Templates and Tools for Designing Presentations
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Google Slides Templates (Updated)
This week, I’ve decided to reblog some of my more popular posts with some updates. Since I’ve posted this piece on Google Slides Templates, I’ve found some other resources to add to the list. You will find most of the updates at the bottom of this post. Now that our campus has a set of … Read more
Powtoon for Educators
I had to search my own blog to find the last time I posted about Powtoon. It was two years ago! They have come a long way since then! Powtoon is a fun way to present, allowing you all kinds of dynamic tools that will keep your viewers engaged. The company recently launched a major … Read more
Genius Bar Update
At the beginning of the school year, I got an idea from an article that I was reading about changing the design of the classroom. It briefly alluded to a class “Genius Bar,” (using the term for the Help Desk in Apple Stores.) I decided to re-purpose the sad-looking classroom bookshelf into a Genius Bar. … Read more
Genius Hour – Show What You Know
One of my goals this year for Genius Hour is to guide the students into creating more dynamic presentations to share what they have learned. If you are a teacher, you have probably experienced the excruciatingly long Powerpoints proudly displayed by students to a mostly disinterested audience of their peers. A couple of my strategies … Read more
What Would Steve Do? 10 Lessons from the World’s Most Captivating Presenters
I think that I should show my students that they may grab more listeners by approaching exhibitions of their work as described in #9, “It’s not a presentation. It’s a performance.” The other 9 suggestions are also well worth a view. In addition to the SlideShare, you can get more explanation for each piece of … Read more