Prezi

Prezi is essentially Power Point: The Next Generation. Prezi allows users to make slide shows that are more engaging and interesting to those who are watching them. Instead of clicking through a slideshow that, say, hits a few bullet points, Prezi allows a creator to embed videos, narration, etc while the slides move in all different ways. A presentation can even have subheadings and zoom into them as the slides go along.

Of the presentations I watched, my favorite was probably "Why We Live Where We Live." Other than the obvious reasons, I really liked how personal the teacher made it. The slides where all about his family and why the left Finland to come to American and live in the UP. It also had plenty of facts such as the definitions of immigrate and emigrate. I found it to be an effective Prezi and one that would make students really think about why they live where they live.

I also enjoyed the "Mathematweets" one for all that it included. It had video about twitter and a bunch of examples of how the teachers used social media in their classroom, including what methods of questioning worked and what didn't work. I thought it was a good presentation and I actually learned a little more about Twitter, which I still struggle to use.

The third Prezi I liked a lot was the one about the Superbowl. I don't know what kind of class it was used it, but it was fun. It gives you some background on the teams playing in that year's bowl and also some history about the Superbowl in general. Anything that involves the NFL I will usually watch and enjoy.

Overall I think Prezi does a better job of engaging the audience than a typical powerpoint slideshow would. The movement itself sucks the audience in better than clicking through the presentation.