Presented via Skype for Amarillo ISD on 8/20/2012

Technology Is…

• Did You Know? (2012) – Video on the incredible pace of technology and society.
• The Cost of Technology Over the Decades – Infographic on the plummeting costs of technology
• A Day in the Internet – Infographic on the information that flows in one day on the internet.
• Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy – Comedian Louis C.K recognizing amazing technology without the angst.
• Computers are like bicycles for your mind – Steve Jobs and the role of technology
• Now You See It – How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21st Century – Cathy N. Davidson

Presentation tools gone bad

• Death by Powerpoint

Presentation Zen

• Presentation Zen – Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery – Garr Reynolds.
• 5 Immediate ways to improve a presentation:

1. Slides should reinforce your words, not repeat them.
2. Don’t use cheesy images.
3. Transitions – keep it simple
4. Create a leave behind written document.
5. Don’t hand out printouts of your slides – they don’t work without you there.

Pecha Kucha

• Adds limitations on presentations to foster increased clarity and creativity. 20 slides, 20 seconds for each slide. 6 minutes and 40 seconds. (20×20,6:40)
• Pecha Kucha Training Bite video

Presentation Tech Tools:

• Prezi.com – Fantastic tool that encourages good communication techniques.
• SlideRocket.com – A more powerful tool that can record audio annotations.
  • SlideRocket example 1
  • SlideRocket example 2 – Best Presentations of the decade
• Google Docs/Presentations – Great for collaboration. Basic features
• Vuvox – scrolling collages with audio
  • Vuvox Example
• One True Media – simple, quick online video maker
• Fotobabble – talking photo maker
  • Fotobabble Example
• WallWisher – create a blank wall for simple collaboration. Really cool tool.
• Glogster – create interactive posters
• Voki – create talking avatars.
• Live Scribe Pen – Technology meets paper. This tool lets you record audio that’s paired to your hand-written notes. You can play back the audio that occurred at the time you wrote a note. Great for grading/capturing oral presentations.