Monthly Archives: February 2012

Prezi Workshop

Two important assumptions:

* Technology is not neutral. “The medium is the message.” – McLuhan

* Prezi isn’t a magic bullet; it has problems and concerns that are both similar and separate from SlideWare.

 

Perks and drawbacks (the “Why Prezi?”)

* NASA analysis by Tufte

 

What Prezi is capable of (the “How Prezi?”)

 

Good design principles

* Watch/play with the following:

What is Prezi?

Thoughts on Using Prezi as a Teaching Tool

The How to Make a Great Prezi Prezi

Fun examples:

Playing to Learn?

Now that we’ve discussed, watched, and played with some examples and thought about best practices, let’s start to build our own.

Think of a simple lesson plan (or presentation topic you might be responsible for). Try to limit yourself to 3-5 “points” or steps.

 

 

Next, give it a brief spatial outline on a piece of paper. Try to roughly mimic how you might design it in prezi.

 

 

Now, we’ll look for some media to accompany the presentation:

 

Pictures: Flickr CC search; reminder on copyright use for educational purposes http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

 

Video: YouTube – or convert to a FLV or SWF

 

Get to know Frames:

visible vs. hidden

zoom

 

Get to know Paths

 

New Features

Play!  …and as a challenge, see if you can incorporate pictures, video, zooming, and (only) 2 or three font colors!