Thursday, July 28, 2011

Prezi in the Classroom.

1. Keep Prezi presentation simple.
2. Don't make transitions too fast or fancy. You don't want your audience to get nauseous.
3. Make sure font is easy to read.
4. Don't chose a distracting background. Your audience should be focused on the content of the presentation not on the background color, fonts, or transitions.

Butterfly Prezi

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Tips for using a PowerPoint

Power Points can be used as a great way to organize and present information to students.

1. Keep PowerPoints simple. Avoid wild colors, fonts, transitions, and pictures. These can be distracting for students.

2. Use big enough font. Font should be large enough that it can be easily read.

3. Use visuals in your slides rather then text slides. Graphs, charts, and pictures can be effective in a PowerPoint presentation.

4. Using a SMART Board while giving a presentation can enhance the learning experience for students.

Butterfly Power Point

Thursday, July 21, 2011

2nd Video- Using a SMART Board



A SMART Boards is an excellent tool in the classroom that enable technology to become incredibly interactive. Here are some tips for using a SMART Board in a classroom.
1. The SMART Board allows you to write on the board. This literally allows for hands on learning.
2. There are many websites that have tips on how to use a SMART Board creatively in a classroom. http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0
3. You can access a variety of multimedia resources to use on the SMART Board that enhances the learning experience for your students. This can include websites, movies, Power Points, etc.
4. You can save and share your work on a SMART Board. For example, if you are writing additional notes on a Power Point presentation using the SMART board, you are able to save the changes that you made to your presentation. You can then e mail your revised Power Point.

1st Video- Training for a Marathon



This video reaches many multiple intelligences
1. Kinesthetic- The video features me running.
2. Musical - The music aides in helping dramatize the video.
3. Visual- I tried to make the video visually appealing by running outside.

Butterfly Webquest