The new technology I decided to research and learn more about is the online work page, Prezi. I have never heard of it until I was in class last week when a friend told me about this new online presentation board that someone used in another one of her classes. The way she described the website sparked my interest and I knew I wanted to learn more about it. When I went to the website www.prezi.com I was a little confused about what to actually do, or even what a prezi really was. As it turns out, after you sign up by giving your name and email address a video clip pop ups and explains how to work prezi. I really loved this idea, because it can be a confusing online site to follow and use. Whats great about prezi is that it is actually fun to design and put things on the website in a creative manner. Unlike power point, where you can only manipulate the words and pictures in so many ways, prezi allows you total control of the visual appeal.
The idea of prezi is hard to put into words, but it is an online presentation tool that can be used for all types of presentations. This new, or at least new to me, technology allows total control for designers. There are different levels to prezi, one in which is free. This is the one I explored. The board, or work space you have is infinite, which allows you to put as much, or as little information on the page as you would like. It is so versatile; moms can use it to keep recipes on and share with their friends, along with business professionals for introducing new ideas to a company. There are tools on the page that allow you to easily move, size, rotate, and change fonts and color. It has so many tools that allow users to create the image they are looking for. The only thing that I find troublesome with prezi is that it is not very organized or structured. I could see students who were learning from a prezi may get lost, or distracted. However, I think it is a very fun and new way of presenting information and students would respond to it.
In case any of you were interested in looking at a prezi, here is a the link to it!
http://prezi.com/
I have never heard of Prezi until now. I found your blog very interesting and it made me want to go explore prezi. I think you are right about being a bit overwhelming at first but the video definitely helps!
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is definitely a bit overwhelming at first but that this is a really cool use of technology. I am interested in learning more about it and will definitely make use of your link to the website!
ReplyDeleteI like that you looked into Prezi, because I have never heard of it before! I seems very interesting and has lots of information to it. I am definitily going to look into Prezi and see if I can understand how to use it! I think it is a great learning tool, and the name is pretty catchy!
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