Hello to all of my followers! Thank you to those of you who took time to read my first ever blog post. I am continuing to update the Monkey blog, so please stay tuned if you are interested.
This week I want to point your attention to Prezi. A few classmates in my Technology and Teaching class have mentioned or suggested the use of Prezi in the classroom. This is a free tool available to us as teachers and I would recommend anyone who has not yet tried it, to give it a try.
Prezi is an online presentation tool that uses zooming and sliding views to aid the presenter in visually sharing information. It is a refreshing new tool after considering how many boring powerpoint presentation we - and undoubtedly our students - have sat through over the years. While it does take some time to 'master', it is worth it. Students will be impressed with your the delivery method. Check out an example of a Prezi I did for a presentation last year. The Prezi homepage also has several other examples of Prezi's that you can review that highlight the many different ways you can use this tool.
I will note that one downside of Prezi, especially when I compare it to a more traditional Powerpoint presentation, is that it is slightly more difficult to print the different screens for students that may have missed the lesson, students who cannot access the Prezi online or for students who prefer printouts to takes notes on, etc.
Try it, let me know what you think!
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