1. A Plethora of Powerful Presentations
MASL Spring Conference Spring 2011
Lee’s Summit West High School | Library Media Center
2600 SW Ward Rd. Lee’s Summit, MO 64082
http://lswhs.leesummit.k12.mo.us
http://peapodlibrary.wordpress.com
Introduction
Participants can expect to see several examples of high school
lessons that focus on the elements of research and project-
based learning utilizing Web 2.0 applications. Come and learn
about some fun, fresh and funky lessons that will have your
staff and students wanting more. Lots of student-created work
will be shared.
Megan Arnett
Something Old, Something megan.arnett@leesummit.k12.mo.us
New, Something
Borrowed, & (hopefully)
Something Just for You
Social Media Templates:
Facebook and Twitter templates your students can use in Power Point or Word to
create fictional accounts for historical figures, famous scientists, inventors,
authors, characters in books, etc.
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Amy Taylor
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2. Prezi: Podcast:
Web 2.0 application you can use to create live Using open-source software on PC’s or Garage Band
presentations on the web. Allows you to view the on Macs; our students have been able to make
entire presentation at one time & to zoom in for informative and entertaining podcasts to post on the
details. Videos, photos and links can all be internet.
embedded. Can also be downloaded as a Flash and Notes:
shown internally.
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Literary Art Festival:
Glogster:
A department wide collaboration with the Art
Make interactive, on-line posters to share. Sign up for department culminating in an art
the free educator account and receive 50 student festival hosted in the LMC during National Library
accounts under your name. Week. Each course takes a different aspect of
Notes: literature and illustrates it in a unique way.
Communication Arts class visit and discuss literary
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devices while viewing the artwork. Awesome school-
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3. It’s the PROCESS & Lesson Breakdown:
the Product
hire subs for ½ day collaborations and buy ice cream shakes for after-school professional development.
Teachers LOVE free food. We have utilized 1% money from the state to host “Food Fridays” to educate staff,
Collaboration:
A key element to a successful project is
Instructions & Scoring Guide: the scheduling and organization of
student class time. We breakdown the
We develop the scoring guide with the
process to keep students on task and
teachers prior to each project and
moving forward as a group.
present it to students at the beginning of
the project. Since LMC staff and teaching Notes:
staff set the guidelines together, we all
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share in the grading.
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Presentation 101:
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Resources to help teach students about
Storyboarding: the variety of ways to present as well as
some of the things to avoid. Has helped
The most essential aspect of any good
make some of our student presentations
podcast, photostory, or movie is
more professional.
storyboarding. We make copies of our
storyboard and require students to have
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it completed prior to being allowed on
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4. Let’s Present
Putting it Online:
Scan this
Classtime is precious and many teachers can’t
“waste” a day watching student presentations. Our
QR code
staff has found a solution.
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with your smart
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phone to go directly
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to the LSW LMC
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Library Webpage.
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Student Feedback and Reflection:
Every new project is an opportunity for us to grow
and adapt. We frequently ask for student feedback
through online polls to help us refine our projects.
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Links (all are listed on our blog as well)
Social Media Template: LART Fest:
http://tinyurl.com/3jh76cz http://lswhs.leesummit.k12.mo.us/lmclsw/lartfest.htm
http://www.tes.co.uk/home.aspx
*(sign up for a free educator account) Storyboard:
http://tinyurl.com/3lgrxtz
Prezi:
http://tinyurl.com/3mtmfda Presentation Zen:
http://tinyurl.com/3htm2w9
Glogster:
http://ssvjvfa.edu.glogster.com/glog/ Putting it Online:
http://sbtktub.edu.glogster.com/glog-204/ http://www.colemansclass.com/
Podcast: Student Feedback and Reflection:
http://tinyurl.com/3cryybr http://tinyurl.com/3elwzh9