Presented by Mark Thomas

Digital Learning Coach

@suprtektalk

suprtektalk.blogspot.com

Jennifer Nielsen - The Innovative Educator

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2014/11/stop-letting-your-student...

6 tips

Headers: Presentation tools should be used to show NOT tell. Show images, charts, diagrams. You might have a few words in a dialogue, thought bubble, or caption, but in general there should be little to no words on a slide. Words come from the presenters, not the slides.

Presenting ISN'T Reading

Watch great presentations at TEDexYouth

Videotape students presenting, reflect on what could be done better.

PechaKucha 20x20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images.

http://www.pechakucha.org

The simplest way is to plug the iPad into the projector using an adapter and video cable.

There are a few drawbacks to this setup. The first is that you are tied to the projector. You can get cables of various lengths, but you are still tied to that cable and can't wander around the room. Secondly, if your classroom computer is also connected to the projector then you'll constantly be disconnecting one device and then another.

If you have audio from your iPad you want to play, you'll also need an audio cable from the iPad headphone jack to your classroom speakers.

However, despite those drawbacks, this method is very reliable. Since you are connected directly to the projector you don't have to worry about the reliability of your wireless connection.

http://suprtektalk.blogspot.com/2014/09/displaying-your-ipad-on-your-classr...

Apple's ubiquitous media streaming device also serves as a great way to display your content. Connect the Apple TV to your projector with an HDMI cable and you can wirelessly connect your iPad using AirPlay. If your projector does not have HDMI then you'll need extra equipment to connect the Apple TV via VGA.

Check out http://www.gcsdstaff.org/roodhouse/?p=3110 for the list of equipment, totaling about $40.

That list doesn't include audio cables. The audio from your iPad will stream wirelessly to the Apple TV, but you'll need to connect the Apple TV to a set of speakers.

Also, the Apple TV and the iPad must be on the same wireless network.

AirServer is a software solution that allows you to stream video and audio to your computer wirelessly. You download a little program to your computer and have it running. The iPad would then connect to that program via AirPlay. The computer would then be connected to the projector for video and speakers for audio.

As with the Apple TV, both the iPad and the computer must be on the same wireless network.

http://www.airserver.com