One Hour PowerPoint: Strategies for Improving PresentationsDavid Jakes

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Teach them biology

3.5 pounds or 1.6 kg12 billion cells

3.5 pounds or 1.6 kg

12 billion cells

3.5 pounds or 1.6 kg12 billion cellsFed by the optic and auditory nerves

3.5 pounds or 1.6 kg

12 billion cells

Fed by the optic and auditory nerves

Cognitive Load TheoryIntrinsic, Extraneous, and Germane

Recall Dupuit, Flow to fixed heads with recharge:Note:Recharge is a fixed flux and head/gradient will be calculated to accommodate that recharge - e.g. High recharge >> High headsh1 and h2 are fixed heads and flux will be calculated to accommodate those heads - e.g. a high h1 will shift the divide to the left of the problem domain and produce large influx that joins the reachrge and discharges to the right, if h2 is very low, that influx will be even higherwqxhxh1 h2dLx=0

Cognitive Load: Intrinsic and Extraneous

Teach them how to make it visual…

PowerPoint doesn’t kill presentationsBullet Points do!

““Why would you use words on the screen when they do just fine in your mouth?”Seth Godin

Use images to communicate, not decorate…

Dual Processing: Visual and Auditory

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65%From Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina | See Multimodal Learning

Teach them how to find the visuals…

Teach them about intellectual property…

Creative Commons

Stock photography

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Teach them design…

Adolescent BrainMore gray matter than white matterPrefrontal cortex growing and developingBrain continues to grow and matures by the age of 25Teenage brain has a well-developed accelerator but only a partly developed breakNew proliferation of neurons at 11 for girls and 12 for boys

Adolescent BrainMore gray matter than white matterPrefrontal CortexBrain grows and matures by 25ff

Adolescent BrainTeenage brain has a well-developed accelerator but only a partly developed breakNew proliferation of neurons at 11 for girls and 12 for boystttff

Negative plasticityExamine the worry circuitry in the brainLimbic systemThoughts have an impact on the brainGet rid of the ANTS-kill themThink of bad thoughts as air pollutionExterminate the ants – get rid of always negative thinking

Negative PlasticityExamine the worry circuitryLimbic SystemThoughts have an impact on the brainGet rid of the ANTS-negative thinkingBad thoughts as air pollution

As a high school student have you had a positive ongoing relationship with at least one adult?96% responded “Yes”

As a high school student have you had a positive ongoing relationship with at least one adult?96% responded “Yes”

GBS SnapshotFrom 1998 to 2008:2261 to 2556 Total Students25.13 to 26.89 Credits Taken729 to 1145 AP Tests 81% to 90% Pass Rate for AP Tests87.9% to 98.1 % College Bound

GBS SnapshotFrom 1998 to 2008:2261 to 2556 total students25.13 to 26.89 credits taken729 to 1145 AP Tests81% to 90% pass rates of AP Tests87.9% to 98.1% College Bound

2261 to 2556 total students

25.13 to 26.89 credits taken

729 to 1145 AP Tests

81% to 90% pass rates of AP Tests

87.9% to 98.1% College Bound

3,768,222,649 images on Flickr4 Years of Content on YouTube..every dayWaracle

Teach them to sell…

“Communication is the transfer of emotion…”Seth Godinclick

How many homeless? Between 2.3 and 3.5 million are likely to experience being homeless in a year1.35 million of them are children200,000 veterans may be homeless on a given night.50% African-American, 35% White, 12% Latino, 2% Native American, 1% Asian

How many experience being homeless?Between 2.3 and 3.5 million1.35 million of them are children200,000 veterans may be homeless on a given night.Image used with permission iamchrisjett

Between 2.3 and 3.5 million

1.35 million of them are children

200,000 veterans may be homeless on a given night.

Teach them that color and font matter…

Of the 16 million colors…

This is a Serif FontThis is a Sans Serif Font

CAUTION: The use and application of Comic Sans in presentations is illegal in 34 states….

Teach them to storyboard…

Teach them secrets…

Teach them to share

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Titan Food CourtDeli DepotPasta ZoneMain EventTitan GrillVariety JunctionOriental ExpressBakery Corner

Titan Food CourtDeli DepotPasta ZoneMain EventTitan GrillVariety JunctionOriental Express

Hey Mom! I’m Going to College…Can You Iron My Pants?

Some Things Experts Can’t Tell You…Potato chips do not constitute a food groupTextbooks are expensiveRoommate may be obnoxious College isn’t about classes, grades and gossip…it’s about finding yourself

Potato chips do not constitute a food group

Textbooks are expensive

Roommate may be obnoxious

College isn’t about classes, grades and gossip…it’s about finding yourself