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2012 AACTE CONFERENCE PRESENTATION PREZI'S IN THE CLASSROOM KIM KNIGHT, NBCT TALLADEGA COUNTY SCHOOL  COMMERCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  JUNE 12, 2012

** WHAT IS PREZI? ** //Prezi// is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas on a virtual canvas. Prezi is distinguished by its [|Zooming User Interface] (ZUI), which enables users to zoom in and out of their presentation media. Prezi allows users to display and navigate through information within a [|2.5D] space on the [|Z-axis]. Prezi is used as platform for bridging linear and non-linear information, and as a tool for both free-form brainstorming and structured presentation. Text, images, videos and other presentation media are placed upon the canvas, and can be grouped together in frames. Users then designate the relative size and position between all presentation objects and may pan and zoom in and between these objects. For linear presentations, users can construct a prescribed navigation path. Prezi is FREE for educational use. There are professional accounts for a fee.

** HOW YOU MAY PRESENT YOUR PREZI? ** You have several options available to present your prezi. You may download a copy and take it with you or you can log-in anywhere you have internet access and view, edit, or present your prezi. Download the App and present on your Ipad!

I have used Prezi as a classroom presentation tool and as a digital tool for my students to prepare their own presentations. In the past some of my students used Prezi to prepare their Electronic Career Portfolio's for FBLA state competition. Three of these presentations advanced to national competition. Here I would like to share with you my Electronic Career Portfolio lesson plan so that you may be able to use this resource in your classroom. **Electronic Career Portfolio Lesson Plan** ** Sample Professional Prezi ** SAMPLE 1: [|Kim Knight's] Prezi I used for a presentation SAMPLE 2: [|LaQuacious Garrett], now a junior at Auburn, former FBLA member and president, cheerleader and Miss Talladega Super Speedway 2010-2011. Quay won 1st place in the state 2010 Electronic Career Portfolio event and traveled to Nashville, TN to compete at nationals. Two years previously she placed 2nd in Public Speaking and advanced to nations. This digital portfolio is 2 years old and the level of expectations increases each year. This project may or may not be considered a winner at this date and time but LaQuacious has graciously agreed to let you take a look at it and use it as a guide. LaQuacious has been very successful at Auburn and credits her accomplishments to her digital Marketing of herself. Most  recently it won her a spot on ESPN Campus U, a spot normally reserved for Seniors. ** A LETTER WRITTEN ON MY BEHALF THIS YEAR - A TESTIMONIAL OF SORTS ** "Her lessons have proved useful more recently as well, this weekend I worked with EPSNU Campus Connection. I was the only sophomore chosen to participate in a program made especially for seniors. The EPSNU rep congratulated me in front of the entire group for being  the only student with a website that marketed my news packages. In the 11th grade Mrs. Knight suggested that I make a website   for a tech competition and four years later, a project that I did not want to do, was the reason that I got to participate in the opportunity    of a lifetime that is jump starting my post college career in news and sports media." ** LaQuacious "Quay" Garrett, Winterboro High School ** [|Quay's Website] [|ESPNU Campus Connection - Auburn Homefield Advantage, Quay Garrett] [|ESPNU Spring Recap - Students chosen to participate including Quay Garrett] [|Eagle Eye TV - Heisman Statues A-Day, Quay Garrett][|Legos in the Lab - Eagle Eye TV, Quay Garrett] [|Eagle Eye TV - LaQuacious Garrett]
 * HOW I USE PREZI? **

**2012 8th Grade Senior Projects** This project is intended for students to document their last 4 years of school and to plan for their next four years and beyond. While completing this project students were required to use Jing to capture news articles and other pieces of evidence to document their accomplishments. They had to use the scanner, learn to embed images, and they were required to use their Kuder Career Assessment results to narrow down their career interests. The students used Prezi as their presentation tool to develop a portfolio of work to include the following sections.

The below Prezi links are from my 2012 8th grade students' final projects. As their culminating project in Business Technology Applications, I require all students to complete an Electronic Career Portfolio to take with them to high school. Talladega County Schools is committed to 21st Century Learning and one of our schools, Winterboro, has just been awarded the [|National School Change Award]. I taught at Winterboro for 7 years before moving to Childersburg Middle School 2 years ago. The next step for my students, Childersburg High School, is undergoing the same High Tech transition as Winterboro over the summer and these 8th grade students will be the first to graduate from this High Tech high school with 16 - 21st Century Classrooms and a new approach to engagement and learning. I feel this project helps prepare them for the world they are about to enter. **The below examples are by no means perfect. They may not have been the top scores but they do give you an example of creativity and the capabilites of Prezi. Some students struggeled to provide the required information due to a move, fire, or other personal reasons. I allowed students to highlight some of their talents or other areas of interest to compensate for some of the required documentation they may not have had available. I love seeing how different these projects are each year!
 * 1) Academic Achievements
 * 2) Classes I Excel In
 * 3) Community Service
 * 4) Examples of Great Work
 * 5) Clubs and Organizations
 * 6) Sports and Extracurricular
 * 7) Letters of Recommendation
 * 8) Financial Literacy
 * 9) 5 Year Plan
 * 10) Career Outlook
 * 11) Best Memories of Middle School (optional)
 * 12) Best Friends (optional)
 * [|Miranda's Digital Portfolio] || [|Cassady's Digital Portfolio] || [|Brannon's Digital Portfolio] ||
 * [|Brandon B's Digital Portfolio] || [|Jeremy's Digital Portfolio] || [|LaTerrance's Digital Portfolio] ||
 * [|Jocelyn's Digital Portfolio] || [|Hannah's Digital Portfolio] || [| Nia's Digital Portfolio] ||