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At the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, we are Switching on Learning by integrating Google’s powerful ecosystem into every classroom. This blog is a dedicated space for sharing the ideas, methodologies, and digital tools that transform the modern educational experience. Our Digital Toolkit We empower educators and students by leveraging a robust, collaborative environment: Google Workspace for Education: Driving seamless collaboration through Docs, Drive, and Classroom. The Power of AI: Utilizing Gemini and integrated AI features to personalize learning and spark creativity. Data-Driven Assessment: Using MarkBook to track student growth with precision and transparency. The Process of Learning: Leveraging Revision History to emphasize growth, iteration, and the visible journey of a student's work. From interactive Chrome tools to digital storytelling, we aren't just using tech—we’re using it to bridge gaps, foster global collaboration, and future-proof our students' skills.

Prezi The Online ( Cloud ) Presentation Tool AND PREZI QUEST!

During our PD sessions today the team used a neat presentation tool called Prezi.  Many staff had questions about how it was done and would like to create there own.  Prezi is free and can be found at www.prezi.com .  All of your presentation created in Prezi would be stored online for access anywhere and can be downloaded for non-interent friendly locations.

Prezi is unique because there is only one presentation workspace and the viewer manipulates the presentation by viewing it at different zoom levels throughout.  The presenter can move through the presentation in a sequence or can move freely about the presentation.

Below is a simple example of one of my first Prezis!  It is a little dated now but is an example of simple presentation that was enhanced by the use of Prezi. It took about 2 hours to create.



The entire presentation can be viewed at the top level:


The user can decide at what view level and order they want prezi to use when you look at different parts of the presentation.


Zoom Again


Here is an very good example of an advanced Pezi!


Why should you move beyond slides? on Prezi

Other Applications:

As you can see above teachers can "embed" or place prezis into web pages for users to view and manipulate on there own.  Prezi applications:


  1. Post Prezis on a website for students to access the information again or for students who were absent.  Prezis can be setup to work in a predisposed sequence so the viewer receives the material the same way it was presented.
  2. Assignments could be outlined using Prezi and Posted.
  3. Students could be encouraged to create their own Prezi on any topic?
  4. Prezi Quests!
The Prezi Quest

Give the student a list of questions that can point to a group of answers.  I will use math for this example:


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You can begin your Prezi Quest with a question in the middle.


Students could then choose their answer and move on to the next question.  Naturally it would take more time if they choose the wrong answer but that is part of the process.



This is just a very simple example that doesn't have all the answers but it is a starting point,

I would love for you to comment on PREZI or any of your ideas below!
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