Effectively presenting content via digital technologies
- 1. EFFECTIVELY PRESENTING CONTENTVIA DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES Welcome to Digital Literacy in Education: CIED 7601 SUMMER 2015
- 2. Introduce yourself by answering that question using the CHAT tool. Think of your current classroom. How is content presented /delivered to your students?
- 3. Typical presentation methods: TEACHER STUDENTS SOURCE MATERIAL Lectures Guided discussion Modeling skills at board Student Presentations Peer tutoring Read from book Provided article Watch a movie TEACHER STUDENTS SOURCE MATERIAL Teacher created videos Tech based presentations google presentation prezi videos Webquests outside videos such as John Green’s Crash Course or Khan Academy, or Links to articles There are technology-based components for each of these categories. You may already be using some of these!
- 5. Question: What does the blended classroom offer to these teachers?
- 6. Teacher as presenter You can record yourself and post a video.This can be as simple as having a student record you during a lesson. Apps like Show Me and Explain Everything provide an easy-to-use screencasting/ interactive whiteboard tool where you can annotate, animate, narrate, and import source material for presentation purposes.
- 7. My demo of the App “Explain Everything” created in less than 5 minutes on a Sunday afternoon using my ipad **This app allows you to save to google drive. I saved it there and then downloaded it on to my computer for powerpoint.
- 8. STUDENT as presenter Click HERE for link to video Collaborative learning * Presentation opportunities
- 9. SOURCE MATERIAL as presenter A popular inquiry-based tech tool is called a webquest. Teachers set students on a hunt for information through the internet. Problem solving and higher order thinking is often incorporated. Websites such as the popular Khan Academy and the Green brother’s Crash Course provide source material and tutorials on a variety of subjects and content.Videos such as these can easily be used to introduce or remediate material.
- 10. A Webquest for you … Click on the link HERE and read the article “WhyWebquests” byTom March. Come back to blackboard collaborate and answer the following question: Why would a teacher use a webquest? What rationale does Mr. March offer?
- 11. Applied Learning: Choose one of the digital presentation methods discussed today. What content from your own class would work in this format? Share with the rest of our on-line group your ideas via the Chat room. explaineverything app
- 12. Course Review and Feedback Please follow the link below to answer some review questions as well as provide feedback for this course. http://goo.gl/forms/RLg58he3bU