Pitching the Tech Proposal

Monday is a big day for me.  As I have been discussing in past blog posts, our school has made it a priority to improve our technology integration within the academic department.  With this goal in mind, I have been using my Mobile Learning class combined with additional research to create a technology plan to pitch to our school's Leadership Team. 

I began writing the plan last week in a traditional format - a Word document - but then thought to myself "Shouldn't a technology-plan be created using technology?"  That answer was an obvious yes.  So, I decided to create a presentation using Prezi.

For those of you that aren't familiar with Prezi, it is sort of like PowerPoint but 3-D.  They call themselves a "zooming editor" but this doesn't really describe the capabilities of the program.  What Prezi users are able to do is embed information within different layers of text, pictures, PDF docs, etc.  So instead of following a series of linear slides like PowerPoint, Prezi is able to zoom and pan and jump and zoom (presentation designers need to be careful not to make their audience motion sick.  Seriously.)

Check it out here:  http://www.prezi.com/

Another great feature of the site - besides the fact that it's free and that there is an "educator's package" that provides you with more options - is that a Prezi user is able to invite other editors to work on one presentation so that students can collaborate on projects for class. 

I am hoping that my research and the wow-factor of Prezi are able to convince the team to accept my proposal.  Send good vibes my way and I will let you know how it went!