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Prezi Viewer

Interactive Lessons 1. Installing Prezi Viewer Prezi viewer is a free app. If you have your iPad please feel free to download it from the app store now. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prezi-viewer/id407759942?mt=8 2. What is Prezi Viewer? Prezi Viewer has two functions A. View and present Prezis anywhere with multi-touch gestures. B. Revise and retouch created Prezis, edit text and move, scale and rotate any content in your Prezi on your iPad. 3. How to use Prezi Viewer? A. To view and present your Prezi:

Use one finger to pan the canvas

Use two fingers to rotate the canvas. B. To revise and retouch your Prezi:

Pinch to zoom the canvas in and out.

Double tap any Tap and hold object to zoom. to select object.

Drag. Once an object is selected, use one finger to move it freely over the canvas.

Scale. To scale a selected object up and down, simply place your 2 fingers on it and pinch or draw apart.

Rotate. Place your 2 fingers on the object rotate.

4. Interactive Prezi Lesson Examples http://bit.ly/LhGCZP (class overview) http://bit.ly/Ma3TIk (math lesson) http://bit.ly/HcP0su (reading lesson) http://bit.ly/K9srHh (content lesson)

1|Christine Jones

2012

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http://bit.ly/LuJQWC (grammar lesson) http://bit.ly/sROEwY (time line) 5. Inserting a PowerPoint in Prezi You might consider inserting some of your best PowerPoint activities into Prezi so it becomes interactive for your students. It is a way to easily adapt your PPT files to an interactive iPad activity.

6. Approaches to using Prezi and Prezi Viewer in Class 1. Graphic Organizer 2. Use in Reading: a. here is a Prezi on reading approaches that demonstrates some of these concepts: http://bit.ly/HcP0su b. pre-reading prediction tool by showing parts of related pictures c. introduce new vocabulary d. miniature definitions written under words e. images used within words to demonstrate meaning or concepts f. embedded YouTube videos g. isolate sentences h. integrate mind maps i. student created Prezi that demonstrates mastery over a topic, subject, or words j. physical involvement in the text k. mind mapping l. brainstorming 2|Christine Jones 2012

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m. outlining information n. story-boarding o. interactive story book 3. Analyzing long sections of text, using the zoom tool to focus on parts, points, or images 4. Create a linear pathway but include additional content to be explored if your students run off topic. Deviate and explore just like the learners do 5. Create mini lectures for highly graphical concepts 6. Create a concept map for understanding process or relationships 7. Have students create concept or mind maps in collaboration with each other 8. Post them so students can revisit them at any time 9. Allow students to copy your Prezis so they have them at all times on their own Prezi account 10. Allow students to copy your Prezis so they can add material, change materials, or complete material. Students can download a teacher created template with information that they need to fill in 11. Use autoplay for a presentation where they can stop and zoom in or deviate as they feel they need to 12. Illustrative elements for speaking practice 13. Matching concepts with ideas or definitions in a class activity 14. Taking notes and reorganizing them 15. Taking sentences and reordering them 16. Taking jumbled words and respelling them 17. Embed student iMovies in a Prezi on a topic 18. Link to external websites, class websites, or resources 19. Student Portfolio a semester long project where students continue to add to their concept changing and morphing their information and pathways as their understanding changes. A student created map of the course.

3|Christine Jones

2012

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