Presenting Prezi...

So on Tuesday's 'Contemporary Media Issues' Lesson (is that what you call it?) our task was to get into groups and create a presentation on http://www.prezi.com/ about our objects we had brought in. These objects were all items that were important to us and meant a lot.

Mine was my Glastonbury wristband from this year's festival. I chose it because it was one of the best weeks of my life, simple as. It was also one of the last trips my friends and I took before we all parted ways. I wear it everyday reminding me of my best friends and of the countless times I fell in the mud! It was tragic how many times I fell, we had to start leaving earlier from the tent just to allow 'Becca picking up time' before the music started. On the plus side I've never got so much male attention as they picked me up off the floor!

Anyway back to the point, Prezi. It's an alternative to powerpoint; whereas instead of numerous slides, it's all on the one page - kind of like a spider diagram. I'd never used the online programme before and was shocked by it's ease of use. It was simple to use, although after looking at other people's skills and abilities, I still need to practice and get to grips with the more complicated tools. One thing I loved about Prezi was the animation side - as the presentation goes from one piece of information to the other, it zooms round, as if you're watching a cartoon. I also loved how you could add picture, links and videos, and had we have had more time, we definitely would have. The presentations looked more aesthetically pleasing than the boring Powerpoint and captivated the audience more too, I found. Prezi also allowed you to link up different sections that were similar in theme or content, or use arrows to flow from one topic to another - something which is extremely useful and not found on Powerpoint.

Anyway here's the link to ours, it's called Mobjects - Meaningful objects: http://prezi.com/7sdjnortrq9b/mobjects/

And that's my first proper media themed entry over. After looking at some other people's blogs, I've realised that I really need to work on this blog, taking pictures, going to exhibitions and finding anything to write about that's media related - a challenge for me as I'm sure I'm the only student on my course who's never done media before! Wish me luck :)