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 * [|Chris Anderson: How web videos power global innovation] **

**1. Do you believe that videos can lead to innovation in the classroom? Explain your answer.**

I didn't need to watch more than the example about the 6-year-old dancer to appreciate the power and the potential for learning through online videos. The examples provided a clear snapshot how one might discover needed information through YouTube. I have no doubt about the potential for innovation within the classroom both for the teacher and for the individual student.


 * 2. How does Prezi, the tool that Chris Anderson uses in the video, differ from traditional presentation tools for the classroom? **

Looking back on lectures and presentations using static PowerPoint presentations, I admit Chris Anderson’s Prezi presentation has an engaging advantage over anything I have had to sit through. The images presented to support and send-home points through details and examples through images, text, and videos added and aided all points. The zooming in and out and the sort of dynamic arching or swinging from one slide or image to another gave the presentation a life of its own. Yet, Anderson’s words were powerful glue to the whole. The Prezi was enjoyable and entertaining and jam packed with information – never boring and fast paced. Even the ending was novel with the face to face with viewers half-way around the world. =6.6 Prezi #2 - Beowulf #2 - Introduction= media type="custom" key="10070925" =Thoughts on using Prezi in my classroom:=

Prezi is challenge and an excellent method for teaching students in the 21st century classroom. I was thrilled and exasperated at each step in my two Prezi attempts. First of all, the potential of a Prezi presentation as an addition to before, during, and after reading lessons in any English lesson seems absolutely a given. Students are so attuned to watching and listening to any variety of screen formatted information that this type of presentation would be naturally engaging and interesting. The options for text, image, and video are timely and powerful tools. On the other hand, putting together this type of presentation is not some casual exercise. The canvas demands preparation, experimentation, and diligent choices. Like any lesson, planning is essential and adding Prezi to the mix seems to demand much more preparation and revision than any straight lecture from notes.

Personally, I was excited as my PowerPoint skills improved and still feel that what I have developed over the last three years needs revision. Thus, admitting that my slide shows are elementary, I wonder how effective my Prezi presentations will be. On the bright side, I certainly can see ways to use embedding YouTube videos to advantage and would love to get started on that. This year I would always waste time moving from one YouTube video to the next, which was irritating to me and ended up wasting more time than I wanted.

Prezi – exciting – group work – great potential