As someone who only a few years back had not yet used PowerPoint, learning a new way to present material can be daunting. I have decided to go all out in trying the website Prezi for my upcoming presentation on the legal case Engle v. Vitale.
At first Prezi was difficult to understand, and caused myself some frustration. While having some similarities to PowerPoint, it really is quite advanced in comparison. After getting more comfortable with Prezi, advantages are becoming apparent. Prezi allows you to present the material in a different, more interesting manner. As a teacher, Prezi gives students additional opportunities for presenting individual work, and especially group projects.
A great benefit of Prezi is the ability to change material in the presentation through the internet. I find myself as a student coming up with ways to change or improve my own presentation at different times and locations throughout the day. With Prezi, simply log on to your account, and make the changes to your presentation. I think this especially benefits students in a group setting. A student can come up with an idea outside of a formal group meeting and implement the change onto the group presentation site. This gives a student who may feel uncomfortable in a formal group setting the chance to make significant contributions in a less structured situation. After all, secondary school students come up with many interesting ideas during non-school hours, and Prezi gives them the opportunity to place these thoughts into a presentation at any hour, day or night.
Here is the link to Prezi: http://www.prezi.com/
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