Week 3: Presentations

 

Presentations:

Presenting your teaching material in an engaging manner is integral for student engagement. PowerPoint is usually the go to for all educators as it is designed to create clean, impactful slideshow presentations. This however, can start to become disengaging for students as some PowerPoints are filled with words or are not created in a way to keep discussion flowing in the classroom. 

Prezi is another presenting platform that allows educators or students to try a different way in presenting their next lesson or presentation in front of the class. Below are some screenshots of setting Prezi up.

Creating an account is easy and free to do. However, there is a 13 year old age limit to use Prezi. This would mean grade seven students would mostly likely not be able to use this platform. I would discuss that this is a safety issue which will be discussed in a below screenshot.  

Although creating an account is free educators and students can use a "Basic Package" which will allow the user five prezi presentations. This would mean that unless the teacher is willing to subscribe, they would only be able to create five presentations they can use. This, however, may be enough for teachers who may only use it for one subject to break up using PowerPoint. 

Prezi does allow for collaboration which could be useful for the students in doing a group presentation about a certain subject.

Prezi not only allows for presentations, but it can be used to create video presentations or designs. This could help the students in more higher-order thinking scenarios with the SAMR. Students may have the option to modify their presentation by video recording it and adding in elements instead of just reading off a PowerPoint.  

 

As seen in this recording Prezi has many template options so teachers or students can choose which template suits them best for what they would like to present  and start instead of trying to make their own from scratch (this is an available option however if someone would to fully create their own).

Prezi does not allow any privacy settings unless the user is willing to buy their subscription. This can create issues as it means it cannot be used within an institution where it is only someone from that same school who can access it. 

Prezi is also a confusing and frustrating platform that is not easy to use. It can be confusing where you're supposed to put text and photos and how a teacher could use it in an effective way to keep students engaged for a full lesson. Due to the confusing nature of this platform it can explain the reasons for the age limit. 

In terms of the SAMR model for low order thinking where students use this as a  substitution in presenting their ideas it is brilliant as it can be used for quick presentations that still get a point across to the audience. 

Here is my quick Prezi Presentation on introducing the 
"Four Key Business Functions"

References 

Microsoft. (n.d.). Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Presentation Software | Microsoft 365. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/powerpoint

Presentations and videos with engaging visuals for hybrid teams | Prezi. (n.d.). Prezi.Com. https://prezi.com/

Velarde, O. (2022, February 1). Prezi vs PowerPoint: Which One Should You Use? (In 2022). Visme Blog. https://visme.co/blog/prezi-vs-powerpoint/