Prezi

I am having some technical difficulty with my Power Point software; therefore, I decided to do this assignment while I work out the difficulties....

I learned how to use Prezi in a staff development session. At first I would just convert old Power Point presentations and sometimes edit shared presentations to fit what I wanted. Here is a Prezi on Cell Organelles I just recently created for a review and/or introduction to cell organelle functions.

Also, the actual presentation of this Prezi for your viewing pleasure.



Prezi presentations are different because they are not just simple slides with text and photos, you can put animations and video into a more exciting format. The entire page is a canvas for writing with just about unlimited space. You can turn each area, enlarge or shrink each area,  place graphics and videos from other sites. It is somewhat the same since you are still creating a presentation that could be used in much the same way as Power Point. As far as better or worse is concerned, it is probably better for the student since it is obviously more visually exciting and appealing. I thought that one problem that made it worse than Power Point was creating the path. I found that as I placed the items on the canvas and then went to form the path it was difficult to find the items. I had to keep shrinking and enlarging the canvas to read and/or find which item I wanted to place next. The advantages are the ability to link and embed, but I think that you can also do this with Power Point presentations so... as far as advantages or disadvantages I believe that they each have their own.