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How to Prezify Your LessonsBy Suzanne KotyIntroductionSumter High SchoolInternational BaccalaureateExtended Essay Supervisor Top Ten Teacher of the Year (3 years)Top Ten Most Influential Teacher (2 years)South Carolina Reading Teacher of the YearSWWP Leadership CommitteeAdvanced Institute Instructor (2 years)

Professional

PersonalIntroductionFamily *Married 18 years *Children: Mary & ThomasCommunity Involvement *Sumter Soccer Club *Sandlapper League

What is Prezi?

How can it be used to improve student writing?Prezi is a Web 2.0 presentation application which provides a single canvas on which students and teachers can present text, video, and images in a non-linear pattern.

Frames can be used to determine the order in which the information is presented. Zooming tools allow the reader to focus on one element at a time.Traditional Versus Digital Literacy

According to the National Writing Project, 93% of teens say they write their own pleasure.Teacher: Presentation of material relating to a unit of study

Student: Visual aids to accompany oral presentations Research projectsGroup workStrategies for using Prezi in the classroom

PowerPoint Versus PreziPowerPointLinear layoutSlide stack layoutComputerbasedMultiple printing optionsPreziNon-Linear navigationMap layoutWeb-basedLimited printing optionsDavid Wicks, Seattle Pacific University

SC State Standards which support the use of Prezi presentationsE3-1.6Create responses to literary texts through a variety of methods such as written works, oral presentations, media productions, and the visual and performing arts

E3-2.4Create responses to informational texts through a variety of methods such as drawings, written works, oral presentations, and media productions.

E3-4.1E3-6.8 Research standards

Using Prezihttp://prezi.com/

Create an educator account to receive benefits not allowed to public.

Educator account benefits:

Private content

Individual logo

Additional storage spaceCreating a Prezi

Select New prezi to begin.

Complete the tutorial.Getting Started

Top left: ToolsTop center: Save, print, help, etc.Right center: home, zoom

Tools

Turning a PowerPoint into PreziSave your slides as a PDF file.Choose insert. Then select file.Set the path.Make files, images, and or any other important information.Save online or to your own file.

AssignmentConvert your PowerPoint to a Prezi.Sign upClick LearnView the videoClick Your prezis Choose New prezi 6. Choose Insert and then file 7. Add an image and set the path 8. Save

Possible Lessons and Project IdeasLessons:Presentation of authors background, historical data, and relevant information to a unit of study

Projects:Group and individual work which will enable the student to use videos, text, hyperlinks, and a variety of media

AdvantagesVideos and media can be saved to a drive rather than streamed. This eliminates the problem of bandwidth.

*Educators account required to save offlineDisadvantagesThe program limits the size of the media files. More space is available with a paid subscription.

The final product does not differ much from a PowerPoint, and it is an extra step to create this. Sources/Helpful InformationPrezi vs. PowerPoint:http://www.spu.edu/depts/its/workshops/prezi-vs-powerpoint.pdf

Digital literacy:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE&feature=watch_response_revNational Writing Project. Digital Literacy.

Tutorial:http://www.edutechintegration.com/p/tutorials.html

Prezi:http://prezi.com/