While progressing through the LSTE program, we encounter many tools and gadgets along the way to share with other "educational technologists" in our field. The tool that I have found to be the most intriguing so far is Prezi. For those of you who have not been introduced to Prezi, it is like PowerPoint taken to a whole new level. It is a presentation type software but rather than construct each slide individually, you have a canvas to place all types of objects, pictures, text, videos, any number of items and they are all stored online, so you can upload a link (like with YouTube) rather than take up huge chunks of memory like our beloved PowerPoint.
Another cool thing about Prezi, is if you sign up for an account with your UALR email address you get a free educational account that has many of the cool features. Without an EDU account, there would be a fee for some of the cool features that businesses use.
Here is the link if anyone would like to take it for a spin. http://prezi.com/
Prezi sounds really cool. I have heard instructors talk about it, but I have never used it myself. I think being able to build the presentation online and post a link to it would make it easier for students to access.
ReplyDeleteI checked out Prezi. I think it is really neat as well. I'm a big PPT fan. I like when things are improved upon. :) Great Post! Thanks for sharing. :)
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