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Going Beyond Presentations with Prezi Next

This week, in order to extend my learning on Going Beyond Presentations, I decided to do something completely different from Google Slides. Instead, I created a Prezi presentation. Apparently, Prezi has been updated and is now called Prezi Next. I have minimal experience with the classic version of Prezi, so learning the new version was basically starting over. Thankfully, Youtube is always there for me when I learn something new. I found this video to be very helpful. Incidentally, the video was from the Technology for Teachers and Students Youtube channel, which looks like it may be a good channel to subscribe to for future reference. The video pointed out that you can sign up for a free student account with Prezi that gives you more options than the regular free account does.

Overall, I found creating the Prezi to be easier than in the past with the classic version. The main difficulty I had was with editing subtopics. I could never figure out how to get to the zoomed in subtopic to edit it. I had to "present" so I could navigate to the page, and then click on ESC to stop presentation mode and edit the subtopic. I would like to find a way to directly navigate to the subtopic page in edit mode, without using presentation mode. I also was frustrated with the background, because there is a white stripe on the left that I cannot figure out how to fix. Fortunately, that is just a picky issue and doesn't affect the presentation very much.

I chose to do a book introduction for the class when starting a new novel. I got the idea from the English, Oh My! blog. The teacher who writes the blog did a Prezi to go through an entire novel. I started by finding a background image that relates to the theme of the book. Then, on a pad of paper, I sketched the different topics I wanted to address. I chose which items should be subtopics, rather than topics, and then numbered the order that each grouping should appear in the presentation.

Here is a link to the full Prezi where you can present and scroll through all of the topics and subtopics, and here is a screen shot of the opening screen:

This is a screen shot of one of the topics.
I love how this turned out. I think it adds a little interest and novelty in the way we present things to students.
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  1. Rod CarnillSeptember 30, 2018 at 11:42 AM

    First, i really enjoyed your post as it gave great information and insight to your process and project. I appreciate the links to resources as well.
    Secod, your Prezi was very well constructed and was rich with opportunities to learn. I did find myself fascinated and enjoyed the personal touch of your photo with the author Katherine Applegate.

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    1. UnknownSeptember 30, 2018 at 1:56 PM

      Glad you enjoyed the photo. It was so fun to be able to meet her, and I love sharing those things with students!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 30, 2018 at 12:55 PM

    This was such a good presentation! I really enjoyed going through it. I like how it was set up and it was very easy to navigate. I also liked that you added an exit ticket and anticipation guide to your presentation. Well done!!

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