Asynchronous Session Overview
Below you will find videos and activity for the Beyond the Powerpoint Session. Please work through the content on your own, watching the videos and completing the activities outlined below. When you are finished, please complete the Exit Ticket.
Session Introduction
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What is Prezi?
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Overview
What is Prezi?
Why use Prezi in your classroom?
Activity: Exploring Prezi
Prezi Feature Demo
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Overview
Go to prezi.com and create a basic account
Sign-up with Google (using your City Schools account)
Explore and creating a new Prezi using the template library
Naming template
Sharing template
Feature Demo
Insert text and media
Changing background
Uploading image
Using Prezi image library
Creating subtopic slides
Changing images
Uploading images
Using Prezi image library
Changing and adding text
Inserting Video links
Creating and sharing your Prezi link
Adding collaborators
Activity: Create a “Welcome to Our Class” Prezi!
Take some time to create your own Prezi by following the steps below:
Sign up for a free basic Prezi Account
Select a template
Change the background image
Change one topic and at least two subtopics
Insert another image
Change text
Ways to Use Prezi
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Overview
Use for communication.
Parents/Students/Instruction
*As beginners, you may want to refrain from using Prezi for daily presentations.
Use for student projects
Infographics
Compare/Contrast
Visual Resumes
Use for Collaboration
Collaborate presentations with colleagues
What is ThingLink
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Overview
What is ThingLink?
Exploring Thinglink examples
Exploring ThingLink Examples
ThingLink Feature Demo
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Overview
Creating a ThingLink account
Creating a new ThingLink
Uploading images
Adding tags
Add text and media
Change icon tag
Add description
Add image or video
Interacting with tags
Adding YouTube video links
Immersive reader features
Text-to-speech
Translator
Adding text labels
Create Tour Tag
Ways to use ThingLink
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Overview
Communicate information to students, parents, and colleagues
Have students sign up to create student projects
Collaboration is a premium feature
Creating your own ThingLink
Activity: Creating a ThingLink
Create a ThingLink that you can use in the first month of school
Sign up for a free basic ThingLink Account
Find and upload an image
Create at least 4 tags
Reflection
Think about...
What you liked and disliked about Prezi and ThingLink
Which do you see yourself using for the upcoming school year?