Prezi

Tool: [|Prezi]

Lesson: Pere-lachaise Cemetery

Length of time: 6 days

Brief Description: The students will use many different resources to research information on a particular individual who has been buried in the Pere-lachaise cemetery in France. The Prezi provided can be used to not only present the project as a large group presentation but also can be embedded in a webpage for use by the students on an individual basis.



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Standards:

AASL 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions.

AASL 1.1.9 Collaborate with others to broaden and deepen understanding.

AASL 1.4.1 Monitor own information-seeking processes for effectiveness and progress, and adapt as necessary.

AASL 1.4.2 Use interaction with and feedback from teachers and peers to guide own inquiry process.

Positives: Using this Prezi presentation to not only demonstrate the research but also as a resource for the students is an effective way to lead the classes through the research process.

Negatives: This project has gone fairly smoothly the past 2 years we have used it.

Challenges with Technology: Sometimes Prezi has difficulty loading using Explorer. Firefox seems to be more consistent