Maps + Prezi
The free-form exploration completed via scrapbooking and mini-mapping will lead into the polished final process of map-making and presenting. From the scrapbook imagetext sketches and notes, students will select a given number of their favorites to create in final draft form. These ultimate imagetexts will be used in the creation of personalized site maps of Paris.
Prezi is a virtual whiteboard that can be used to create interactive presentations that combine image and language in a visually impressive and engaging manner. I will use Prezi to set the stage for our explorations every day, starting from a map of Paris proper and then zooming in to specific locations and then back out, linking to resources that will illuminate the city for students — photographs, works of art, videos, and audio clips. Sometimes I will highlight places several students have explored, to give them an opportunity to show what they know or else to correct misconceptions revealed in daily homework check or observed in class work the previous day. Other times I will highlight places that have not been very popular, both to drum up interest and to provide at least a surface knowledge of the place.
Students may wish to use Prezi in the creation of their personalized maps. See "Activity III: Personalized Site Maps, Presentations" in the Classroom Activities section of this unit.
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