ONLINE POSTERS AND

PRESENTATIONSAdd some more fun to assignments

Presentation tips

Show images Tell stories Avoid reading slides

Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27257922@N06/4206192200

Why online presentation tools?

Like Google Docs, these tools are available via any computer with a web connection

Offers a new way to express creativity, including incorporating audiovisuals

Gets students using new technologies to help make them 21st century learners

A new way to look at presentations

For presentations we often think of PowerPoint, but the web is offering up a lot of alternatives to the paid software: Prezi SlideRocket VoiceThread Animoto Mixbook Glogster EDU Google Presentation

Glogster EDU

Online poster creator designed for educators

Teachers make accounts for students

Private platform, where teachers can see and control all that students make

Glogster EDU

Glogster allows all of these things to be put on the posters: Videos Audio Pictures Graphics Text Links Webcam videos and images

Glogster examples

Glogster examples

Glogster examples

Glogster examples

Glogster examples

Glogster dashboard

Creating a glog

Creating a glog

Glogster tips

PLAN beforehand

Allow for the “fun” of Glogster, at least the first couple of times of use

Remember - you create privacy settings for student glogs as long as you make their accounts

Google Presentation

Like PowerPoint, but online

You already have a Google Docs account, which is where you find Google Presentation

Thousands of templates available from Google and Google users

Google Presentation

In Google Docs, click Create New and select Presentation

Google Presentation

Google Templates

Use search box to search your docs – type in your words and click “Search Docs”

But, use it to search templates, too. Type in word and click “Search Templates”

Templates available for docs, spreadsheets, presentations, and forms

Google Template example

Google Template example

Google Template example

Google Template example

Google Templates

As I stated earlier, you can search templates from here…

Or you can leave search box blank and click “Search Templates” and go to the Templates page in Google

Google Templates

Google Templates

Google Templates

Google Templates

Google Templates

Google Templates

Google Presentation tips PLAN beforehand

People who have used PPT will pick it up instantly.

Templates available for docs, spreadsheets, presentations, and forms

Not all are perfect, but can be a good start

Before we meet for Month 9

Check out Google Presentation and search the Google Templates

Create a Glogster EDU account PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE WE MEET!

Look over the past months and think about things you’ve learned

Start making a Glog or a Google Presentation about what you’ve learned

When we meet, I’ll show you more about these tools so by the end you’ll have a complete project

BLOG!