The class got a brief glimpse into what Prezi can do during the final MP class on Thursday, but I thought that I would provide a few tips, tutorials and links that I used to orient myself with the program.
In the simplest terms, there are four steps to make a presentation in Prezi:
1. Enter content onto the canvas (words, pictures, videos, etc.)
2. Frame the content with one of the shaped frames (circle, square, brackets) or an invisible frame.
3. Connect the frames in a path (similar to re-arranging slides on the left-hand side of the page).
4. Re-position the frames to convey relation (drag and drop the frames on the canvas).
You can see the whole tutorial on transitions between slides from this link: http://prezi.com/-oebfwip4irw/the-official-prezi-transitions-tutorial/
When creating spacial relations, remember that you can convey relation in three ways:
1. In the x-y direction, i.e. up, down or diagonal
2. Rotation (make sure that you don’t rotate slides too much, or the transitions may become confusing and difficult to follow. In general, its best to use rotations <45 degrees).
3. Size/Depth. The ability to zoom in and out can either be used to convey differences in size, relationship into or out of the page, or even both.
What other great things can you do with Prezi?
Turn those boring Power Points into Prezi’s!
Check out the official Prezi blog for even more great tips!