Lisa+Hansen-Prezi

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**Abstract**: [|Prezi]allows you to create a presentation with that can be "zoomed" in on. There are 3 membership options to choose from: Public (free), Enjoy ($59/year), or Pro ($159/year). There are multiple videos to help get you started on how to set up your Prezi. They include everything from "Getting Started" to "How to Import Information from a PowerPoint." There are a variety of templates to choose from for your presentation. From a simple bubble map, to some 3d styles, there is something for every theme. When creating your presentation you can add in images, shapes, and media to accompany your text. One additional feature available for this program is "Prezi Collaborate." This allows multiple people to work on the same presentation at the same time. ======

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**Personal Experience**: My first experience with creating a Prezi was during one of my 800 level courses during my internship year at MSU. We were able to use a tech tool to create an"All About Me" presentation as a class introduction. Since then, I have created several Prezis for my students. I've found that they are easy to incorporate when teaching a lesson that has mutliple groups or categories. For instance, when teaching about the different animal groups (mammals, reptiles, fish, etc.), each animal group had their own "bubble" with information about inside that group. I've created them for topics such as solid figures in math (cubes, spheres, cylinders, etc.), life cycles, and the water cycle. Another benefit to the Prezis is that they can be created quickly. I am often able to make one in the morning before school to teach a particular lesson that day. The last aspect that I love about them is that they keep the kids attentive and engaged while you are teaching the lesson. The students love watching the screen zoom in and out for each topic! One of the main downfalls that I've found so far is that the Prezi site is blocked on our student computers at school, so the students are not able to make their own presentations. ======