Saturday, October 8, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Changes
After reading chapter 7-9, I implemented the following changes: Focused on the essential and rehearsed the short phrases and removed text on the slide. I resized some of the photos and replaces some with humor.Also, tried to cover more space on the slide. I also chose some soft but upbeat music to compliment the slides. Furthermore, I chose Popeye, which would seem to get most of my audiences attention.
Tapping Emotion
Sticky emotions is a good way to get your attention. My heart strings are very short and can be pulled instantly from a song and even more with a photograph. Most commercial, movies, songs and even textbook need to have that photo to compliment the sentiments. It might sound like a clique, but a photo is worth a thousand words. I enjoy given my students the opportunity to draw what is important to them, the stick figures of their family. Creating a power point needs to take the opportunity to create sense of positive and wonderful feelings.
Playing Music
Playing music has always been a favorite past time of mine, in the classroom, driving, cleaning, working out, and even to fall asleep. I need to motivate me and keep me in a relaxed and inspiriting mood. I can understand the need to have it in a power point. A movie is far more remembered for its soundtrack. We make connections with music. Commercials, are also known to help pitch their item using music at least a catch tone. I usally share everything that I have heard with my peers at work and with friends. Children are so suceptible to music and working along to it.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
HARNESSING HUMOR
Many times we think a lesson has to be rigid,rigorious and and monologue. We never stop to think of going away from the norm and creating some humorous lessons. Both teacher and student win with this approach. Adding some Neoteny and surprises to add some excitement.
Making Connections
After reading chapter 5, I was able to make a better connection with Dr. Burmakcs suggestions. She explains the importance of thinking out side of the box and not being by the book on your lessons. Implementing other strategies is welcomes, especially technology. She goes into further detail of making connectins from abstract to concrete. It reminds me of schema, how our brain collects, stores and recalls informations for later use. Many students and people make different connections according to what is stored in our "files". It is always good to build on prior knowledge. Furthermore, including humor and sequencing events into to have fun with the audience. I enjoyed and look forward to implementing 10:2 in my educational setting. Since viewing Dr.Medina's tutorial video, it had me thinking of what activity can our classroom do every ten minutes. Also, comparing and contrasting activities as mentioned in the chapter assist with grabing the audiences attention. I personally enjoy pictues that have some attributes altered and the reader must locate them.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Ringing CHIMES
Chapter 4 makes the connection to many educators and the need to race against time to meet all the standards. I am exhausted after the day, trying to speak, teach and check for understanding all within thirty minute increments. Dr. Burmak understands and explains the expectations imposed on teachers. Unfortunetly, we live in a sink or swim mindframe. In this chapter it discusses how to be effective in a presentation and most importantly to gain the audiences attention and the retention of the material. Dr. Burmak makes it a point to use herself as an example for the reader to make the connection.
Celebrating presenters
As educators, we are presenters and entertainers, but for how long can we entertain our students. Chapter 3 gives us insights of the different ways to becoming a better presenter. Dr. Burmak discusses the lecture,the enterainer, the motivational speaker and the educator. She was able to make the connection from the movie Pay it Forward and TIF. She mentions the importance of knowing your audience and the allowing them to process the information before they can contribute insight and collaborate the information they have been given.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
they Snooze....you lose
Chapeter One did wonders for my boring ppt. Dr. Burmark explains how to create an inviting and unique presentation. In technolgy, what was new last weeks is already considered outdated. I can remember how our instructors supported and even motivated us to use all the defaul templates,animations and designs. It made for a cute,coloful presentation,but that was then. Today, to many of use make the mistake of writing to much information on the ppt and boring the audience. Dr. Burmark was right on target,when she mentions how you can lose your audience with all the text provided. Furthermore, the research behind the correct background color was beneficial for implmenting in my revised power point. In order to be unique you have to be creative and go with your own sense for a template. The templates are just a guidline not a necessity. As for the type, I am guilty of going bold happy and using cute text. I was able to delete some of the text and insert some pictures that conveyed the same message.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Crash Course
Creating the powepoint was simple, but the process of uploading and embedding the into slideshare and blog was a new experience. It feel like I am seeing what is behind the scenes of the computer world. I have a better understanding of the process and the steps it takes to perform all the task.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Anyone else out there....
I am just following my co-workers syllabus, because it seems she has more infor than I do....hmmm
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