This document discusses effective strategies for creating successful presentations and using social media in the art classroom. It provides tips for design elements like slide transitions, builds, and templates. It emphasizes keeping text concise and using images, video, and animation to engage audiences. Specific social media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Deviant Art are presented as tools to supplement art classroom lessons through activities like online critiques, viewing missed content, and sharing tutorials. The document argues that incorporating various media breaks up text and keeps audiences interested while also maintaining a professional look.

1. EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR
SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATIONS
USING SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE ART CLASSROOM
Jennifer Kolendowicz
North Dorchester High School
July 2016

2. SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATIONS
Great presentations have several elements to add to the
overall design
 Slide transitions
 Slide builds
 Background template designs
 Font styles (sans serif works best)
Use of font colors and sizes emphasizes
important information, as does:
 Bold
 Italics
 Underline

3. Introducing only the title before presenting
information → discussion on the topic
List important topics at the beginning of
presentation
 Notice the sliding information on the next two slides
It adds interest and introduces one key point at a time
List of topics allows audience to know what will be covered
Adding and animating pictures catches audience
attention
SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATIONS

4. Align text in a uniform way
 Example – All bullets line up on left side of slide, consistently
SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATIONS

5. EXAMPLE PRESENTATION →

6. WHY DO WE USE SOCIAL MEDIA?
Stay in touch with family and friends
 Updates
 Photos
 Video / live stream
Network
Inspiration

7. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR
SUPPLEMENTATION
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Deviant Art

8. HOW CAN SOCIAL MEDIA BE USED IN THE ART
CLASSROOM?
Advanced Placement courses → study groups /
share ideas (Facebook)
 Online critiques (Deviant Art)
View content of a missed class
(Facebook, Twitter & YouTube)
 Key Points & Notes
 Video tutorials on steps for a project

9. YOUTUBE
 Adding different types of
media will break up rhythm
of text
 Keeps audience engaged
and interested
 Use as supplement and not
entire presentation

10. REVIEWING STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE
PRESENTATIONS
Simplify text for each slide
Add images and video for interest
Keep a professional look when adding animation and
slide transitions
Pose a discussion question as a transition slide
Keep a uniform look to the presentation –
 Colors
 Fonts
 Typeface size
 Background designs

11. HOW CAN SOCIAL MEDIA BE
INCORPORATED IN OTHER
COURSES?

12. REFERENCES
 Voyton, A. (2016). Social Media in Education [SlideShare slides].
Retrieved from SlideShare website:
http://www.slideshare.net/WilmuOnline/how-to-use-social-media-in-
the-classroom?qid=93b83428-47e4-4a01-a658-
0637b83daeee&v=&b=&from_search=1
 5 Reasons To Use Social Media in the Classroom [SlideShare slides].
(2016). Retrieved from SlideShare website:
http://www.slideshare.net/LiveTiles/5-reasons-to-use-social-media-in-
the-classroom-62432911?qid=b1802856-c588-4921-aa91-
e94a61329d2f&v=&b=&from_search=2