Talk about the presentations you saw in this strand this week. Discuss not only the topic but the presentation style as relates to the good and the bad of presentations.
The web conference that we attended this week was very informational. I've watched several of the videos on the k12connection.org website. There were a great many of them that I found interesting and I loved the different styles that the presenters chose. Several of them jumped out at me and have inspired me for my own presentation. I think the ones I took the most away from not only had interesting topics but melded text and audio well.
The first presentation that I found interesting was the session called Blogging with Little People. It integrated an interesting story with fun visuals but with an important topic. This presentation was a little out of the norm compared to the others. It created an introductory story for viewers to move through and then goes into the meat of the presentation. This could be a good way to capture viewers. There were a few cheesy animations and sound effects but that can be forgiven because they content is very well written and described. It discusses how blogging can be used in the classroom with all students.
There is also a very informational conference called How to Create a Wordpress Website in less than 20 Minutes. This presentation used the technique of a voiceover on with screen shots and indicators. The narrator would describe the process of creating the website and then add arrows and highlight parts of the page. This would be great for powerpoint presentations. It used simple instruction slides and made lists. The narration was also very easy to hear and follow.
These are something I would take away and use in my own presentations.
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