Natalia Beardslee and Stephanie McLain were my partners in this Prezi presentation. We decided to do a presentation on ecosystems and the impact of human activities on them. I have to do a complete lesson plan on ecosystems and this topic is something I can use in the classroom for direct instruction. My topic was water pollution. Natalia did soil pollution and Stephanie did air pollution.
I know I learned a lot by doing this assignment. Once you watch the tutorials, it was not difficult to work with Prezi. This is a visual explosion compared to PowerPoint! My only concern with using this format is being cautious with how much you put in your presentation. Sometimes you can get caught up in the "bells and whistles" and the students will lose sight of the information.
I have seen Prezi presentations that had too many words and a background color that made it difficult to read. I would say that Prezi is definitely a transformation in the SAMR model compared to PowerPoint. Students using this will be able to do things with this program that they cannot do with PowerPoint (redefinition).
The layout is more like a road-map where the student can make stops along the way and show what they know in new and exciting ways. They can rotate and zoom in and out and add a music score if they want! This is definitely a tool that can be used to motivate students to learn and I look forward to teaching my students how to use it.
Below is the link to our Prezi presentation or you can click on the presentation below the link.
Ecosystems Prezi
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