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= Tech Tool #1: Prezi =



I wanted to share Prezi because I love it and use it. Prezi is short for presentation, and it is a web-based presentation tool. It is easy to learn how to use, and very flexible in what it can be used for. Like Power Point and other presentation tools, Prezi is great for presenting information in a linear fashion. Unlike Power Point, Prezi consists of, essentially, one giant slide, rather than multiple slides. The creator begins with a canvass in which he or she can zoom very far in and out of. Constructing the Prezi is akin to creating a mind map. Once you get the hang of it, there is great flexibility in how you can organize information, and can truly mind map as if you were drawing on paper, i.e., writing upside down, adding pictures, etc. When your information is organized, you sequence a serious of set camera shots, and then you're done.

Though I feel there is a bit of novelty about Prezi, I think it's draw for me is aesthetic. Compared to Power Point, Prezi is much more fluid, involves more movement, and therefore is more attractive. It also allows the presenter to focus the entire screen on objects or text to emphasize points, and can likewise pull way out for a bigger picture. The downside to Prezi is that it can get sluggish once you have a lot of pictures or videos embedded, and you can't script events (the camera always has to move in order to show something new, rather than scripting something to appear suddenly). Also, this just in, Prezi can now be downloaded and used offline!

Prezi can be used in the classroom as a teacher's aid for presenting information (most anything that Power Point would be used for), and students can likewise learn and use Prezi for their presentations. A truly interesting aspect to Prezi is its potential for being used collaboratively. Once you have created a Prezi, you can share it with people. In this manner a group of students can all contribute to creation of the Prezi concurrently as long as they have a computer and internet. Say, for instance, students are doing a Jigsaw. As students read, they can begin adding to the Prezi at anytime, and can organize information how they see fit. Other students can go on, review what is being added. Ultimately, the students can reunite and discuss, using Prezi as an aid for notes, etc.

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