Perfectly Preened Presentations Performed Perfunctorily in Prezi!

Kimberly Moseley

Richard White

John Mclucas

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Dr. Paynter

Learn TabThis is a very important feature for first time users of Prezi. This takes you through the steps on how to start and how to advance and use the other features that Prezi offers.

Cheat SheetsThese are a great resource to help remind new users what to do or how to do something else. There are also videos for the visual learners out there! Available in all 3 sections.

Working a PreziOne of the best features is being able to upload a previous PPT or other previously saved work. Then you can manipulate it within the boundaries of Prezi.

FramesFrames allow you to change the border around the information blocks.

Highlighted Features

Animation and 3D Backgrounds

These are the featured new tools that are available to Prezi users. If you click on the “learn” tab at the top, click on the manual, and then knowledge base. This will take you to the features offered section. When you click on a particular item, it will give the user a step-by-step instruction on how to incorporate that feature into your Prezi presentation. An example of 3D Background:

http://prezi.com/329po3lu56xh/3d-background/

“Learn” Tab

Explore TabThis tab allows the user to search for Prezis that have already been completed.

Other Useful InformationAt the bottom of this image, it gives other ways to contact and get help when using Prezi.

Who Would Use Prezi? Teachers would use Prezi to provide interactive and

scaffolded learning opportunities for students at all ability levels.

Professional development trainers could use Prezi to make presentations to teachers more interesting and interactive for group learning.

Administrators could use it for planning meetings and strategy sessions to get all those on staff involved in the development of various school plans.

Students would use it to create study aids, multimedia projects, and original presentations to demonstrate mastery of content.

Why Use Prezi? Adds interactivity to presentations, and to creation of

presentations

Improved interest from viewers

Alternative to PowerPoint

Multi-media capability

Use to differentiate instructions for both high and low ability learners

Low cost and ease of use for beginners

Attractive interface and end product

Gets and holds attention of audience, and shows well on interactive technology boards

Costs Students and teachers can get educational

accounts free of charge.

The Edu Enjoy account is free, gives you up to 500mb of storage space and includes many premium features.

The Edu Pro account is $4.92 per month and gives you access to all premium features and up to 2gb of storage space.

Group licensing is priced at $192 per end user.

Both education accounts give you the ability to make your Prezis private.

Research says…

“…meaningful technological applications and tools have broad potential regardless of the discipline and can be easily utilized to support experiential and active learning goals.”

-Jo Williams & Susan J. Chinn

Using Web 2.0 to Support the Active Learning Experience In their article on the importance of Web

2.0 technologies in education, Williams and Chinn emphasize: Today’s students are part of the “net

generation” and need Web 2.0 technologies (like Prezi) to keep them engaged.

The use of Web 2.0 technologies with students increases active students engagement, therefore, increasing student achievement.

Using Web 2.0 to Support the Active Learning Experience

Other conclusions from Williams and Chinn’s research include:

Many students already posses Web 2.0 technologies skill sets and their ability to rely on prior skills leads to active learning environments.

Student evaluations showed that students felt the use of Web 2.0 technologies in their classes helped them engage in meaningful learning.

Reference

Williams, J., & Chinn, S. J. (2009). Using Web 2.0 to Support the Active Learning Experience. Journal Of Information Systems Education, 20(2), 165- 174.