Week 5 Reflection
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5.1 Presentations
Usually, I would be the first off the block to try something new. This time however, I have chosen to elaborate on my current knowledge and expand on that instead of using only half of the applications capabilities. A kind of "renewed love". So, as I rekindle the spark in my long-term currently "stable" relationship with PowerPoint I have discovered a number of things that I hadn't used before now. Before we begin, lets take a wee peep at some of the interesting things people are doing with their presentations...
Mathew Weathers is a very hip Maths teacher over in the US and has some great and very entertaining videos on YouTube including some "How to" tips. Check it out here:
Although the gentleman in the above video has taken "spicing up your presentation experience" to the extreme, these are all tricks that are readily available if you have a video camera, a general use of movie editing program, know how to screen shots and practice your script... He actually has some information on his page to assist with this also.
PowerPoint
Firstly, we all kind of know (I hope) how to create a basic presentation with PowerPoint with the; new slide, themes, fonts, images etc... We even have it plonked up there in colour in a very visually pleasing fashion nowadays after they reinvented the lovely tab selection at the top, however, everyone moaned about it when it first came out saying "I just learnt how to do that"... To be honest, I did too however, upon thinking about this previous lack of want for learning in itself was rather unhelpful in hindsight (even though I did it, begrudgingly). Once that hurdle has been jumped students would then be able to engage with this application in the classroom as firstly, a visual stimulant for content, acting as "substitution" and "augmentation" in the SAMR model at this point. However, the students can engage in the use of such programs in conjunction with their blog and even Google classroom by the looks of things.
New Slide
Insert Images
Chose a theme
Animate and to the left is the Transitions tab
When it comes to uploading your file to a public location for use and viewing, the best option I found is to upload it your Google Drive. You can also turn it into a Video file that can then be embedded but you may run into usability issues if you have embedded video files in the PowerPoint (just means the user doesn't have quite as much control). These tools can then be translated into student learning experiences while going through the process of elimination students can then openly discuss what some of the problem areas they found what would they change. This could be seen as Substitution in SAMR model.
When it comes to uploading your file to a public location for use and viewing, the best option I found is to upload it your Google Drive. You can also turn it into a Video file that can then be embedded but you may run into usability issues if you have embedded video files in the PowerPoint (just means the user doesn't have quite as much control). These tools can then be translated into student learning experiences while going through the process of elimination students can then openly discuss what some of the problem areas they found what would they change. This could be seen as Substitution in SAMR model.
Prezi
I could (in all honesty) get into Prezi as I felt it was quite restrictive with the access I was able to get. Seeing the video of the tools however, this looks amazing! The only thing I would say would be a negative for me is the shaking screen... What is with that? I really feel this would be a legitimate issue for students who suffer from epilepsy. Just a thought. I'm hopeful that this is something that's editable however, I don't have full access as yet so am unable to comment.
On another note as a music teacher it is sometimes difficult to find content that is suitable for school age students with the growing interest in Hip-Hop and unfortunately, the language that is often used makes this a very difficult task. However, while searching for "clean" material, I stumbled on a lovely little page (see below) where a YouTube member does the "clean" editing himself for free for his subscribers. This got me thinking though, with the use of certain effects pedals and plug-ins I suppose you could do this yourself with Pro Tools (if you have it, or know someone who does) or perhaps Garage Band or another cheaper/ inbuilt sound editing program on your device.
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