Impress with Prezi! Tech Tip #7 Brought to You by: Tiffany Zaleski MEDT Spring 2010 All photos of Prezis from

Why Prezi? Last semester, I saw a presentation that utilized Prezi. I was wowed! It looked fun, yet easy. Eager to try it, this assignment was just the push I needed to go find out what it was all about… and just how to design my own Prezi! The online software is free to use and your presentations are free to share! Microsoft Office Online, 2008

What Is A Prezi? A Prezi is similar to a PowerPoint presentation, except instead of slides, all of your information is on one level surface. The transitions between information are unique and the program is a rather new web 2.0 tool; it’s not even a year old yet!

What Is A Prezi? A Not sure if Prezi will be for you? You can listen to a short presentation about Prezi and view example presentations by clicking the photo. Click here to see my first Prezi. It is a short review for my fourth graders in a question and answer format. Click on the arrow to move through the presentation.

Time to Make Your Own Prezi!

Step 1 Sign up!  Go to  Click Sign Up!  Click “Get” under the FREE column.  Fill in your information.  Click “Register” and “Continue”.

Step 2 Getting Started!  Click “Create New Prezi.”  Choose your title, description, and format for your presentation.  Click “Create” in the bottom right hand corner.

Step 2 Still Setting Up! 1. Click “Open me” for the presentation you want to work on. The presentation you just started will be there. 2. Click “Open”. 3. Watch the short introduction to using Prezi.

Step 3 Inserting Text  Double click anywhere!  Type your text in the box.  Select between the 3 fonts.  Click “OK”.

Step 4 Modify Your Text Click on your text and the ZEBRA will appear! THE ZEBRA  Click and drag the inner zebra lines move the location of the text.  Click and drag the middle zebra lines to change the font size.  Click and drag the outer zebra lines to rotate the text.

Step 5 Insert a Picture 1.Click “Insert”. 2. Click “Load File”. 3. Choose your picture,.pdf file, or other object you want to add. (Sorry, no clipart here unless you save the clipart as a picture…) Your object will be uploaded. 4. Click on the photo and the ZEBRA will appear so you can change the size, rotation, or location of your picture.

Step 6. Want a different theme? Choose “Colors & Fonts” and watch your presentation transform to a new presentation theme!

Step 7 Create Your Path 1.Click “Path”. 2.Click “Add”. 3.Click on the first item you want to display, then the second, etc. until your path is complete. If this were a PowerPoint, your Path would be like arranging your slides in order from the first slide you want to display to the last.

Step 8 Save Your Prezi!! Click “Save now?” in the upper right hand corner. Your Prezi will save as your create, so you don’t have to worry about losing it while you work!

Step 9 Viewing Your Prezi!! Click “Show” and “Full screen”. Click the right arrow to move forward. Click the left arrow to go back. Click the magnifying glass to zoom.

Step 10 Sharing Your Prezi!! 1.Click “Exit”. 2. Return to your presentations. 3. Choose to your presentation, embed it, download, share it, or copy the public URL.

Prezis are cute, but how can I use a Prezi in my classroom & media center?  Venn Diagrams  Timelines  Main Idea & Details  Vocabulary Building  Mini Lectures  Concept Maps  Questions & Answers  A tool for students to use in building their own presentations  Anything you would use a PowerPoint for! You can view a neat Prezi about Web 2.0 tools by clicking this photo.