Prezi

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Prezi Assignment 1.What the assignment was all about: First, the professor taught us about what was Prezi and showed us examples of Prezi presentations she had used in her own classroom. That helped us to understand what Prezi is: “… a new cloud-based presentation tool that allows for creativity and style by the creator.” For the assignment, each person had to create their own Prezi presentation on a topic of their choice. Detailed and clear guidelines to follow when working on the assignment were given. I chose to work on an imaginary school handbook (click on the above website to see my Prezi creation).

2. What I have learned through the assignment: The assignment was very beneficial as I learned to use a new tool for information presentation, an alternative and more exciting/engaging way to Power Point presentation. After having learned to use it (although I still need to work with it many more time in order to really master it), I realized that it could be more convenient than Power Point P as whoever has internet services can access it, while Power point is a program one might have to buy and install on their computer. Presentations made through Prezi are more fun and more engaging. And since they are on a website, they can be shared by an unlimited number of people instantly.

3. How I am going to use the technology in the classroom: Instead of always using Power Point for presentation, I will use Prezi as an alternative to engage children and to make the class more dynamic. I will also teach it to children so they can use it to prepare their own presentation for group or individual presentation. Since the Prezi presentations are online, I will be able to share my Prezi presentation with my students from home. Likewise, my students will be able to send me their presentation from home in case they are absent or we are unable to meet for one reason or another.

4. NAEYC standard the Prezi assignment is related to: Although the Prezi assignment is related to many NAEYC standards, I have chosen to focus on the standard 4: using developmentally effective approaches to connect with children and families. I have chosen this standard because it stipulates that teachers " know, understand, and use a wide array of developmentally appropriate approaches, instructional strategies, and tools to connect with children and families and positively influence each child’s development and learning.” By learning to use Prezi as a new tool for presentation, one accomplishes that goal of using a wide array of approaches, instructional strategies and tools to help children learn and grow.