Summer Project for Teachers: Upgrade to Prezi
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 10:58AM
Teachers who have yet to re-purpose their content on Prezi now have the PowerPoint Import tool to streamline the process. PPT Import makes the transition to using Prezi easier since you can work with old content, but rearrange the information in a more visually compelling form. All text and images in the slides are still editable after you import them.
A few easy steps can be taken to turn the slides into better presentations such as increasing the text size of big ideas to outline lectures and then zoom in on details or focusing on a central image to give better context. Prezi is also useful for situations such as analyzing pictures or graphs. Instead of using a laser pointer to highlight specific details, you can simply zoom in on the important content.
You can insert a few slides or a whole presentation in just a few easy steps. For a quick introduction to the feature and to see how Powerpoint can be easily translated to Prezi, check out the feature’s information page: http://prezi.com/pptimport/
PPT Import is a great way for teachers to revamp their classroom presentations to make them more accessible. Student engagement can be increased with a presentation that guides the attention of the viewer well through the content. Prezi facilitates the creation of lectures that are more dynamic and context-oriented. Below is a great prezi on different methods for using Prezi in the classroom.
If you are looking to update your presentations over the summer, taking the extra step and converting them to Prezi will definitely be worth your time.
Reader Comments (6)
I think all teachers should spend 2-3 hours giving Prezi a try. Change is always hard but Prezi is EXTREMELY instinctive. Once you get used to it... and you quickly will, PowerPoint becomes obsolete.
It makes a presentation more attractive, that is sure. But making the presentation also becomes faster and more intuitive. You will think differently and you'll be able to better express the links between your subject.
I sound like a sell out... its because I am. Guys this is free, quick, attractive and MUCH more intellegently designed then anything else around.
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I have a couple of projects in mind for my students and I would like them to use Prezi to complete them. I would also like to expose them to something else besides powerpoint. Is there a way to create a classroom account or something of that nature thru prezi? online gokkasten
I really like this summer projects for teachers.
My son has used Prezi in his classroom for the past couple of years and they have come to really love it. After seeing how easy it was for him to pick up, I even gave it to a couple of junior people at our company TalkORM to play with for a sales presentation and they have fun as well. I look forward to seeing what enhancements are coming to make it even more dynamic.
I think this would be perfect for our Montessori School because we have been looking at different solutions.