What is a Prezi
Click on the above image to see an example of a Prezi. A Prezi is an online tool which allows you to create interactive presentations.
How to Make a Prezi
Go to http://www.prezi.com and join as a member.
Once you have joined it is free to create your own Prezi.
Watch this video below to get further information on creating your own Prezi:-
How to Use a Prezi in the Classroom
A Prezi is a great presentation tool so at any time that information needs to be given to students, Prezi is a great way to do this as it is fun, interactive, colourful and entertaining.
Prezi could also be used by students to present their own presentations for assignments etc. There are many ways that a Prezi can be used.
PMI Analysis
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Minus
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Interesting
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The advantages of using a Prezi include:
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It makes presentations exciting and fun
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Images and videos can be added to support the
presentation;
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The size and design of the presentation can be
changed easily;
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It is colourful and visually appealing;
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It allows for the presentation to be presented
in a certain way so that each image is given a set path to follow (ie. You can decide which part of the presentation
is displayed first, second and third etc);
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No more paper presentations, students can do
their presentations in an interactive online way;
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It supports cognitivism and behaviourism
learning theories if used mainly as a display but if used in a manner where
the display engages the audience such as asking questions etc. then it may
take on a more collaborative role and support constructivism theories
(ELearning Pedagogies)
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If used as a display tool it will assist
visual, verbal and sequential learners.
However, if used by students to create their own Prezi it could also
assist active, global learners also.
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It will assist those with linguistic and special
intelligences but also make help with interpersonal and intrapersonal
intelligences if used appropriately, such as allowing students to prepare
their own Prezi within a group activity (interpersonal) or allowing students
to prepare their own Prezi individually (intrapersonal) - (Multiple Intelligences)
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It supports TPACK strategies as it allows the
content to be displayed in technologically pedagogically sound ways (provided
of course the content allowed for in the Prezi is suitable to the key learning
area/s) (Technological Pedogogical Content Knowledge)
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If used merely as a presentation tool it will
support the Blooms (revised) Taxonomies of “Remembering”, “Understanding”, “Analysing”
, “Evaluating” but if used by students to create their own Prezi it will also
include the “Creating” and “Applying” Blooms Taxonomies. (Blooms Taxonomy of Learning Domains).
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The disadvantages of using a Prezi include:
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It can
be difficult to create the pathways effectively and it took some time to
understand how to create the Prezi.
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It may be difficult for some students to
understand how to create their own Prezi
* It makes some people dizzy or uncomfortable watching the interactive slide show presentation
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The Prezi is a free online tool;
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It is possible to make as many Prezis as
needed;
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You Tube videos can be uploaded easily on the
Prezi (see the above video for an example of how to do this).
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Personal Reflection
References:
- R Felder and B Soloman (no date) - ELearning Styles - online resource Link to ELearning Styles
- K Lein (no date) - ELearning Pedagogy - online resource - Link to ELearning Pedagogy
- P Mishra and M Koehler (2006) - Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Frameword for Teacher Knowledge;
- Blooms Taxonomy of Learning Domains (no date) - online resource - Link to Blooms Taxonomy of Learning Domains
- BGFL (2002-2012) - Multiple Intelligences - online resource - Link to Multiple Intelligences
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