I had a remote. I lost the remote. I found the remote. It stopped working. I lost it again, and found it again, and forgot that it wasn’t working. And repeat. When you go somewhere to do a presentation, you never know what the setup might be. Sometimes your computer ends up being anchored to … Read more
TED Ed Clubs are one way to encourage students to speak about their passions. In a recent e-mail from TED Ed that was chock full of resources, there was a reference to some video guides that are posted on YouTube to help speakers refine their presentations. You don’t need to be in a TED Ed … Read more
My days spent at #TCEA16 last week were motivating and extremely inspiring. This week, I would like to select a few highlights to share with you. Today’s post is about Sway, a presentation tool. Sway is a tool from Microsoft that some might call PowerPoint on Steroids. Sway is free, but you will need an Office or … Read more
Note: Since originally publishing this post, I have added some updates, which you can find here. Now that our campus has a set of Chromebooks, my students have been delighting in exploring Google Drive. One tool that has been an asset is the Presentation tool also known as Slides. Similar to Powerpoint, the Google version has … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, Adobe released a new iPad app called, “Adobe Voice.” It reminds me a bit of Microsoft’s Photo Story – a free piece of software that allows you to create a video out of images. Like Photo Story, Adobe Voice allows you to add photos, text, narration, and music. However, it … Read more
(If you are unfamiliar with Genius Hour, be sure to visit my Genius Hour Resources Page.) One of my many goals for rebooting Genius Hour this year was to help the students to create more engaging presentations. Their passion just wasn’t coming through when it came time for them to share it with their peers. … Read more