Prezi Presentation
My presentation: http://prezi.com/x_f1rvojhr0z/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
I was excited to give Prezi a try because I’ve always been a fan of PowerPoint despite the fact that it doesn’t include animation. I love how Prezi allows you to combine all the good things: pictures, music, animation, videos, fun text, and what appears to be a surprise around every corner. I can imagine that Prezi videos will become hugely popular in the classroom. I have already begun making a list of ways that I can use Prezi in my language arts classroom.
I chose to do my first Prezi presentation on nouns because that is what we are currently studying in my language class. Nouns are a lot of fun, but there are so many different types and ways to use them, that I felt like a Prezi presentation may help to bring the information “home” for my students. I chose to include all the types of nouns along with examples and even a noun song from YouTube that my students enjoy every year. Compiling it all into one place was what I loved most about Prezi. The ease of putting it together was a close second. Prezi is very user-friendly which I think will encourage teachers to continue its use. Teachers are limited on time (always), so when we find a great way to present material that is engaging, fun, and unique AND it’s easy to use, we run with it! I look forward to making more Prezi presentations in the near future for my class, and I also hope to show my students how to use Prezi. I think it would be a wonderful way for them to present information back to their peers and to the teacher to show understanding of the content. I love that Prezi allows you to use fun backgrounds, images, transitions, and text to help it all come together.
We are reading a nonfiction book about toys beginning next week. We use this book as a vehicle to teach text structures and main idea. I’d love for my students to use Prezi to present material about toys using text structures. With the help of our computer teacher, this just might be possible!
I have really enjoyed viewing everyone’s presentations—there is such a wide variety among our classmates. Great job, everyone!
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