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Articles: Delivery - 0 views

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  • Today’s projectors are bright enough to allow you to keep many of the lights on.
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      mrswalker_ on 24 Apr 15
       
      My classroom has these great dimmer lights so that I can cancel out distractions in the room without leaving the kids in the dark. Too bright of a room overstimulates some of my kids and they don't focus well.
  • Is it physically or geographically difficult for the audience to do what you’re asking?
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      mrswalker_ on 24 Apr 15
       
      I have to remember this sometimes, especially when my students are standing/sitting on choral risers!
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Articles: Design - 0 views

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  • Use high-quality graphics including photographs.
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      mrswalker_ on 20 Apr 15
       
      My students LOVE seeing pictures of themselves in a presentation. I try to use student examples as often as possible to create images for presentations.
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Articles: Preparation - 3 views

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  • EXERCISE If your audience could remember only three things about your presentation,what would you want it to be? (1)__________ (2)__________ (3)__________
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      mrswalker_ on 16 Apr 15
       
      This should always be the first step to a presentation. It will help the presenter organizer their ideas around the key points, rather than from beginning to end.
  • Your audience needs to see where you are going.
  • Visuals should be big, bold, clear, and easy to see. Allow graphic elements to fill the frame and bleed off the edges. Use visuals in an active way, not a decorative one. Aim to carefully trim back the details. Make your presentation—visuals and narration—participatory.
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Articles: Presentation "Awakening" - 11 views

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  • Simplicity. If everything is important, then nothing is important. If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority. You must be ruthless in your efforts to simplify—not dumb down—your message to its absolute core. We’re not talking about stupid sound bites here. Every idea can be reduced to its essential meaning if you work hard enough. For your presentation, what’s the key point? What’s the core? Why does (or should) it matter?
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      mrswalker_ on 13 Apr 15
       
      This will really help students figure out what is most important in their learning. By keeping things simple, it also helps the teacher prioritize what is most important to focus on.
  • Images are one way to have audiences not only understand your point better but also have a more visceral and emotional connection to your idea.
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      mrswalker_ on 13 Apr 15
       
      This is a great way to connect with young elementary students, especially non-readers or low level readers. 
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Big ideas and ed trends from the #ASCD15 conference - 1 views

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  • The days of one-size-fits-all PD are (hopefully) drawing to a close, and school leaders are increasingly being urged to give teachers options as to what and how they learn. The same push is happening in classrooms, as many sessions focused on helping kids take more ownership of their learning.
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      mrswalker_ on 13 Apr 15
       
      Giving students/teachers ownership of learning is key to students loving learning. I rarely enjoy PD with the "one size fits all" model, but always learn from individualized (by person, content, or school) PD.
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How to Create Your Own Hand-Drawn Graphics - 2 views

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shared by mrswalker_ on 08 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Hand-drawn objects can create a personal and organic look. They are a stark contrast to the sterile corporate look that is so common in many courses. This contrast and the organic look can be used to craft an engaging look for the course. You don’t have to be an artist to create and use hand-drawn images.  It just takes some practice.
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      mrswalker_ on 13 Apr 15
       
      This would be really fun for classes! Could help kids remember concepts and personalize their learning experiences.
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Presentation Zen: Is it finally time to ditch PowerPoint? - 9 views

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shared by mrswalker_ on 14 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Next time you plan a presentation, then, start by using a pencil and pad, a whiteboard, or a stick in the sand — anything except jumping headfirst into slideware on your computer with its templates, outlines, and content wizards that may point you down a path you wish not to go
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      mrswalker_ on 13 Apr 15
       
      I'm not sure if I agree with this all of the time- sometimes using the presentation with the slideware first is the best way to organize thoughts. This first use could easily be done in a non-distracting way by not using the templates and content wizards.
  • This may seem counterintuitive and it certainly runs counter to many of the ways presentations are made in business or lesson taught in schools.
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      mrswalker_ on 13 Apr 15
       
      What about with young elementary students? I use slides daily to give directions- I put the words on the screen, read the words, and then leave them while the students work? Young kids often struggle remembering many steps at once, how else can the teacher get these ideas across? Possibly other visuals.
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