layouts and many more making it easy to find the tool in which you may need. It is broken down into categories allowing for easy accessibility. Once you pick the design that works for you, a majority have a template already included. This allows the user to merely fill in the content in which they are trying to exude with minimal effort. If this template does not suit your standards, you may switch from “Edit Mode” to “Create Mode” and change the material to what you find to be appropriate. For example, the template I had used did not include image content so after following the basic outline I switched to “Create” in order to insert the images I would like to use. You can easily switch back and forth without losing the work already completed.
Once you have entered the text in which you would like to present, the website provides a very simple exportation of your new creation. You chose the definition you would like it to be set in, the accessibility to the public and your preference about which form of social media you would like to present it to. Of course, if your presentation is more private, a link is also provided in order to share it with those select individuals it was created for. Overall, I found it to be an extremely easy tool to use, especially if you already know the subject matter to be included. I would definitely recommend it to any educators looking to provide new resources and visuals in their classroom lectures.
The presentation I created was a timeline regarding to the major events that occurred when moving to Florence, Italy to be a tour guide for a travel company. It may be found here.