PosterBORED for Students
Published on Dec 04, 2015
No More Posters and PowerPoint: Student Presentation Alternatives
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You get out at 3 today!
Obvious to You, Amazing to Others
Why do we make posters?
Is it for teacher or for students? Is it an effective way to share something? Is it innovative?
Why do we make slideshows?
Is it for teacher or for students? Is it an effective way to share something? Is it innovative?
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The P3 Expo should show more than just knowledge. It should show how you applied knowledge, and really thought about it, etc.! It should share the process too.
Think about assigning work higher up on the scale. Posters and slide shows easily fall into Knowledge & Comprehension- nothing wrong with that sometimes, but maybe not all the time. This isn't to say all posters fall in the bottom, nor to say all the tools I'll show fall in the top, just to think about where what you're asking students to do falls on the Taxonomy.
Disclaimer: I'm not trying to berate anyone for assigning posters and slide shows! They certainly do have their place, but you're here to learn some alternatives right?
Think about assigning work higher up on the scale. Posters and slide shows easily fall into Knowledge & Comprehension- nothing wrong with that sometimes, but maybe not all the time. This isn't to say all posters fall in the bottom, nor to say all the tools I'll show fall in the top, just to think about where what you're asking students to do falls on the Taxonomy.
Disclaimer: I'm not trying to berate anyone for assigning posters and slide shows! They certainly do have their place, but you're here to learn some alternatives right?
What are the best ways to share?
What kind of ways were people sharing at the Garage at NU?
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empower your creativity
After years of doing things the teacher's way, kids may not naturally be inclined to present their learning in new ways. But when they're creating multimedia masterpieces at home, we're killing their creativity if we don't also let them do it here.
Develop a culture of choice and trying new tools from the start of the school year, and kids won't fall in the habit of taking the easy way out.
Let them start developing a digital portfolio! This is the way of the future!
Develop a culture of choice and trying new tools from the start of the school year, and kids won't fall in the habit of taking the easy way out.
Let them start developing a digital portfolio! This is the way of the future!
1. Keep your content simple and direct.
More than 4 lines per slide, or more than 5 words per line, can lose people.
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Rule of 3
More than 4 lines per slide, or more than 5 words per line, can lose people.
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2. Know your audience.
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3. Do not read your slides.
Part of this is knowing your content well, and being excited about it!
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Practice!
Practice what you are going to say, so that you know your content well.
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4. Use your own pictures!
A lot of what we learn is visual: images and video are great!
Don’t just use Google images
Don’t just use Google images
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Poster Alternatives
- virtual & interactive posters
- comic strips
- infographics
If you must do a poster...
Virtual & interactive posters: Skitch, Glogster, Pic Collage & other image collage apps, Thinglink, geo-maps, QR code posters
Comic Strips: PowToon, Comic Life, Draw and Tell (see https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/classroom-friendly-websites-and-apps-for... for more)
Infographics: Piktochart, Infogr.am
See https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/apps-and-websites-for-making-posters for a good list and reviews.
Virtual & interactive posters: Skitch, Glogster, Pic Collage & other image collage apps, Thinglink, geo-maps, QR code posters
Comic Strips: PowToon, Comic Life, Draw and Tell (see https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/classroom-friendly-websites-and-apps-for... for more)
Infographics: Piktochart, Infogr.am
See https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/apps-and-websites-for-making-posters for a good list and reviews.
Photo by Andrei Z
Better Slide Shows
- Haiku Deck
- Pear Deck
- Powtoon Slides
- Slides Carnival
- Prezi
If you must do a slide show...
Storytelling
- screencasting apps
- movie making apps
- puppet show apps
- book creation apps
Screencasting: EDUCreations, Explain Everything, ShowMe, VoiceThread, Adobe Voice, Telestory
Movies: iMovie, iStopMotion, Animoto, YouTube Capture, Popcorn Maker
Puppets: Puppet Pals, Shadow Puppet, ToonTastic, Sock Puppets
Books/eBooks: Book Creator, iBooks Author, Little Story Maker, many others
Movies: iMovie, iStopMotion, Animoto, YouTube Capture, Popcorn Maker
Puppets: Puppet Pals, Shadow Puppet, ToonTastic, Sock Puppets
Books/eBooks: Book Creator, iBooks Author, Little Story Maker, many others
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Outside the Box
- programming
- games & simulations
- augmented reality
- app-smashing
advanced option
Programming: Scratch or Scratch Jr., Hopscotch, Tynker, Blockly, Code.org
Games or simulations: Scratch, Minecraft, DIY
Augmented Reality: Aurasma, Daqri 4D Studio, Klikaklu
See http://edtechteacher.org/app-smashing-from-greg/ for more about app-smashing.
Programming: Scratch or Scratch Jr., Hopscotch, Tynker, Blockly, Code.org
Games or simulations: Scratch, Minecraft, DIY
Augmented Reality: Aurasma, Daqri 4D Studio, Klikaklu
See http://edtechteacher.org/app-smashing-from-greg/ for more about app-smashing.
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