MEA – The Media Education Association Resource Network

His argument is idealistic. Software is a tool. Of course the tool’s design dictates how we use it and we should be aware that this channels meaning in particular ways. But if I want to dig my vegetables I don’t want to have to forge a spade first. Apart from anything else I might well be a better digger than a blacksmith. While I’m using my spade I may become aware that the handle is not long enough – me being tall and spades a generic size and all. But the most I’m likely to do about this is be more discriminating when I go to buy a new spade. It’s really interesting using prezi for presentations: it allows you to be non-linear and discursive in your presentation in ways that powerpoint makes difficult. This makes you realise quite how much powerpoint dictates style and also that PP was designed for desktops not for the online world – unlike prezi.
But, as I mentioned in my contribution to the Manifesto, I’d really love someone to create a multi-media editor for primary schools – I’d even help them design it… I’m just not planning to learn coding anytime soon…