Prezi
December 15th, 2008
ZuiPrezi, “Zui” as in “zooming using interface” and
“Prezi” as in the Hungarian diminutive of presentation
Pros
- Non-linear presentation
- Eye-catching presentation style
- No coding, Flash-based
- Drop-in snapshots, videos
http://prezi.com/
Cons
- Not intuitive toolbar
- Resizing difficult
- No control of speed of the pan and zoom (dizziness)
- No way to repurpose sections
Examples
Resources
Other Tools
Educause: 7 Next-Generation Presentation Tools http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7056.pdf
Zoomit: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx
pptPlex: http://www.officelabs.com/projects/pptPlex/Pages/default.aspx
Scholarly versus Popular: http://prezi.com/rojbn8vcx9sy/playing-around-w-prezi/
- Library Catalog: http://prezi.com/88298eh2urxd/new-library-catalogue/
- Express Yourself @ the Library: http://prezi.com/ilsljsqlcm_p/express-yourself-the-library/
- Kate Peterson & Friend of the Libraries: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ceslib/ces/2010/03/what-are-we-doing-to-help-first-year-students.html
- Social Networking: http://prezi.com/tr6do4kkv0o1/social-networking/#embed