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

Butterfly Prezi on Prezi

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

Life cycle of a butterfly

View more presentations from averyMAT601.

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

Butterfly

View more documents from averyMAT601.

A Quest

Why a webquest is practical teaching tool:

1. A webquest is a great way to have students actively involved in learning.

2. A webquest allows students to practice their technology skills.

3. Teachers can provide students with the oppotunity to design their own webquest. By doing this, students become very familiar with the topic for their webquest.

4. A webquest can promote students critical thinking skills.

5. A webquest can be fun!

Tips for Using a Blog in a Classroom

1. Teachers can create a blog and offer extra credit to students who post comments on the blog.

2. Students can create blog related to the content of class. I.e. if students are studying Utah history thay can create blogs that highlight historical places in the state.

3. Teachers can create a classroom blog that highlights activities the class is participating in. The blog can be accessed by parents and students.

4. Students can create a school blog. The blog would feature a calendar of events, samples of students work, and important things to know about the school. The blog could provide an informal forum for parents, teachers, and

students to communicate.

Teaching and Technology

The pervasive use of technology can be an incredible teaching tool for teachers. There are so many benefits to having access to the internet and its unlimited resources. However, can technology be used too much in a classroom? For example, if a student is always using spell check on assignments and papers is he or she becoming dependent on the technology?