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If I See Another PowerPoint Presentation I’m going to screammmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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This is a very dear subject to my heart. As a business and economics teacher I really do hate seeing 28 presentations on a topic which all say the same thing and all look the same. Recently I presented at the Qsite Conference and I was extremely surprised at the number of people who hadn’t really thought about this. I get bored easily. I want to see students put their own personalities into their work. If I want to see the same 28 presentations I could just watch my own over and over and over again.
Why do teachers find it so hard to let students use their imaginations? I have seen some amazing examples of letting students go nuts with their imagination and a multi-modal piece of assessment. Radio interviews with Mother Nature to explain Global Warming, Students bringing in Row Boats to explain the concept of Imports and Exports, Websites, Trade Displays, Role Plays, Sock Puppets…
The best part is the learning which takes place without theme even realising it!
Here are my presentations from the conference on the Multi-Modal Assessment. I have had to remove the student examples due to privacy. Happy to discuss this further…
Multi-Modal Assessment Presentation
Multi-Modal Assessment Handout
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Basic ICT Skills – Doesn't Everyone Have Them?
I had the opportunity yesterday to assist at a PD session on the use of Word, PowerPoint, and Audacity. Things that I’m sure a majority of teachers take advantage of everyday sometimes to the detriment of learning. Now this was a session for those who felt they had a beginner level. I was surprised. I have been spoilt working at a school with a high level of technology. Now I know that not all schools offer the PD that is required to keep up to date with the latest technology but surely at least everyone can use Word and PowerPoint. I was proved wrong yesterday. And was wondering if this was a major mistake of those of us in education – the assumption that everyone can use Word and PowerPoint. Do we ever really teach our staff or students for that matter the correct way to use these tools?
Basic skills such as inserting WordArt, Pictures, Symbols or manipulating these to display the way you want them to. Adding transitions and sounds to slides to make them viewable without the teacher. Just using these basic skills to make nicely displayed worksheets with lots of colour or using PowerPoint to create flashcards.
Perhaps our failure to our students is not making sure that our teachers have the basic ICT skills to create the resources which keep them engaged in learning.
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