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"What is Ignite? Promoted under the slogan, "Enlighten us, but make it quick," Ignite is a presentation format where a presenter speaks while slides advance automatically to support them. An Ignite presentation is exactly 5 minutes, and contains exactly 20 slides. The slides advance automatically after each slide is displayed for 15 seconds."

"For those of you who use PowerPoint to create presentations the  tips included in this post will definitely enhance your PowerPoint presentations. These tips are about how to record and add audio narration in your slide show. All the instructions mentioned below apply to PowerPoint 2010, for PowerPoint 2007 check out this resource from Emerging Ed Tech from whom I learned about these tips. "

We've all seen presentations - from students and from colleagues - that leave a lot to be desired. There's the one where the presenter wants to play with all the bells and whistles in the presentation, so we get different transitions, different fonts, different sound effects.

"Ignite is a geek event in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes."

The panel convened by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to review New York's troubled rollout of the Common Core learning standards will present its recommendations this spring.