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=Session 6: Use of Video And Presentation Tools (Prezi)=

6.1: Opener

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**1. Do you believe that videos can lead to innovation in the classroom? Explain your answer**. Videos are a medium that students are very familiar with. Also videos can be both engaging and interactive and promote access knowledge' Videos "show rather than just tell" information.

**2. How does Prezi, the tool that Chris Anderson uses in the video, differ from traditional presentation tools for the classroom** ? A prezi provides students with the opportunity to take a more active role in their presentation and to embed many types of media in their work. Chris Anderson also points out that the audience for a student work reaches far beyond the classroom because it it web-based.

6.2: Video Resources:

[|Video Rich Learning]

Video clips of highlights of key events in American history during the 20th century

[|Snag Films]

On line resource for video learning which promotes classroom discussion on a myriad of historical and current events topics in history as well as other disciplines

6.3: Frame, Focus, Follow up :

Teacher tips for the use of ideos in lessons:

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 * __Frame:__ Provide a context that helps students pay attention to the main content of the video. Ask students questions about the topic explored in the video to activate prior knowledge. When necessary, tell your students enough about the part of the story preceding the segment, so they can follow along.
 * __Focus:__ Help students notice the important moments in the video by providing them with a specific focus, something to look for while they watch. Without a focus for viewing, students see all sorts of interesting details - but not necessarily the idea or information you want them to focus on.
 * __Follow-up:__ Provide an opportunity for students to summarize what they saw - because they will see different things, and not always what you expected them to see! Re-telling what they saw helps students consolidate their understanding and remember it.

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I can see prezi as a tool to introduce a topic such as the limited one above on the background of the United Nations. I also can see it used as a product produced by a student to display what he/she has learned about a given topic. Prezi requires students to to plan what they want to include, how they are going to display it, and why it is important to include. Prezi however can take up a great deal of time in the preparation and selection of items to include. I also had to watch the tutorials on how to embedd them into a website and then experiment in order to do this.....