After looking over the Module 4 options, I was very happy to see Prezi as an option. I had heard about this website before and have seen presentations made from it, but have never actually made one myself. It is definitely more appealing to watch rather than PowerPoint, but a little more difficult to use. I was able to figure it out pretty quickly, but I would be a little nervous to teach 21 third graders how to use it. I think that they could do it, but they would just need a lot of practice and be able to play around with it before I expect them to create one for a grade. I could see myself giving the option of creating a Prezi for research projects or after I teach a unit in Social Studies or Science as a summative assessment of what they learned throughout the unit.
I used Prezi to create an 'About Ms. Yucuis' that I will be using for the first week of school. I think it will keep the students' attention and will hopefully get them excited about possibly using it on their own during the school year.
Prezi about Ms. Yucuis
What level of Blooms Taxonomy or ISTE standard was addressed with this tool?
This would fall under the 'Creating' level of Bloom's Taxonomy. The students take information that they have already learned and create a presentation to share this information with others.
Prezi addresses the first ISTE standard which is 'Creativity and Innovation.' It could also address the second standard which is 'Communication and Collaboration' because they are communicating the ideas in their Prezi with an audience.
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Very nice Prezi introducing yourself! Third graders could handle simple Prezi's but at this age level it's probably best to make sure they are familiar with PowerPoint and Google Slides. I use Prezi all the time- maybe this is something you'll continue to use to grab their attention.
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