I enjoyed working with the electronic space of a prezi. The program is similar to PowerPoint, but more elaborate. Instead of being separate, distinct slides, as in PowerPoint, appearing to the viewer individually in a strict linear sequence, the Prezi is designed on a single, flat design board. We were able to apply various colors and types of text, pictures, and videos as in PowerPoint, but the main difference is the motion the prezi possesses. It doesn’t simply change from one slide to the next, but glides across the plane, smoothly from one point to the next.
This transition technique more closely mocks our own natural thought process: more scattered and uncertain, than linear. With a prezi you never quite know where the focus is going to stop. This presentation technique can make the thought process of those presenting visible to the audience. It better constitutes the lines of communication because of its more natural conversational flow, as opposed to a planned out, ordered feel of a PowerPoint. We were able to show how points are related via their proximity and position in relation to each other. We were also able show the paths between thoughts and how they twist and intermingle to ultimately form one solid argument.
After viewing our classmates post of our prezi I discovered the prezi to have been very effective. Many of them had our exact point and argument or our presentation nailed. Because of our success there is little I would change about our project. One thing I would change would have to be how long we spent on the project. With the very few days worth of effort we put in to it, it would be amazing what we could do with several more days to explore the application. I look forward to using prezi again in the future, either in the classroom or the real world.
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