I was really interested in exploring web 2.0 tools that allowed users to create presentations. My students are very familiar with power point but the idea of a tool that allowed for creative presentations outside of the box of power point was very appealing to me. I was also looking for something with ease of use. Microsoft's suite of tools are very powerful but can be extremely time consuming when looking for ways to bring life to your presentations (Yee, 2010). "Prezi: A Different Way to Present" changed the way I think about presentations and how to give them. Prezi doesn't use slides, and doesn't require any type of installation (Yee, 2010). The simplicity of web 2.0 tools (particularly Prezi) and their ability to create individualized and interesting products make them perfect tools for the classroom.
So I started a journey to explore Prezi and all that it has to offer. I never expected to get as involved with Prezi as I did. Therefore, I have much more to say than should be fit into a single blog post. I have grouped my discussion of Prezi into a series of blog posts. For instance, this post is "Prezi I" and the next will be "Prezi II" and so on.
I hope that you enjoy the Prezi journey as much as I did. My next post will explain more about my journey. I leave you with this video about Prezi for now.
References
YEE, K., & HARGIS, J. (2010). PREZI: A Different Way to Present. Turkish Online Journal Of Distance Education (TOJDE), 11(4), 9-11.
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