I created my Prezi about clothes so that my students can use it in the computer area to enhance the study and their knowledge about clothes. We do five studies throughout the year and the boys struggle the most with the clothing study, so I felt that making this Prezi about clothes would help get the boys excited about the study.  I tried to keep the videos short because my children are limited with computer time every day.  I also tried to keep my Prezi easy to use because I teach young children who would be using it by themselves.  While searching for media to use in my presentation, I found everything I needed on Discovery Education. Discovery Education provided many useful resources and it was easy to navigate the site.  I found videos, images, songs, and noises that I included. While searching the web I found an article from the Huffington Post that really made me think, it stated, “A study by AVG, the Internet security company, found that young children are more likely to master tech skills than life skills. For example, while 58 percent of 2- to 5-year olds can play a computer game, only 43 percent can ride a bike” (Taylor, p.1).  While reading this article it reminded me about Gardner’s text and something I read, “Without having some mastery of computers, citizens cannot access the information that they need, let alone be able to use it productively (Gardner, p.13). When thinking about all the ways I use technology every day, it is really important for children to have mastery of computer skills but I also feel that it is important for young children to master everyday skills like riding a bike.    

 

Resources:

 Gardner, Howard. (2007). Five minds for the future. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. 

Taylor, D. J. (2013, september 22). Children's immersion in technology is shocking . Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/childrens-immersion-in-te_b_1871896.html

 

Here is the link to my Prezi:

http://prezi.com/d0pj4s9wlvtx/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share