Wampanoag Poster Project Using Prezi

What is a Prezi? A Prezi is an online format to create presentations on a "zoomable canvas" rather than the traditional linear format of presentation tools such as Powerpoint.

A third grade class used online Prezi for their poster project. Working in small groups students used both computers and iPads during the project depending on what was available. By creating the "Prezi" on the iPad, students were able to add movies from pre-selected sources, as well as create their own images in the app "Drawing Pad." Students could also draw and paint on paper and take a photo of the image with the iPad to use in the Prezi.

Students learned about copyright issues and checked google images "usage rights" before selecting a searched image. Students used their google docs to keep track of resources used.

Visit the classroom site for the complete set of the students' first Prezis! Just be aware they may take a while to load--

Illustrating and Differentiating with Google Drawings

Google Drawings is a drawing program accessible right within Google Drive. The process of illustrating ideas activates creative, comparative, and analytic cognitive functions. Using technology for illustrations is engaging and can enhance your differentiation efforts. Drawings might be a hook to the content for some students.

Since the files live in Google Drive, students can access them anywhere. They can be included in Google Classroom assignments and inserted into Google Slides or Docs projects. They can even be used in Explain Everything or iMovie!

Drawings can be used in any content area. Here are some ideas:

• illustrations
• diagrams
• flow charts
• pictographs
• digital posters (think Glogster without the hassle)

Here are examples from a 3rd grade Google Drawings exploratory activity that happened between Halloween and Thanksgiving.