Tapping Emotion
I can really associate with this chapter. I'm a very emotional person and I really believe in making a difference. I pour my heart and soul into my presentations for my students. I want to make students understand how important they are and how important it is for me that they are successful. I think I get the message across, but if I had better images, better background music, and less words on the page, I think I can really drive that home.
Burmark, Y. (2012). They snooze, you lose, the educator's guide to successful presentations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books/feeds/volumes?q=9780470902905
Friday, October 14, 2011
They Snooze, You Lose Chapter 8 Reflection
This chapter focused on music. Not just any music, but music for presentations that would help audience understand content better. The music will help set the tone and helps audience members identify with what is being presented. We need to be careful that the music doesn't overpower the presentation too.
Research has been done with music. If you are going to play music in the classroom to improve recall, the same music needs to be played when the students are being tested.
In a PPT, you need to make sure that the music conveys the image, feelings, emotions that you need.
Burmark, Y. (2012). They snooze, you lose, the educator's guide to successful presentations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books/feeds/volumes?q=9780470902905
Research has been done with music. If you are going to play music in the classroom to improve recall, the same music needs to be played when the students are being tested.
In a PPT, you need to make sure that the music conveys the image, feelings, emotions that you need.
Burmark, Y. (2012). They snooze, you lose, the educator's guide to successful presentations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books/feeds/volumes?q=9780470902905
They Snooze, You Lose Chapter 7 Reflection
Starting with Images
Chapter was very interesting. The entire premise was that pictures speak louder than words. It is important that they are realistic and that every picture has a purpose. Images should illustrate a point. They need to convey a major part of the story. If not, they are useless.
There was a 4 step process on focusing on the essentials.
1. Take a slide that has many words
2. highlight one or two words in each bullet
3. Remove all other text and rehearse what to say
4. Add an image that helps information "stick".
She suggests that photos or images take up the entire slide as a backdrop. There are instructions on pg.121 on how to make images wider without changing the composition. Another suggestion is to use quotes to make a point or to use as a springboard. Color is also important. It increases willingness to read, motivation and participation and improves retention.
There was an explanation of how pictures help in retention. There were images with narration. It was called "rapid fire" because the photos were clicked really fast. Then there was a quiz afterwards. I was amazed at how I remembered all of the details. This is something I need to use more often.
Burmark, Y. (2012). They snooze, you lose, the educator's guide to successful presentations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books/feeds/volumes?q=9780470902905
Chapter was very interesting. The entire premise was that pictures speak louder than words. It is important that they are realistic and that every picture has a purpose. Images should illustrate a point. They need to convey a major part of the story. If not, they are useless.
There was a 4 step process on focusing on the essentials.
1. Take a slide that has many words
2. highlight one or two words in each bullet
3. Remove all other text and rehearse what to say
4. Add an image that helps information "stick".
She suggests that photos or images take up the entire slide as a backdrop. There are instructions on pg.121 on how to make images wider without changing the composition. Another suggestion is to use quotes to make a point or to use as a springboard. Color is also important. It increases willingness to read, motivation and participation and improves retention.
There was an explanation of how pictures help in retention. There were images with narration. It was called "rapid fire" because the photos were clicked really fast. Then there was a quiz afterwards. I was amazed at how I remembered all of the details. This is something I need to use more often.
Burmark, Y. (2012). They snooze, you lose, the educator's guide to successful presentations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books/feeds/volumes?q=9780470902905
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Copyright PowerPointUpdate
I started with 11 slides and now I'm up to 22. I put many of the bullets on my notes and left only the most critical information on the slide. Some slides had 4-6 bullets. What I did was put one bullet per slide. I made sure that each slide did not have more than 30 words. I didn't put a lot of clip art or photos because I couldn't think of images that would be beneficial. I found a few cute ones, but they were not free. I also added a link to the Citation Machine to make sure it was easy for someone to cite their sources. Resources were added on the final slide. I changed all the titles to be on the left instead of centered. As far as the slide design, I left the one I used. It already contained warm colors, maroon and gold. I left it like that for 2 reasons, because the eye sees red and yellow first and because they are the school colors. It brings feelings of loyalty and pride.
Adriana G. Hernandez Copyright Crash Course_2
Adriana G. Hernandez Copyright Crash Course_2
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