Rather than use Powerpoint, I constructed my presentation on Zoho.com, which Rob had directed me to. It might be interesting to compare Google tools with this open source office suite, as Rob had mentioned to me that several companies are using Zoho as their standard presentation software. I found there were some limitations to using this open source application, such as certain features like slide transitions that seemed not to be available. Although I find many of these features to distract from one's presentation, as I dread the time and energy students spend on including them when they offer no value to the overall presentation, given the nature of this assignment these features would have been helpful to incorporate as a demonstration of what not to do. Regardless, the finished presentation was converted to a .ppt file.
http://www.slideshare.net/brentharrington
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Top Five Presentation Tips project
Using a free online presentation app of your choice create a powerful and informative presentation which discusses the finer points of effective presentations. Include your Top Five Tips for better presentations. Please refer to the links posted and on the class Blackboard site. The 1 Hour PowerPoint podcast has a lot of useful resources as well as a supplemental website for further research. At the completion of this task, export your presentation and upload it to slideshare.net. Please contact me ASAP if you have any questions or issues with this project.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The Conceptual Age - reflection
By now you should have read Part 1 - The Conceptual Age from A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. Dr. Gary Stager has spoken out critically about the evangelism of Daniel Pink by the educational community. Please read his current blog posting regarding Daniel Pink and his Keynote delivery at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference.
Does Pink validate your beliefs of the world that we live in today, or for what the future holds for our students? Do you agree with Dr. Stager's assertion that " too many of the Web 2.0/School 2.0 community have given up on the promise of school. Media mashups and video games are discussed as substitutes for the discipline and powerful ideas required to play an instrument, write a novel, build a mathematical model, design a computer application, construct a robot, or make sense of a rapidly changing world." How does Daniel Pink shape your vision for 21st Century learning? How does Gary Stager? What does all of this have to do with our discussion of integrating multimedia on your classroom?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Copyright and Fair Use Part 2
Is there a Copyright Filtering provision in the Federal Stimulus Package? This Action Alert hit the Internet early this morning.
This is something we should keep an eye on.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Copyright and Fair Use
ISTE NETS-S 2008 Standard 4 calls for Promotion of Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility. Performance Indicator A identifies advocating, modeling, and teaching safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
Can students legally use copyrighted material in multimedia projects? Can these works be posted on a school website? Is copyright a tool for censorship and monopolistic oppression, or a measure to secure a fair return for an author's creative labor?
Consider this article before you respond.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners
I thought I'd pass this along to you guys. Something to keep in mind if you're planning a new lesson...
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