http://escrapbooking.com/projects/scrapcomic/index.htm
This is a bit off topic...I found this neat site that shows you how to create a ppt slide to look like a comic strip (with bubbles).Students would have fun creating a sequential story. They could create a storyboard, take pictures of themselves, upload them and add the comic bubbles.
Looks like fun!
Monday, March 10, 2008
More student samples of ppt
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/PowerPoint.htm
I think that the more exposure our students have to ppt presentations created by other students gives them some confidence that they can also use ppt and create just about anything! This site offers some more student samples from Air Pollution to Civil Rights.
What is also useful about having our students look at these samples is having them come up with a list of characteristics or do's and dont's of creating a ppt presentation.
Have the students come up with their own list of qualities that make a great ppt!
I think that the more exposure our students have to ppt presentations created by other students gives them some confidence that they can also use ppt and create just about anything! This site offers some more student samples from Air Pollution to Civil Rights.
What is also useful about having our students look at these samples is having them come up with a list of characteristics or do's and dont's of creating a ppt presentation.
Have the students come up with their own list of qualities that make a great ppt!
Using Ppt Handouts
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/tutorials/powerpoint/handouts.html
I'm not sure if someone else had posted this site or not. There are so many! If I've repeated it, I guess great minds think alike :)This site had some interesting information about using handouts for a ppt presentation to guide students' study and encouraged active participation. I know for me personally, I find it beneficial to receive the ppt handouts during a presentation as I find it easier to follow along and see what's coming up next in the discussion. I'm a visual and kinesthetic learner, so I prefer the ppt presentation and the handout. The article goes on to say that "when used appropriately, PowerPoint handouts can improve student learning by structuring study time, encouraging critical thinking, preparing students for lecture, and providing opportunities for active learning during the course of the session". This would be more applicable for older grades.
They also provide visual samples of what the ppt slide would look like in compared to what the ppt handout would look like.I absolutely agree with the point that students shouldn't be "mere stenographers". With the help of the handout, students are encouraged to take notes on what's important–application, synthesis, evaluation. The site also provides a mini-workshop via video on how to effectively implement a ppt presentation into your class.
Again, it's geared to older grades and post-secondary lectures, but there are countless ways to adapt the information. I also liked the "12 Active Learning Strategies". Many of those strategies we are encouraged to use in our elementary classrooms!
I'm not sure if someone else had posted this site or not. There are so many! If I've repeated it, I guess great minds think alike :)This site had some interesting information about using handouts for a ppt presentation to guide students' study and encouraged active participation. I know for me personally, I find it beneficial to receive the ppt handouts during a presentation as I find it easier to follow along and see what's coming up next in the discussion. I'm a visual and kinesthetic learner, so I prefer the ppt presentation and the handout. The article goes on to say that "when used appropriately, PowerPoint handouts can improve student learning by structuring study time, encouraging critical thinking, preparing students for lecture, and providing opportunities for active learning during the course of the session". This would be more applicable for older grades.
They also provide visual samples of what the ppt slide would look like in compared to what the ppt handout would look like.I absolutely agree with the point that students shouldn't be "mere stenographers". With the help of the handout, students are encouraged to take notes on what's important–application, synthesis, evaluation. The site also provides a mini-workshop via video on how to effectively implement a ppt presentation into your class.
Again, it's geared to older grades and post-secondary lectures, but there are countless ways to adapt the information. I also liked the "12 Active Learning Strategies". Many of those strategies we are encouraged to use in our elementary classrooms!
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