I was so interested to learn about your experience with Photodex Proshow. I am always looking for new video creation tools, and am so happy to hear that it was easy and intuitive to use. I have gotten very overwhelmed by iMovie in the past, it's great that this provides a simpler option for photos on the Mac.
Your screencast was clear, engaging, and lots of fun to watch! I am wondering how the slideshow is stored and shared once it is complete? This could make or break the deal for me since I work in the classroom with young children. Since I use iPads in our classroom, I actually went to the app store to see if there is an app version of this software. I found ProShow Web Slideshow Creator by photodex. It is a free app, so I am going to try it out! Thanks for the inspiration!
Jessica - No problem with the name - it happens all the time! As for storing and sharing, I just saved the file to my desktop, but there were definitely several ways to share the file. They seem to be going for "platform agnostic", so I don't think you would have any problem using your iPad! Good luck!
Erika, what a great introduction to PhotoDex ProShow! I'm surprised that you had to dig so much to find a Mac version to download, since it does seem like they are trying to be platform agnostic, as you said.
I do agree with you that it seems a bit like a one-trick pony. It seems like a neat enough tool, but outside of making a photo-based presentation or lesson more engaging to the audience, I don't see much classroom use. I could see teachers designing activities around it (i.e. select ten images that represent a given period in history), but I don't see it really supporting classroom instruction on the whole.
Hi Erika, Thank you for introducing us to Photodex. I think your screencast was informative and clear but you were able to keep it really brief. I sometimes find myself babbling on, I think yours was the perfect length. One weakness of the site might include the download of the program. It might also bug me to see a watermark if you use the free version. An advantage is that Photodex comes preloaded music to upload. I like to include music but worry about licensing rights. This might be something teachers could use to share classroom moments on a class website. If a teacher is already taking photos of the classroom, a field trip, or performance, they might create a slideshow to share with families. I like this program for what it is (fancy slideshows) and would like to play around with it on an iPad. Great work!
Hi Erica!
ReplyDeleteI was so interested to learn about your experience with Photodex Proshow. I am always looking for new video creation tools, and am so happy to hear that it was easy and intuitive to use. I have gotten very overwhelmed by iMovie in the past, it's great that this provides a simpler option for photos on the Mac.
Your screencast was clear, engaging, and lots of fun to watch! I am wondering how the slideshow is stored and shared once it is complete? This could make or break the deal for me since I work in the classroom with young children. Since I use iPads in our classroom, I actually went to the app store to see if there is an app version of this software. I found ProShow Web Slideshow Creator by photodex. It is a free app, so I am going to try it out! Thanks for the inspiration!
Erika...I apologize for spelling your name wrong in the comment above!
ReplyDeleteJessica - No problem with the name - it happens all the time!
ReplyDeleteAs for storing and sharing, I just saved the file to my desktop, but there were definitely several ways to share the file. They seem to be going for "platform agnostic", so I don't think you would have any problem using your iPad! Good luck!
Erika, what a great introduction to PhotoDex ProShow! I'm surprised that you had to dig so much to find a Mac version to download, since it does seem like they are trying to be platform agnostic, as you said.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you that it seems a bit like a one-trick pony. It seems like a neat enough tool, but outside of making a photo-based presentation or lesson more engaging to the audience, I don't see much classroom use. I could see teachers designing activities around it (i.e. select ten images that represent a given period in history), but I don't see it really supporting classroom instruction on the whole.
Hi Erika,
ReplyDeleteThank you for introducing us to Photodex. I think your screencast was informative and clear but you were able to keep it really brief. I sometimes find myself babbling on, I think yours was the perfect length. One weakness of the site might include the download of the program. It might also bug me to see a watermark if you use the free version. An advantage is that Photodex comes preloaded music to upload. I like to include music but worry about licensing rights. This might be something teachers could use to share classroom moments on a class website. If a teacher is already taking photos of the classroom, a field trip, or performance, they might create a slideshow to share with families. I like this program for what it is (fancy slideshows) and would like to play around with it on an iPad. Great work!