Tools

Prezi is an online tool allowing users can create a presentation like none other. The design platform is literally a blank slate where the creator can drop text, images, video etc. Elements can be resized, rotated and connected via paths. The result is a presentation that is spatially organized instead of the traditional linear format.

media type="custom" key="10618644" width="170" height="170" In my first example, I show how I would use a Prezi to introduce the Objective (aligned to a standard) to my learners. The Prezi allows users to see a visual representation of how concepts fit without or alongside one another. Notice the common language used in the Speaking and Reading standard examples. A quick visual reference review should cue the learner that he/she has seen this element of instruction previously.

media type="custom" key="11368072" width="140" height="140"  This second example is a Prezi I used to conduct a workshop for faculty members focused on ways to organize our digital documents and email. 