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Week 6 - “Sliding” your presentations

Page history last edited by Linda Newell 12 years, 4 months ago

 

Learning Activity Summary

 

Readings       

This week you will read:

  • Module 6
  • They Snooze, You Lose by Lynell Burmark, chapters 8-9

 

Seminar 

You will attend a seminar that will discuss learning related to our text as well as an overview of this week's assignments. 

 

Introduction

This week we will continue to explore out-of-the-box thinking regarding engaging presentations for the classroom. As you read the text and make the changes to your own presentation, keep in mind the diverse audiences you will touch. What can you do to underscore your message in the most effective way?

 

We will also continue to consider the role of the presentation when speaking and teaching. With the advent of more and more tools for creating presentations, it seems likely that this mode of communication will be with us quite a while longer. Therefore, it is important that we not only utilize them to their fullest extent, but to also model the asset a engaging presentation can be.

 

Learning Outcomes

  • Continue adding to the conversation on the Web
  • Explore other methods of creating engaging and informative presentations for both teaching and modeling (which in itself is teaching, is it not?)
  • Create a product that will effectively scaffold teaching and learning in your classroom (best practices)

 

Reading

  • Module 4
  • They Snooze,You Lose by Burmark, chapters 8-9

 

Seminar     

  • Option 1 - You will attend a seminar that will discuss learning related to our text as well as an overview of this week's assignments.
  • Option 2 -  You may listen to the archived seminar and write a 350+ word synopsis. Post your synopsis here. Instructions to access the archives are located at Tutorial - Elluminate Recorded Sessions

 

 Your grade will be predicated upon the following rubric:

 

To do

Points

Offer quality, reflective commentary

6

Use appropriate discussion board etiquette

2

Arrive on time and stay for entire session

2

 

 

Weekly Assignment

This week you will have two assignments. First, you will continue to add to your blog, which focuses upon our course text, They Snooze,You Lose by Lynell Burmark. You will add two entries – one for each chapter. Each entry will need to include:

 

  • A brief synopsis of the chapter
  • Your opinion of what Burmark states in his book
  • A total of 150+ words

 

 Next, an updated copy of your presentation is to be placed in a third entry that reflects changes you have implemented based upon the reading. A short paragraph describing these changes needs to accompany the embedded presentation.

 

To do-

  1. Go to Blogger and create two new entries (150+ words), one for each chapter. All writing is expected to be college-level and utilize APA formatting and style as appropriate for a blog format.
  2. Open the presentation you created in week 5 and make changes based upon your readings and application of Burmark's principles.
  3. Upload to Slideshare as a new file. Do not replace or delete any of the old presentations from Slideshare.
  4. In a third entry, embed your changed presentation. If you have forgotten how to do this, instructions can be found in week 2.
  5. In the same entry, add a short paragraph describing these changes.

 

Your grade will be predicated upon the following:

 

To do

Points

Add two blog entries

3

Offer insightful, quality evaluations of your learning experiences in Ch. 8-9 (150+ words each)

 

9

Updating of presentation to match comments

9

Embed new presentation into third entry

1

Description of changes in third entry

3

 

 

 

Your second assignment has to do with another Web 2.0 tool and how you might apply your learning in a totally different environment. Welcome to SLIDEROCKET!

 

 

 

To do:

  1. Review the video above. Go to SlideRocket and create a free account.
  2. Within the SlideRocket environment, you will create a brief, 6 slide presentation. The topic can be on anything that you wish. The presentation will need a beginning and an ending slide (included in the 6.)
  3. Go to Incompetech and find some downloadable music. Save to SlideRocket library.
  4. Go to YouTube and find a video that supports the content of your presentation. Save to the SlideRocket library.
  5. Go to Flickr and find pictures that support the content of your presentation. Save to the SlideRocket library.
  6.  Insert the music, pictures, and video into your presentation.
  7. Add other elements such as shapes, colors, text, timings, etc.
  8. Upon completion, you will need to publish it for viewing. Using the embed code, put your SlideRocket presentation here.

 

Note: Overall, SlideRocket is fairly intuitive, However, you will find the Help menu and Youtube to be a great resource! 

 

 Your grade will be predicated upon the following:

 

To do

Points

Create 6 slide presentation in SlideRocket

2

Populate media library with pictures, music, and video

3

Insert media elements into presentation

10

Add shapes, colors, timings, and transitions

5

Publish for viewing / embed code in table

5

 

 

 

 

Congratulations - you have just finished week 6!

 

 

Click on the graphic below if you have questions!

 

 

 

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