Prezi, although easy to use, isn't the most appropriate of tools to use in a K-12 setting. Younger students that are quickly adapting to new technologies probably wont have much use of it. It is very useful for the latter years of high school in which students are often asked to do presentations, because it is free.
As I said in the paragraph before Web 2.0 tools like Prezi and others are useful in certain grades of the K-12 education system. Younger students are inclined to being more hands on visual learners and with shorter attentions spans they probably wont have much of an appreciation or use for these tools. Getting into the middle school and high school years students have more access and knowledge of the internet and its uses and are able to use and appreciate these tools in and outside of the classroom. Presentation tools like Prezi and mobile apps like Edmodo are often used in upper-level classrooms so students can make their own learning tools and are able to communicate this with other students in class of their ideas.
Ive never used a Web 2.0 tool like imagination so while doing the concept mapping it was a whole new experience using that tool in particular. I like that there were pre-made templates. It made it much easier to input information without constantly having to add or fix how I wanted the map to look. I can use concept mapping in my future career when I cant to show connections between certain concepts, especially while explaining french grammar which sometimes has several steps.
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