PE5_Prezi

And so here is the really cool part…

Students can work collaboratively on a Prezi from remote locations! By simply clicking on the “Edit Together” button at the bottom of the screen, creators can invite others to work with them.

This is a particularly valuable tool for students when assigned to work in groups. There are some tremendous learning benefits to this function. All they need to do is forward the link to their teammates. 

The first is that every group member is able to create part of the presentation. This is good because each student is able to utilize and learn the technology as well as present it in his own way. Additionally, no single group member becomes responsible for “putting the presentation together”. That seemed to happen quite often with the previous Social Reform Movement PowerPoint project I assigned.

The second major learning benefit is that this function allows students to work on their projects outside of class, presuming they have internet access at home. It eliminates the time constraint of class time and allows students to work at their own pace.

There is another function at the bottom of the Prezi screen that allows the creator to share or view the presentation together. This is beneficial for students who were absent the day of presentations, but it is also a valuable tool for the instructor to go back and revisit the presentation when grading.

I’m looking forward to using Prezi with the students – they’re going to like it and I’m sure I will too! Their creativity is burgeoning and I’m sure they’ll include music, videos and plenty of pictures to spice up their presentations a bit! Prezi allows the creator to do all of those things!

Regards