Prezi
As with any tool, Prezi can be a force for good in the quest for improved student learning . . . Maria Andersen is an excellent example of the good use of Prezi. Take a look at this one, which is quite popular:
OR Prezi can be a force for evil . . . here is a good idea gone slightly awry (in our opinion, anyway). Clearly an end-of-semester project - the type that we'd like you to think about for your students:
ACTIVITY #1: Click through both of these presentations on your own for a few minutes, and think about what you like and what you dislike about each one. Then get together with another workshop participant and create a master list of your likes and dislikes, so that we can come up with a list of "Prezi Best Practices!"
Participant ideas for best practices with Prezi: Keep it simple, movement to a minimum, sizing of objects with respect to movement and path, gentle movements, watch the spinning, use frames to control movement.
Participant ideas for best practices with Prezi: Keep it simple, movement to a minimum, sizing of objects with respect to movement and path, gentle movements, watch the spinning, use frames to control movement.
ACTIVITY #2: This is my prezi - can you see the signs that I'm still a Prezi novice? What could I be doing better?
PARTICIPANT SUGGESTIONS for the novice Prezi user:
ACTIVITY #3: Now that we've discussed the potential of Prezi, discuss with your partner(s) how you/your students could use Prezi to improve learning.
Sample Prezis
Would this work as a class introduction/icebreaker?
Would this work to deliver content?
Would this work as a capstone tool, assessing learning from the semester?
Would this work as a class introduction/icebreaker?
Would this work to deliver content?
Would this work as a capstone tool, assessing learning from the semester?
Powerpoint to Prezi . . . you decide.
Resources for Getting Started with Prezi
Watch this YouTube video to get the basics of Prezi in under 2 minutes. You will recognize some of the features of the editing bubble menu from the handout that we have distributed in today's workshop:
Watch this YouTube video to get the basics of Prezi in under 2 minutes. You will recognize some of the features of the editing bubble menu from the handout that we have distributed in today's workshop:
More resources:
Manuals/Quick Guides:
Manuals/Quick Guides:
- Prezi User manual (35 pages) - this manual is on on the East Syracuse-Minoa Schools site.
- "Why Start from Scratch?" - reusable prezis! These are existing presentations with permissions for you to use/recycle so that you can create your own prezi without starting from ground zero.
- Prezi's online manual
| prezi_create_a_prezi.pdf |
| prezi_for_dummies_cheat_sheet.pdf |
