Showing posts with label powerpoint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label powerpoint. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Voice over with my Powerpoint
This assignment was really frustrating to me! I was having trouble saving my voice over as an mp3. I went online to archive.org, but was still not able to figure out how to do this for a while. Over all I think I spent about thirty minutes trying to figure out how to save my voice over as an mp3 file, so I could then upload it to put it with my slides. I think that I was just overwhelmed with the information they had on the site. They had a wide arrangement of things, which made it hard for me to navigate the site. I think that I am going to have explore this website a little more so this is a less stressful task next time. I think that it was just to new for me to understand how to navigate well on it. I feel that by putting my voice in the background of a powerpoint, my students might stay interested for a longer period of time. I think this could be very useful if I needed a substitute teacher to come in my classroom for the day. This is because I know the lesson would be presented how I intended it to be, even though I was not able to be there. However, I did like slideshare it was a very easy website to navigate. I was able to upload my powerpoint and add the voice over with much ease. I can not wait to learn how to navigate archive.org so I will be able to produce the type of powerpoints I expect.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Proper Nouns
This is a sample of a mini lesson plan I formed after reading about how to create an efficient powerpoint. My mock powerpoint discuss why we capitalize proper nouns. This is a language arts lesson plan for possible second graders. For one of our assignments in my CEP class, we were to read about how to create a strong powerpoint presentation. We read a chapter on how powerpoints should be formed in order for your students to get the most out of them. Some of the things I learned was that each slide should only contain one important point, this way our students have time to read and comprehend each element without becoming to overwhelmed. I also learned how to use the speaker notes section on powerpoint. As a future teacher this application will be very beneficial to me! I do not have to fit every little detail I want to discuss on the slide which my students see. I can just put what I want to discuss in the speaker notes section so I still have something I can follow while I am presenting the lesson. This way I will be less apt to forget to mention something and my students will recieve the best instruction I can offer them.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Google Docs What a Lifesaver!
So how many of you have worked on group projects or even projects in class and have emailed them, or saved them on a jump drive, because you where afraid you might lose them if you just keep them on the desktop? As I talked about in my last blog, I was introduced to Google Docs, it was perfect timing too! I had a group project which was due in another one of my classes this week. We had to write a paper and it was really difficult to keep emailing the paper with corrections back and forth. At one point in the process I sent the wrong paper back all together. By using Google Docs I am able to proof read and add to the paper and send it right back to her. It is so nice, not to mention we do not have to fill our msu email inbox with tons of emails. Another great thing was that the paper will open on pretty much any computer, especially if you make it into a pdf file. This is great because sometimes it is difficult for me to open some word documents.
I will definitely use Google Docs in my classroom, my students can even put powerpoints up on it. I think it is wonderful! They are learning how to use technology, which I feel is a wonderful skill to acquire, and they are able to allow people to edit their work, or just view their work. The thing I love most is that my students will have time to proof read more than one students work, because you can work on the same paper if need be. This is a great way to get my students involved, not to mention they can submit works to me and not have to worry about printing anything off or bringing a paper with them to turn in. All they have to do is share the document with me! What a way to be green!
Polls in a Classroom
I was researching different classroom response systems. I feel that these systems can help students to stay engaged, encourages students to participate, and visually learn. I found various different systems which can be installed and where students have to buy an applicator. I however liked a link I found, which talked about using cellphones, or computers to send in your response. The results show up in a powerpoint, and there is no extra cost to install this system into your classroom. I think these systems offer a wonderful opportunity for many shy or reluctant students to learn, but cost can sometimes be a huge issue. Most students have cellphones they carry around with them, so why not put them to good use! I think it is important to allow all students, wealthy and not so wealthy, with equal opportunity to learn. These systems allow students to learn from experience, because they are not afraid to give the answer they feel is right. Nobody knows who gives what answer so students are not reluctant giving there answers. So why not use this system when it is free or low cost for you and for your students! What a great opportunity, the students watch the results as they come in on a slide in a powerpoint presentation!
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