This document discusses various technology tools that can be used to create powerful presentations for kids, including Smore, Big Huge Labs, infographics, and Powtoon. It provides examples of how each tool can be used in the classroom, such as using Smore to create a classroom newspaper or book flyers, using Big Huge Labs to make biography magazine covers or book character trading cards, creating infographics about math concepts or science projects, and using Powtoon to make book reports or class introductions. The document encourages using these tools to integrate fun and technology into learning, foster cooperative work, and engage students in presenting content.

1. POWERFUL
PRESENTATIONS FOR KIDS
Heather Johnson

2. What are we going to talk about
today?
•Smore
•Big Huge Labs
•Infographics
•Powtoon

3. Do your students
look like this
when listening to
other
classmate’s
presentations?
Kratochvil, Peter. (2012). Bored young woman studying. Retrieved from http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-
image.php?image=3858. CC-O

4. Take them from
bored to BAM!
With some fun,
fantastic ways to
present all the
goodness you will
be teaching them
this year!
Voicu, Adina. (2015). Girls kids anniversary party play. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/girls-kids-
anniversary-party-play-1092920/. CC-O

5. Smore
• Visually appealing
• Easy to use and navigate
• Web based for easy retrieval
• Auto saves (for forgetful folks)
https://www.smore.com/

6. Ideas for using Smore in the
classroom
Create a
classroom
newspaper, have
the students be
in charge and
update it weekly
on smore!
Have students create a
Smore flyer to advertise
back to school nights,
parent teacher
conferences, or even
school plays! Buy in is
half the battle!
Technology Communication Tools
C/T 3-5.10 Communicate effectively with others (e.g., peers, teachers, experts) in collaborative learning situations.
A. Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities.
 Produce documents and presentations that demonstrate the ability to edit, reformat, and integrate various tools and media.

7. Create book flyers to draw interest to books students
have read!

8. Create
classroom
introducti
ons for a
high tech
and fun
way to
start the
school

9. What other ideas can you think of to use with Smore

10. Big Huge Labs
• Easy to use
• Student friendly
• Oodles of ideas and
opportunities

11. https://bighugelabs.com/

12. Biography Magazine
Covers
VA SOL 4.1 The student will use effective oral communication skills in
a variety of settings. 2.11 The student will identify George
Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, Jackie
Robinson, and Martin Luther King, Jr., as Americans whose

13. Writing Activity- Guide students in writing
how to or procedural text. Have them make
a puzzle with an image of what they are
explaining about. Create a puzzle and have
a partner try to follow your directions of how
to put it together!

14. Create Book Character
trading cards
including facts and or
details about book
Book Character Trading
Cards
Captain
Underpants,
Winnie, Alexander,
Cece, Astrid,
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02/6312198231. CCO

15. Maps
Students can create maps
of the places they’ve
studied like Ancient Rome,
Greece, Mali and Egypt!

16. What will you have your
students create? Share your
Ideas!
Shubert, Jorg. (2014). Thinking of a masterplan. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/tinto/12239180354.
CCO

17. Blabberiz
e• Fun and easy to use
• Creative and interesting
presentations
• Enhances everyday
classroom activities
• Integrates technology
into lessons
• FREE

18. http://blabberize.com/

19. Poetry
VA SOL Oral Language 3.5 The student will read and
demonstrate comprehension of fictional text and
poetry

20. Vocabulary
Each student receives a word
and can define it, record it’s
definition and share with
his/her classmates! A fun and
easy way to tackle a long list of
new vocab for a unit or study!
.

21. Collaborative
LearningA kindergarten or first
grade class could focus
on a writing project,
have an older class work
their magic with the tech
side of blabberize and
allow the littles to
dictate their
masterpiece!

22. Blabberize in your classrooms?
Questions, Comments,
thoughts? What could
your students do with
Blabberize?

23. Infographics
• Succinct
• Clear & easy to make
• Visual and fun
• Memorable & powerful

24. Where do I
start?https://www.canva.com/ http://www.easel.ly/
https://piktochart.com/

25. Math Concepts

26. Sequencing
VA SOL’s 2.8 & 2.9 The student will read and
demonstrate comprehension of fictional & non-
fictional texts. e) Describe characters, setting, and
important events in fiction and poetry. h) Summarize
stories and events with beginning, middle, and end

27. Science
Projects

28. Think, Pair, Share
What other ideas can you
think of to use infographs for?
Turn and talk with your group,
share your ideas with them!
Johnson, H. (2016). Kids working together. CC BY-NC

29. https://www.powtoon.com
• Free to use (mostly)
• Animated
• Fun
• Current and
exciting

30. Book Reports
VA SOL Oral Language 3.2 The student will present brief oral reports using visual media.

31. Class
Introductions
Shy kids in class? Afraid to
give oral presentations?
Powtoons it!

32. Book Trailers &
Commercials
Have students create book trailers or
commercials to advertise awesome new books
they’ve read. When a kid says “I don’t know
what to read” point them to the powtoons
boards!

33. https://heatherjohnsonsite.wordpre
To learn more about these
cool tools and others visit
my blog!

34. Take
Aways
• Technology is a part of education
today!
• There are many opportunities for
students to integrate fun with
learning
• Cooperative learning can be
fostered through technology
• Smore, powtoons, infographics,
Blabberize, and Big Huge labs are
only a few of the amazing sites that
are free and easy to use.
What other amazing sites, or
apps do you know about to
share with me?hjohnson2@Richmond.k12.v