English Topic

1. COMMUNICATION AIDS AND
STRATEGIES
USING TOOLS OF TECHNOLOGY

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
at the end of this chapter, the students should be able to:
1.Distinguish the importance of communication aids and strategies using tools of
technology and to know how it helps us in such way and how does it helps
communication.
2.Understand the purpose of multimedia presentation, what important things
should be considered to create a multimedia presentation and to know how to
prepare it.
3. Learn how to create a Pecha Kucha presentation.
4.Know blogging, its benefits and how to make it.

3. PREPARING MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
In today’s society communication is mediated using technology. For
communication to be more effective. It is imperative to know how
technology works. When purpose it can serve and how it can be used
efficiently and effectively used to achieve specific goals in the
communication process.
A. Characteristics of Multimedia Presentation
1. Multimedia Presentation are visually oriented (displayed on a monitor
or project onto a screen.

4. 2.They allow users to use different modalities such as.
Text, Graphics, Photographs, Audio, Animation, and Video.
Special features of computer – based presentations
1. Custom navigation (Linking) between slides, to others media and to the internet
2. Can be made into hard copy printouts or transparencies
3. Can be uploaded to the web
B. Steps in making effective Multimedia Presentation
1. Know the purpose
2. Know the audience
3. Gather information
4. Use a variety of resources such us.
a. Textbooks
B. digital resources
1. photographs
2. Scanned images, student work
C. Internet

5. 5. Do not forget to cite sources.
a.Write the author’s name, title of the work and date of publication.
B.Include the website or Web page address of the source.
C.In general, non-profit educational use of online materials tor a lccure
quanes a5 tair use but it is better to ask the author s permission to use such
materials.
D. Always have full bibliographic references for all citations.
6. Organize the Information
a. List the main points.
B. Have only one main idea per slide.
C. Present ideas in a logical order.
D. Place important information near the top.

6. 7. Check technical issues
a. Contrast
-Dark text on light background
-White text on dark background
b. Use only one design and color scheme throughout the slide
presentation
C. Avoid clutter
d. Avoid patterned or textured backgrounds.
E. Use large font size (minimum 18 pts)
f. Use fonts that are easy to read. Don’1 use fancy fonts
g. Don’t use more than two types of fonts.
H. Avoid too much text. Don t use the presentation as your notes
i. Use no more than 5 or 4 bullets per slide.

7. 8.Be Creative
a. Use transition and animation to add interes.
b. But don’t overdo it!
PREPARING PECHA KUCHA PRESENTATIONS
Pecha kucha is a 20-slide power point presentation which moves automatically
to each succeeding slide every after 20 seconds. This presentation is very helpful
to keep track of the time.

8. Remember:
1. Open the power point. Select blank layout or simply press CTRL N or Command N.
2. Duplicate the blank slides. Make sure that you have 20 blank slides.
3. Select all the slides(you can use CTRL A). Make sure to remove the check mark on
the “on mouse click” then modify the transition speed to 20 seconds.
4. Insert and resize images.
5. After saving the Pecha Kucha presentation, check the speed of transition. Make sure
that the saved speed for all slides is 20 seconds.
6. Practice your narration with the Pecha Kucha presentation. You can record your
narration in the power point presentation.

9. BLOGGING
According to Richardson (2006),the use of blogs has been an engaging and effective way
to promote writing skills of primary students,particularly when student peers provide
feedback to the blog.In other words,blogging has become an indispensable medium of
communication,academic purposes, etc.
Blog is a shortened form of weblog,blogs are personal journal websites on which a user
can type an entry and add images, videos and links to other websites.Usually,readers of
a blog can post comments.

10. The following are guides to remember when writing an effective blog:
1.Be short and direct.
2.Ask a thought-provoking question.
3.Ask a multiple-choice question.
4.Share a shoking fact or statistic.
5.Share something personal.
6.Withhold a compelling piece of information.
7.Refute conventional wisdom.
8.Lead with a success story.
9.Start with a reader’s question.
10.Share a quote.