Week 5- Prezi Reflection

Upon my first glance at a Prezi I was instantly engaged! Amongst all the flips and turns were tiny details embedded (images, definitions, videos, links etc.) nicely into the main theme of the presentation. This bridging content fitted in evenly, without taking away the whole focus. Prezi's are not linear and therefore assist students to develop a global view of the world and all that it encompasses. When creating a Prezi, all functions revolve around that circular symbol. On a computer it is easy to use and in my own opinion it took less time to learn to use than PowerPoint. The functions of this tool are endless, including (but not limited to): - images
- videos
- hyperlinks
- zoom in and out functions
- share and edit functions
- concept map styling
(www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/index, 2012)

BEWARE: Be careful when using the zoom and move functionality as if used too often, it has the power to disengage and make your students feel sick!
This Prezi gave me some excellent insight into ways to use it in the classroom: Thoughts on using Prezi in the classroom. Prezi is highly interactive and is a prime example of Web 2.0. Prezi can be used by the teacher to help engage students, but more importantly the power could be handed to the people (your learners) to enhance their own learning and teach others around them. However for all it's glitz and glam, Prezi is not without it's faults. If not used correctly, Prezi does still have the ability to create that 'Death by PowerPoint' atmosphere in any classroom. If not careful you also have the ability to, as mentioned above, create a classroom full of students whose pale, green faces look like they just hopped off a roller coaster.