Reflection 4: Week 5

This week’s chosen tool is Prezi. Prezi is a presentation tool that allows you to add images, text, videos, symbols, arrows and background music. Unlike other presentation mediums such as PowerPoint, Prezi also allows you to zoom in on content. This means that a video can be added in a small section of a frame/slide, and then zoom in to view the video. As a result a lot more content can be added to frame of the presentation. Prezi has set canvases to choose from. After this different frames can be added and a path is created. Below is a screenshot of a completed path that I have created. The different frames can be seen along the path or road. 

This Prezi has been created to be used as a resource for a Treasure Hunt at the local Botanical Gardens. On this treasure hunt learners are guided around the gardens and must take a photo of each specific check point. The Prezi has instructions, a map to follow, and uses symbols to help guide learners. Each frame begins with a map, instructions and image of the area. The map is then zoomed in on to view in more detail. After this, the frame shows the map, instruction and image of the area again. Below is an example of a frame from the presentation. A presentation such as this could be added to a blog post for learners to view on iPads or tablets, after this, learners could create a response blog post with their photos they have taken. The full Prezi can be viewed below as well.

Phase	Classroom use for teachers, students & my future classroom as a part of a blog
Phase 1: Substitution Definition: Substitutes the use of technology for the same purpose as without technology (Schrock, 2015).	Sight words shown on different frames Learners write an informative text on their favourite holiday and display it using a Prezi. Showing images to the class of different countries.
Phase 2: Augmentation Define: Using technology as a way to improve upon the functionality of classroom activities.	Create a procedural text with the use of photos. Presentation slides with dot points. Create a report on an animal with photos.
Phase 3: Modification Definition: Students complete tasks using technology, that alter the way they would usually complete them (Schrock, 2015).	Guess the country (Zoom in on a map of a country. Learners must then guess which country it is). Create a procedural text with a video, photo and instruction on each frame. Who wants to be a millionaire game.
Phase 4: Redefinition Definition: Students could complete tasks using technology, that completely changed the way that they work in the classroom (Schrock, 2015).	Learners create an interactive photo story. Film a stop motion video and have the movie in different segments over the Prezi, with information about each segment. Create a presentation of a class trip to the zoo with videos, photos, supporting text and background music.

 Works Cited:

Birt, K. (2015). Prezi – a zooming presentation tool. Retrieved from CQUniversity e-courses,

FAHE11001: Managing E-Learning, https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/mod/page/view.php?id=101708

Schrock, K. (2015). Resources to support the SAMR Model. Retrieved from

http://schrockguide.net/samr.html