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Tidewater Community CollegeMarsha ButlerKwame EduseiJessica Garber

Frank Walton

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Prezi allows for the creation of unique diagrams and templates.

Sample Tools: Cause & Effect Diagrams- allows one to analyzes

complex situations in a method that clarifies what the main issues are.

Bubble Diagrams- two dimensional illustrations linking ideas to a common thread.

Timeline Modeling – Provides animation allowing the audience to follow events or ideas chronologically.

Prezi –Tools & Capabilities

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Flow Diagrams – Show relationships between ideas.

Zoom – Allows the presenter to focus on a main or central idea at any given time during the presentation.

Infinite usable canvas space – Engages the audience.

Prezi –Tools & Capabilities cont.

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Click “New Prezi” Select a Template Click “Use Template”

Making a New Prezi is Easy!

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Editing Your Prezi

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Editing Your Prezi Continued

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Editing Your Prezi Continued

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Converting Powerpoint Slides to Prezi

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Free and web-based Easy to use; no drawing skills needed User friendly Media files can be added

Image Audio Video

Can be embedded into Webpages & Blogs Capable of having movement actually

become part of the presentation Zooming

Pros of using Prezi

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Higher learning curve Different user interface than PowerPoint Group collaboration can be more difficult

Cannot print handouts Graphic capabilities are limited Work is done online, unless you purchase

the paid version Can cause headaches/motion sickness

Cons of Prezi

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Technological tools for visual presentation offer students ways to experiment with the use of graphics that aid in understanding subject matters and promote motivation to engage in learning.

Technological tools can also offer educators effective ways to reach different types of learners and assess a students understanding through multiple means. It can also enhance the relationship between teacher and student.

Prezi is one of the best technological Web-based programs that allow students and teachers to create graphic presentations that can consist of a variety of content.

Best Practices for using Prezi

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Tip # 1: Consider your contentPrezi has a judicious blend of text, images, diagrams and video that can be used simultaneously.

Tip # 2: Create a rough “Blueprint” before building your Prezi

Sketch a basic outline of presentation structure and proposed arrangement of components before

completing a canvas. Tip # 3: Choose your design theme early

Create the design before arranging your components on the canvas. Tip # 4: Design BIG and use changes of

scaleMake use of the entire canvas by using different size fonts so that there is space in between your contents.

Maximizing Your Prezi: Best Tips

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Tip # 5: Design to minimize fast motionBe mindful of creating content with a lot of animation consistent zooming and rotation can cause

disorientation. Tip # 6: Use hidden frames to reduce

clutterThis will help you organize and zoom in on content without adding a visual frame.

Tip # 7: Understand how Prezi effects image resolution

Be mindful that your images can become distorted if magnified . Therefore understanding how Prezi’s image resolution works can help with clear images.

Maximizing Your Prezi: Continued

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Edutopia Staff. (2008). Why Integrate Technology into The Curriculum. Edutopia. Retrieved from http://edutopia.org/technology-integration-introduction

Hamilton, M. (2012). 7 Best Practices for Making Great Prezi Presentations. Teaching With Technology Today, 4(9). Retrieved from http://facultynet.matc.edu/tltnewsletter/mar12/page1.htm

Prezi—Tutorial: My First Prezi. (2014). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArGh6FurR0Q

Prezi—Tutorial, Simple Steps to a Great Prezi. (2014). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmgF-dLXv58

Prezi – Tutorial: Import From Powerpoint. (2014). https://prezi.com/support/.

Prezi – Advantages and Disadvantages (2012). http://instructionaltechtalk.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-prezi/

Prezi Presentations (2014). http://prezipresentation.wikispaces.com/Pros+and+Cons

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