Tom Barrett developed the below presentation. It is full of strategies and tips for effectively integrating Google Earth with teaching and learning.
Category: Presentations
Developing Better Presentations
If you’ve been reading this blog long you’ve likely noticed that I have an interest in designing and developing more effective presentations. Nancy Duarte shares some useful advice from her book Slide:ology.
Discussion
I found this to be full of useful tips and strategies. Which of the many suggestions offered resonates the most with you? Please share your text/audio/video reply in the Comments section of this post.
Additional Resources
Here are a few more resources to help you more effectively design your presentations.
Google Docs in the Classroom
Tom Barrett developed the below presentation. It is full of strategies and tips for effectively integrating Google Docs with teaching and learning.
Schools 2.0
(Repost from 10/07/2008)
Chris Lehman shares some of his ideas about school reform. I challenge you to consider his ideas with an open-mind.
I especially like Chris’ comment that “if you put a good person in a bad system, the system wins too often so we need to change the system.”
Just a Note
I think the structure for presentations at this event is clever. Speakers could use 20 slides with 15 seconds allowed for each slide. I think I’m going to begin using this strategy in several different areas of my work. Maybe we could begin something like this in Memphis! Anyone interested? Seriously, anyone in the greater Memphis are interested in organizing a meetup similar to this?
New SlideShare Account
I had to setup a new account at SlideShare. I’d had my old account for a couple of years, but I just kept having too many problems with it and their support didn’t didn’t seem interested in helping resolve it. Overall, I’ve been satisfied with SlideShare, so I’ve gone ahead and setup the new account (One advantage of this is that my ID is now clifmims which matches almost all of my other online IDs). I just hate that I’ll loose some of the connections that I previously had with many of you on SlideShare. I’d very much appreciate it if you’d add me as one of your SlideShare contacts (friends), so that I can reestablish my network more quickly. Together we all learn more!
For what it’s worth, I’ve been very satisfied with my account at SlideBoom. It has fewer social tools than SlideShare but SlideBoom has made uploading files easier. I also think the SlideBoom presentations look a bit better.
Technology Integration Ideas for Writing
Creating PowerPoints without Breaking the Law
This is Alvin Trusty‘s presentation from eTech Ohio 2009.
How to Create a Great PowerPoint – Take 2.0 from Alvin Trusty on Vimeo.
Pay Attention
Dear (Future) Teacher,
As we begin our journey into educational technology I encourage you to watch this video clip, Pay Attention, at least once and reflect upon its message. You might find it beneficial to review Karl Fisch’s Shift Happens before you watch this video.
For Discussion
What do you think are the implications for teaching and learning? For schools?
Shift Happens
(Repost from 05/21/2007)
“This is a stylization of a slideshow originally created by Karl Fisch, examining globalization and America’s future in the 21st century. It is designed to stand alone, without having to be presented in person. Enjoy!”
For Discussion
What do you think are the implications for teaching and learning? For schools?
iTables in the Classroom
Educational Uses
Tom Barrett has shared ideas about the use of similar technology in their classroom (Post 1 and 2). What ways might you use this kind of interactive hands-on technology in your classroom?