Writing For Multimedia And The Web - Reflection Week 2

On the second week, I was drafted into a new group for Writing For Multimedia And The Web course ( I'll refer to it as Multimedia class from now). I left group B and joined group C for the class.

For the first class in the new group C, Miss Amreet wanted to gave a workshop on how to use the site Prezi.com to create presentations.

The workshop didn't go as smoothly as she hoped for unfortunately, due to the less than decent internet connection in the classroom at the time, rendering us students without any connection to the internet. Fortunately, her computer did have access to the internet, albeit at a lethargic speed, so she did manage to conduct the workshop but without the advantage of us being able to apply the knowledge on the spot.

I didn't mind it that much, though because i have some input and experiences using Prezi.com, so I already knew how to make a Prezi presentation. Back in semester 2, we had a course that required us to use and be well versed in making presentations in Prezi. So it wasn't a big deal for me that the workshop was hindered by uncontrollable factors such as the inability to connect to the internet.

It was during this week also, that we were briefed on our first assignment, to present on an interesting topic using Prezi. I pondered for a while, searching for a topic that could be a real attention-grabber for the audience. The inspiration came to me in class when Ms. Amreet showcased her previous students presentations. The one that really got my attention was one about The Bermuda Triangle. I thought that the topic itself was no longer mysterious as by now, the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle had already been discussed to death. But the way he presented the topic was intriguing. He had an ominous background music that accompanied his presentation and the colour tone for his presentation was dark and murky, giving it a real sense of mystery.

I decided to do something similar. I wanted a topic that had the same tone, but I also wanted it to be obscure. So I remembered a show on the History Channel, The Curse Of Oak Island. 

The Curse Of Oak Island, History Channel

I haven't watched the show, just previews and trailers on the channel. But the subject piqued my interest. I'm sure most of my fellow students are not familiar with the story of Oak Island, and I decided to cultivate that element of surprise for my presentation. I presented the topic for Ms. Amreet and she green lighted it. And so I spent the remainder of the week searching for info on Oak Island.