Choosing Technologies That Work

#2 Presentation

What are presentations?

• Presentations are a common activity for educators

• Take the form of… Lectures

• Demonstrations

• Discussions as well

• Can conveyed using text or “media” (Images, Audio, Video)

Discussion: Publishing your presentation online... why?

• What are some of the benefits of using the internet to show your presentations?

Discussion: Publishing your presentation online... why?

• What are some of the benefits of using the internet to show your presentations?

• They can be reviewed by students before, during and after class.

• They can include dynamic content, such as images, videos, and Interactivity

• Discussions can occur in context to the material being presented

Discussion: Publishing your presentation online... why?

• What are some of the drawbacks to using the internet to show your presentations?

Discussion: Publishing your presentation online... why?

• What are some of the drawbacks to using the internet to show your presentations?

• Reliability of services• Learning Curve• Time investment• Disconnect with ‘real world’ (f2f) interactions

Discussion: Enhancing your presentation with media... why?

• What are some of the benefits to incorporating media (images, audio, video) into your presentations?

Discussion: Enhancing your presentation with media... why?

• What are some of the benefits to incorporating media (images, audio, video) into your presentations?

• Enrich the overall experience of the presentation• Use a variety of visual 'language' to communicate

ideas• Leverage existing resources, reuse, recycle,

remix!!!

Discussion: Enhancing your presentation with media... why?

• What are some of the drawbacks to incorporating media (images, audio, video) into your presentations?

Discussion: Enhancing your presentation with media... why?

• What are some of the drawbacks to incorporating media (images, audio, video) into your presentations?

• Privacy• Learning Curve• Time investment• Disconnect with ‘real world’ (f2f) interactions

What are you presenting?

• What kind of presentation are you giving?

• Three Styles or ‘modes’ of presenting

• All which can incorporate media

1.Typical Powerpoint lecture

2.‘LIVE’ synchronous event

3.Ongoing course content

What are you presenting?

• 1. PowerPoint Slideshows• A good tool to talk to but can become a

trap

• Common mistake. TOO MUCH TEXT

• Not available to students after class

• Meet… Slideshare

What are you presenting?

• 2. Live Synchronous event• Good to use with Distance Courses

• Can be conducted at the same time as the f2f class if many will be away

• A little more for the technically ‘savy’

What are you presenting?

• 3. Ongoing courses content• The 24/7 classroom?

• The online class ‘homeroom’

• Can be one of many different websites including…– Blogs– Wikis– Social Bookmarking

Searching and sourcing media

• Go to the Internet!!! ;-)

Copyright clearance

• Much of the media on the internet is free t use in a classroom setting

• It comes down to a question of authorship and credit

• Don’t make any money off other peoples content!

• Creative Commons

Final Words

• Or just beginning

• Encourage discussion before during and after your presentation… in the context of the presentation.

• Invite your students to contribute their thoughts and ideas

Activity: Seek Share & Save

• Search in one of the five sources1. TeacherTube (http://teachertube.com/)

2. Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/)

3. Skreemr (http://skreemr.com/

4. iTunes (find podcasts on itunes)

5. Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org/)

• Share with the person beside you.

• Save for future reference