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Session 5Session 5Smart TechnologiesSmart TechnologiesPresentation ToolsPresentation Tools

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Agenda• Questions?

• Thinglink

• PhotoPeach

• Storybird

• Presentation Tools

• Keynote/Powerpoint

• Slideshare

• Google Docs - presentation

• Prezi

• Boardmaker

ThingLink

• Interactive pictures• can be embedded in blogs, Edmodo,

Facebook• in Education• Blog• 65+ ways to use in classroom• Jillian Zani’s blog with embedded Thinglinks

Tell a story with pictures

•Photopeach• Upload pictures • Make a slide show - it’s very simple• My example• Students can upload projects• Easy way to share work

Storybird

•Storybird• Art inspired writing• can create classes• Let’s write a book together.

Smart Resources• At each website investigate several activities and lessons

• Smart Exchange - free lessons shared and searchable

• Scholastic - categories of lessons on Smart Exchange

• Check each of the five categories out for great ideas

• The Notebook Gallery - a collection of Notebook resources

• Cybrary Man - HUGE list of links

• Free Templates for all grade levels and subject areas

• Let’s get Smart - a clearly illustrated blog post about using Smart

Powerpoint or KeynotePresent information in an organized fashion

Very easy to use

Structuring your talk - YOU MUST READ

Keynote - tutorials

Powerpoint Activities

Parade of Games in Powerpoint - try several

Powerpoint Templates for Teachers - try several

Screenshots

• On a Windows machine:

• To take a screen shot and save it as a picture. Click the window you want to capture. Press Alt+Print Screen by holding down the Alt key and then pressing the Print Screen key. The Print Screen key is near the upper-right corner of your keyboard.

Screenshots• On a Mac: • Take a screenshot of part of your screen

1 Press Command (⌘) Shift 4.2 Move the crosshair pointer to where you want to start the screenshot.3 Drag to select an area.4 When you've selected the area you want, release your mouse or trackpad button.5 Find the screenshot as a .png file on your desktop.

Slideshare• share your powerpoint or keynote online

• easily embed presentation into blog or website

• Go to www.slideshare.net

• Create a free account

• upload your powerpoint presentation

• public unless you upgrade

Posting your slideshare to ning

• after you have uploaded to slideshare get embed code

• this symbol represents an embed code < >

• create a new blog post on ning.

• Click on the HTML button on the far right.

• Paste embed code

Google Presentation• Create on Google or upload an existing powerpoint (no

keynote)

• limited bells and whistles

• need internet connection

• can publish and have viewers join in chat during presentation

• Let’s try it out - Log into your Google account.

• Here’s my Common Core Assessment comparison presentation

• Great for collaboration

Prezi• Dynamic presentation

• Ability to share online

• Slick

• Go to Prezi.com

• create a prezi presentation

• Death to Powerpoint, long live Prezi - Travis Allen iSchool initiative

• The Ultimate Guide to Prezi

Practice• Create, upload and post to your blog on the ning to

Slideshare:

• a Powerpoint or Keynote presentation.

• Save and upload a Powerpoint presentation to Google docs

• share on the ning - this will be a link

• Create a Prezi presentation.

• Cannot upload to Slideshare or embed, only link to the ning.

Boardmaker

• Go to the BoardMaker website

• Become a Member

• Register for a free trial subscription

• Assignment: Create a five page communication board, book or activity. The board can be either an assistive communication tool or subject specific.

Boardmaker• You can take screenshots of your boards or print

them out for your own use.

• Can also be viewed on the iPad.

• For the course, please take screenshots, then put into:

• Powerpoint - Share on the ning by embedding with Slideshare

• Google Slides.- Share on the ning with a the link

Boardmaker• Possibilities

• re-write a book or story

• a picture book for a lesson your subject area

• visual vocabulary for your subject area (also great for ELL students)

• daily schedule or calendar

• recipe with cooking directions

• communication book

• a game to teach anything (Bingo works well)

• weekly newsletter

Boardmaker examples

• BoardMarker AT wiki - many examples of how to use

• A blog post about how to make a book with a sample

• See Elissa Cowher’s blog post on Boardmaker

• See Lisa Sandouk-Romanelli’s final project.