PREZİ

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Introduction

Prezi is a presentation software which resembles power point.  Power-point has many users all over the world. Generally, power-point and Prezi are created with the same aim which is to create more dynamic and interesting presentations. With this software, people can make the visualization of information possible.  Visualization of the information helps to make learning easier.  According to Edgar Dale’s learning pyramid, people can only learn 5% of the information when they just listen to it, they can learn 10% of it, when they are reading and they can learn 20% of it when they see something which related to subject with audio-visual methods. Learners pay more attention when they see something about the topic you are talking about. Prezi is distinguished from power point by its zooming user interface. . With this interface, Prezi users can zoom in and out of their presentation and this option contributes to the dynamic and effectiveness of Prezi.

You can download this software to your personal computer and then use it or another way in which you can make a presentation is by using this website ( http://Prezi.com/ ). You need to register an account to access it. When you pick a username and a password you can use Prezi to make more entertaining presentations.

In Prezi, there are three different choices in relation to how to use it. You can take a  free account with public license. In this account, everyone can see your presentation and they download it. Other accounts give more useful choices to users.

When you use power-point, you should use your computer to make the presentation or you can use another computer which must have Microsoft Office Programs. In Prezi, there is no need to have this software in your computer, if you have ethernet connection, you can reach your presentation only by using your username.

When you use your account, you can see all your presentations in the same page. You can change them or you can make a new presentation with a new Prezi tab. 

               You can use ready-made templates or you can create new ones related to your presentation.

In Prezi, there are different tabs, you can add frames, you can change the color of your templates by using a template tab. You can add pictures, diagrams or something like them by using images tab. You can add videos by using a media tab. These tabs help to make more efficient, interesting and dynamic presentations.

In power-point, all pages are placed in a sequence so you can follow this order while in Prezi, you can edit the path and can select the order of slides in the presentation.

In Prezi, you can invite others to watch or edit the presentation. You can make presentations with others who are invited by you or they can edit your presentations. When you finish your presentation you can send a link of your presentation to your friend. Or you can share it in Facebook, in Twitter or in Linkedin.

How the resource can be used by teachers

Every student is different from the others and every student can learn more easily with different way so teachers should use different methods in class. According to researches, trying to teach something with lecture or by reading is not beneficial. Lots of teachers prefer the lecture method to teaching. Lectures can be more efficient when using some presentation software. Teachers can use Prezi to make presentation about their teaching subject. In this way, students pay more attention to the subject and they can learn more easily, the learning environment can be more entertaining and the students do not get bored. Without visualization of the information, having only lectures or reading can be so boring and students lose their attention-span very easily. Probably in 10 minutes, students focus themselves on a different object or they start talking each other. In this condition, teaching does not come to its full realization.  If the teacher prefers lecturing, s/he should make a presentation at least so that students can pay more attention when they see something about what they are talking about.

How the resource can be used by pupils

Pupils can use Prezi with the same aim. When they have a task they can use Prezi to make presentation so they can express themselves more easily and they can use Prezi as a tool which supports what they are talking about with photos, videos, diagrams…