Presentation Technologies & Links
October 13, 2006
People in attendance: Becky, Diane, Moe, Ethan, Gowtham, Evie, Jim, Karen, Maura, Erin, Randy
MEETING NOTES (Links are posted at the bottom of these notes)
1. Document Projector
In room 134 there is a device called a "document projector" or a "digital presenter" or a "document camera." These are all different names for the same piece of equipment.
This piece of equipment has a built-in digital camera that points downward to a tablet upon which you place, say, a piece of paper to write on, or a book open to a page you want everyone to see.
Whatever you put on the surface of the tablet, with the camera pointing at it, gets projected up on the screen, so you can be writing on a piece of paper and the whole class can see it.
You can also take the remote control to this device, push the "capture" button, and this thing will take a picture of whatever you have on the tablet. (Unfortunately, you can't then download the pictures--the device does not have that capability. It's more for doing in-class comparisons.)
2. Powerpoint, Keynote, and Word, yes Word
We talked quite a bit about why we would use one presentation technology over another, and how not to pound nails with a screwdriver.
Powerpoint often seems like the default software to use, but we need not use only Powerpoint all the time. For example, if we're looking to annotate an image on the fly during class, using the things students say about that image, Microsoft Word's text boxes--or for that matter Photoshop--can work just as well.
Keynote is another possibility. It is a software that is much like Powerpoint, but has some differnt 3-D transition effects. Keynote also seems to make it easier to get around the outline form that Powerpoint often imposes. We have Keynote in the CCLI. If you want to use Keynote to create and then send presentations to students, but are teaching a class with students who don't have access to it, its good to know that Keynote allows to to export your presentation as a Powerpoint file, as a Quicktime movie, as a PDF, as a Flash file, and so on.
3. Going Naked & Moving around the Room
"Going naked" means inserting moments into your presentation when you don't rely on any screen based media at all. This idea is important to bring up because the presentation and teaching technologies we use sometimes become very dominant. But we need to remember PEDAGOGY FIRST. What are your goals?
For example, one of the TWIT participants talked about making sure she doesn't become burried behind the document projector, and about walking around the room to offer a kinetic sense to what she is teaching that helps the students remember more.
This led to a discussion of which kinds of technologies best lend themselves to what we want to make happen in class--whether that's simply more blackboard space, two projectors rather than one, or a tablet like John Madden uses to circle the quarterback in football game analysis. Let Jim know what kinds of things will support your teaching.
4. Links!
Presentation Zen
Flickr (images)
Tufte's graphic of the day (scroll down once you get to this page)
Morgue File (images)
Inexpensive photos you can buy
Interesting T-shirts
Images & Photoshop work
Stock Exchange (images)
People in attendance: Becky, Diane, Moe, Ethan, Gowtham, Evie, Jim, Karen, Maura, Erin, Randy
MEETING NOTES (Links are posted at the bottom of these notes)
1. Document Projector
In room 134 there is a device called a "document projector" or a "digital presenter" or a "document camera." These are all different names for the same piece of equipment.
This piece of equipment has a built-in digital camera that points downward to a tablet upon which you place, say, a piece of paper to write on, or a book open to a page you want everyone to see.
Whatever you put on the surface of the tablet, with the camera pointing at it, gets projected up on the screen, so you can be writing on a piece of paper and the whole class can see it.
You can also take the remote control to this device, push the "capture" button, and this thing will take a picture of whatever you have on the tablet. (Unfortunately, you can't then download the pictures--the device does not have that capability. It's more for doing in-class comparisons.)
2. Powerpoint, Keynote, and Word, yes Word
We talked quite a bit about why we would use one presentation technology over another, and how not to pound nails with a screwdriver.
Powerpoint often seems like the default software to use, but we need not use only Powerpoint all the time. For example, if we're looking to annotate an image on the fly during class, using the things students say about that image, Microsoft Word's text boxes--or for that matter Photoshop--can work just as well.
Keynote is another possibility. It is a software that is much like Powerpoint, but has some differnt 3-D transition effects. Keynote also seems to make it easier to get around the outline form that Powerpoint often imposes. We have Keynote in the CCLI. If you want to use Keynote to create and then send presentations to students, but are teaching a class with students who don't have access to it, its good to know that Keynote allows to to export your presentation as a Powerpoint file, as a Quicktime movie, as a PDF, as a Flash file, and so on.
3. Going Naked & Moving around the Room
"Going naked" means inserting moments into your presentation when you don't rely on any screen based media at all. This idea is important to bring up because the presentation and teaching technologies we use sometimes become very dominant. But we need to remember PEDAGOGY FIRST. What are your goals?
For example, one of the TWIT participants talked about making sure she doesn't become burried behind the document projector, and about walking around the room to offer a kinetic sense to what she is teaching that helps the students remember more.
This led to a discussion of which kinds of technologies best lend themselves to what we want to make happen in class--whether that's simply more blackboard space, two projectors rather than one, or a tablet like John Madden uses to circle the quarterback in football game analysis. Let Jim know what kinds of things will support your teaching.
4. Links!
Presentation Zen
Flickr (images)
Tufte's graphic of the day (scroll down once you get to this page)
Morgue File (images)
Inexpensive photos you can buy
Interesting T-shirts
Images & Photoshop work
Stock Exchange (images)
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