{"id":404,"date":"2010-07-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sedcclint.com\/avoid-powerpointlessness"},"modified":"2010-07-14T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T16:00:00","slug":"avoid-powerpointlessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/14\/avoid-powerpointlessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid PowerPointLessNess"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>View the presentation from the session here:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Avoid:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>Seven Deadly Sins of PowerPoint, and How To Avoid Them:<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'><a href=\"http:\/\/getfile8.posterous.com\/getfile\/files.posterous.com\/sedcclint\/8zKnWSLSQYYynTaPQraboYqGD7gb9suWLLjnuQol4ihYkdxAGgWM1mwffrvA\/7_Deadly_Sins_for_Multimedia_P.ppt\"><\/p>\n<div class='p_icon'><\/div>\n<div class='p_text'>7 Deadly Sins for Multimedia Presentations.ppt<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>??<\/p>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>Avoid PowerPointLessNess in your Classroom:<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'><a href=\"http:\/\/getfile9.posterous.com\/getfile\/files.posterous.com\/sedcclint\/Deyw30jTkntM5T6y01rydevpxWhsBDBmudZFKL03TPCx3TC45qqAqFhQYgIy\/Avoid_PowerPointlessness.doc\"><\/p>\n<div class='p_icon'><\/div>\n<div class='p_text'>Avoid PowerPointlessness.doc<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>??<\/p>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<p \/>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Do:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>Tips for Effective Presentations:<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"MailOutline\">\n<li>Stay Consistent:\n<ul>\n<li>Each slide has the same look and feel<\/li>\n<li>If transitions are used, use the same throughout<\/li>\n<li>Only deviate to make a point of emphasis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Keep it Simple:\n<ul>\n<li>Use a single, easy to read font.<\/li>\n<li>Never let the font size auto adjust to a smaller size<\/li>\n<li>Use dark backgrounds with bright text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Follow the 6&#215;6 Rule:\n<ul>\n<li>Only 6 bullets per page<\/li>\n<li>Only 6 words per line<\/li>\n<li>Never more than 6 images\/slide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Space and the number of slides are unlimited, so don&#8217;t crowd the slides!<\/li>\n<li>DON&#8217;T CLUTTER THE MESSAGE!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<p \/>\n<div><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Alternatives:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/animoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Animoto<\/a>:??<a href=\"http:\/\/animoto.com\/education\"><\/p>\n<div class='p_embed p_image_embed'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Animoto_ed_logo\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clintwp.sedck12.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/animoto_ed_logo-scaled500.jpg?resize=190%2C110\" width=\"190\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/animoto-rip-powerpoint\">I&#8217;ve written about Animoto before<\/a>, but let&#8217;s take a closer look&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>Animoto videos\/presentations are created in 3 easy steps:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ol class=\"MailOutline\">\n<li>Upload pictures, add text, and arrange them in the order you want.<\/li>\n<li>Pick your music &#8211; upload your own or choose from their many options.<\/li>\n<li>Select your animation theme, and let the site do the rest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>All of the hard part &#8211; putting in the motion, transitions, music and effects, are done automagically by the site. Don&#8217;t like the results? You can remix it as many times as needed. You can also go back and edit the project to add to it or correct mistakes once it&#8217;s produced.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>Here&#8217;s an example that I created in about 10 minutes &#8211; National and State Parks in Maui<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"MailOutline\">\n<li>Animoto for Education:??<a href=\"http:\/\/animoto.com\/education\/features\">Features<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Examples from??<a href=\"http:\/\/animoto.com\/education\/case_studies\">Educational Case Studies<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Free Pro account??<a href=\"http:\/\/animoto.com\/cause\">&#8220;for a cause&#8221;??if you apply on their site<\/a>??- Education counts!<\/li>\n<li>You can even??<a href=\"http:\/\/ax.itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.search.itunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZContentLink.woa%252Fwa%252Flink%253Fpath%253Dapp%25252fanimotovideos\">create and view Animoto slideshows from your iPod Touch or iPhone<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/index\/\">Prezi<\/a>:<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"MailOutline\">\n<li>Prezi is a whole new approach to presentations<\/li>\n<li>Size and scale are used to show??heircachy, not slides and bullets<\/li>\n<li>You work in a presentation &#8216;space&#8217;??and create the flow of the presentation with simple and intuitive tools.<\/li>\n<li>The trick is to??start to think??in multiple??dimensions!<\/li>\n<li>Great Prezi example -??<a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/mojdt36mrozf\/mixing-mind-and-metaphor\/\">Mixing Mind and Metaphor<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Make sure you??<a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/profile\/signup\/edu\/\">sign up for the &#8220;Edu Enjoy&#8221; account<\/a>, which is the $59\/year account that is free for educators (Thanks, Prezi!)??<\/li>\n<li>Prezi is a little different than any other presentation method you may have seen before. Take the time to??<a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/learn\/\">learn how to use it to it&#8217;s full potential<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Google Presentations:<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>Google Docs in Plain English:<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eRqUE6IHTEA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"MailOutline\">\n<li>The only thing that is Light Years ahead of anyone else here is the Collaboration.<\/li>\n<li>10 people can edit a presentation at the same time. However, you can share a presentation with up to 200 people!<\/li>\n<li>The Good News???You probably already have it!<\/li>\n<li>Teachers in the SEDC region??have Gmail-based Email, and??have email along with:\n<ul>\n<li>Presentations with Docs, Spreadsheets, and Forms<\/li>\n<li>Calendars<\/li>\n<li>Sites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>??<\/div>\n<div>In the classroom&#8230;.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"MailOutline\">\n<li>Teachers can set up presentation &#8216;templates&#8217; where each student (or small group) is in charge of one or many slides.<\/li>\n<li>Students become the CONTENT EXPERTS for that topic during slide(s) creation<\/li>\n<li>The process takes what would have been multiple files on multiple topics, and transforms it to ONE DOCUMENT.<\/li>\n<li>Student Content Experts then teach their concept to the rest of the class<\/li>\n<li>We have done collaborative projects with:\n<ul>\n<li>Rock Identification<\/li>\n<li>Math Story Problems<\/li>\n<li>Writing Across The Curriculum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedc.k12.ut.us\/index.php\/services\/ipact\">View examples on the SEDC Site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View the presentation from the session here: Avoid: Seven Deadly Sins of PowerPoint, and How To Avoid Them: Avoid PowerPointLessNess in your Classroom: Do: Tips for Effective Presentations: Stay Consistent: Each slide has the same look and feel If&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,122,217,221,276],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7O78S-6w","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}