My Prezi Slideshow

This post is the means by which I want to simultaneously demonstrate a great Web 2.0 presentation tool called Prezi and help you understand media copyrights © and Creative Commons (CC) licenses.

As we explored Digital Rights and Responsibility throughout the past weeks, we discussed our responsibility to follow copyright laws and giving credit where it is due when utilizing media. The short presentation below not only helps clarify the term copyright but also provides insight as to what the various (CC) license logos represent so that you know exactly what you can or can't do with the media.

Prezi is a great tool for online presentation.  In contrast with Google Docs, it doesn't have all the fantastic collaborative tools but it has the templates and effects available to give your presentation the wow-factor that I had mentioned wasn't available in Google Docs.  Prezi allows for much more creativity and you can even make a fully unique presentation by omitting to use a template and simply start with a blank presentation.  You contributions on Prezi are also available to everyone online which helps you increase your digital footprint.

* The Prezi is best viewed in full screen mode by clicking on the icon on the lower right.

 
So where can you find images for instance, that you know you can use, share, remix or modify, in your own presentation? Flikr.com is a great place to start but you can also use Google so search images with specific licenses, follow the video tutorial below for instructions on how to conduct such a search.


In conclusion, these tools will not only help you make very creative and original presentations but it will enhance your digital citizenship by making sure you know how to access content that you know you can use in the manner in which you intend to use it.

Now all that's left to do is to let your creativity flow.

Have fun!

Mat