ONLINE POSTERS AND

PRESENTATIONSAdd some more fun to assignments

Presentation tips

Show images Tell stories Avoid reading slides

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Why online presentation tools?

Like Google Docs, these tools are available via any computer with a web connection

Offers a new way to express creativity, including incorporating audiovisuals

Gets students using new technologies to help make them 21st century learners

A new way to look at presentations

For presentations we often think of PowerPoint, but the web is offering up a lot of alternatives to the paid software: Prezi SlideRocket VoiceThread Animoto Mixbook Glogster EDU Google Presentation

Glogster EDU

Online poster creator designed for educators

Teachers make accounts for students

Private platform, where teachers can see and control all that students make

Glogster EDU

Glogster allows all of these things to be put on the posters: Videos Audio Pictures Graphics Text Links Webcam videos and images

Glogster examples

Glogster examples

Glogster examples

Glogster examples

Glogster examples

Google Presentation

Like PowerPoint, but online

You already have a Google Docs account, which is where you find Google Presentation

Thousands of templates available from Google and Google users

Google Presentation

In Google Docs, click Create New and select Presentation

Google Presentation

Google Templates

Use search box to search your docs – type in your words and click “Search Docs”

But, use it to search templates, too. Type in word and click “Search Templates”

Templates available for docs, spreadsheets, presentations, and forms

Google Template example

Google Template example

Google Template example

Google Template example

Google Templates

What we want you to do

Create a Glog or Google Presentation about what you learned in MILI

So, let’s refresh your memory about what we’ve gone over in these five months…

What we’ve learned – Month 1

Creating your own Personal Learning Network

Firefox Add-ons

What we’ve learned – Month 1

What we’ve learned – Month 1

What we’ve learned – Month 1

What we’ve learned – Month 2

Online collaboration tools – Google Docs

What we’ve learned – Month 3

Think Like a Librarian Invisible versus Visible Web The Internet Public Library ELM Databases

What we’ve learned – Month 4

Copyright

What we’ve learned – Month 4

Before we meet for Month 5

Check out Google Presentation and search the Google Templates

Create a Glogster EDU account PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE WE MEET!

Look over the past months and think about things you’ve learned

Start making a Glog or a Google Presentation about what you’ve learned

When we meet, I’ll show you more about these tools so by the end you’ll have a complete project

BLOG!