Online Tool 5: Prezi

What is Prezi?

Prezi is a free online presentation tool that puts everything traditionally found in a multi-slide presentation onto a large single page that can be navigated. Unlike other programs, Prezi largely is meant to focus on images, media, and the connections between different topics and ideas.

Advantages

• Prezi’s can zoom in and out, making it easy to emphasize key points. This can also be a disadvantage, though.
• Unlike a PowerPoint, you can jump between numerous points and back with ease.
• The interface is a large canvas, making it easier to explore connections between different concepts.
• Imagery is easy to use in conjunction with text.
• Transition effects are built in with minimal distraction.
• Like with PowerPoints, videos, PDFs and URLs can be embedded.

Adapted from:

Orlando, J. (2010) Prezi: A Better Way of Doing Presentations. Retrieved from: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/edtech-news-and-trends/prezi-a-better-way-of-doing-presentations/

 

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