The document discusses using technology like PowerPoint and websites to enhance classroom learning. It provides tips for using these tools effectively, including organizing content for the audience, using visuals and graphics, engaging students interactively, and balancing active and reflective learning experiences. PowerPoint tips include using design templates, outlining lectures, minimizing text and overuse of animations/transitions. Tips for websites include enhancing online learning without overusing technology and specifying what students should look for on multimedia clips. The overall message is that technology should be used judiciously to focus on content and engage students, not overshadow the learning experience.

1. Using Technology to Enhance Classroom LearningFacilitated by Dr. Sophia Scott

2. AgendaUnderstanding our studentsTechnology & LearningTips & Techniques for using PowerPoint technology to enhance learning in the classroomTips & Techniques for using Website technology to enhance learning in the classroom

3. Understanding Our Students

4. Pop QuizWhat does this mean? ROTFLPneumonic for remembering the 5 plant cell types Reserve Officers Training FloridaRecord of True Foreign Languages Rolling On The Floor Laughing

5. Pop QuizWhat do these chat acronyms stand for?LOL POS GNSTDLTBBB CUL8R

6. Pop QuizWhat do these emoticons mean? ;-) >:-( ^5 (((((name)))) (::()::) @[_]~~

7. Pop QuizWeb site comparisonsWhich of each pair of Web sites is designed for younger learners, which is designed for “us”?

8. Website comparisonsOURShttp://www.sciencemag.orghttp://www.yahoo.comhttp://www.ask.comhttp://www.hgtv.comhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.comTHEIRShttp://www.brainpop.comhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.comhttp://www.ajkids.comhttp://www.nick.comhttp://www.sikids.com

9. Who are our Students?Baby Boomers TV generation

10. Typewriters

11. Memos Gen X Video games

12. Computers

13. E-mail Net Gen The Web

14. Mobile devices

15. Instant messenger

16. Online communities By age 21,The average person will have spent….10,000 hours video games20,000 emails20,000 hours TV10,000 hours on a cell phoneUnder 5,000 hours readingPrensky, 2003

17. Children are exposed to technology for play and learning at a very young age

18. NeuroplasticityThe brain reorganizes itself through lifeStimulationDevelopmental experiencesTheir brains are really “wired” differently

19. The Net Generation…Born in or after 1982Gravitate toward group activity8 out of 10 say “it’s cool to be smart”Focused on grades and performanceBusy with extracurricular activitiesIdentify with parents’ values; feel close to parentsRespectful of social conventions and institutionsFascination for new technologiesRacially and ethnically diverseHowe & Strauss, 2003

20. Teen use of Web100% use it to search for information on colleges, careers & jobs74% use instant messaging as a major communication vehicle 54% of students (7-12 grade) know more IM screen names than home phone numbers

21. Teen use of Web for Communication81% e-mail friends & relatives70% instant message56% prefer the Internet over the telephone

22. Why do teens go the Web?Find new & exciting informationLearn more/betterFor communityShow others what they can doBe heard

23. The Net Gen is Self-teaching – What does that mean for the classroom?

24. Teens & Multi-tasking Online

25. Technology & Learning

26. Today’s Learners…Digitally literate MobileAlways onExperientialSocial (stay connected)Oblinger, 2004

27. Hypertext minds: QualitiesCrave interactivityRead visual imagesVisual-spatial skillsParallel processingInductive discoveryFast response timePrensky, 2001

28. Concerns…Short attention spanChoose NOT to pay attentionLack reflectionLack text literacyLack identification of source quality

29. NetGen learning preferencesTeams, peer-to-peerStructureEngagement & experienceVisual & kinestheticThings that matterOblinger, 2004

30. Students vs. FacultyStudents FacultyMultitaskingSingle or limited tasksPictures, sound, videoTextRandom accessLinear, logical, sequentialInteractive & networkedIndependent & individualEngagingDisciplinedSpontaneousDeliberate

31. Generational ComparisonsCtrl+Alt+Del is as basic as ABCThey don’t understand the “return” keyComputers fit into backpacksThey have always had a personal identification numberPhotos are processed in under an hourGas has always been unleadedRogaine is available for the follicularly challenged

32. Multiple Media Literacy2 million children have a personal website (ages 6-17)6 million will have one by the end of the year

33. It is not about AGE…We live in a technologically enriched environment

34. Compare yourselfAre you comfortable composing documents longhand?Have you turned “remembering” over to a technology?Are you connected? (Internet, cell phone)Do you engage in more than one activity at a time?Do you play computer or video games?

35. What does the learning environment look like?

39. Environments for learningEvery students learns all the timeLearning is in & out of classroomEvery setting can be a learning environmentDirect experience shapes individual understandingIndividuals learn by establishing & reworking patterns, relationships & connectionsChange is stimulating

40. The Big Question…How can teachers enable students to be successful in education?

41. What students want in a learning environment…Teacher to have an in-depth knowledge in their fieldFaculty ability to use technology EffectivelyDon’t overuse the technology

42. InteractionStudents learn from thinking…thinking is engaged by activityJunassen, 2003

43. BalanceAction ReflectionVisual TextSocial IndividualProcess ContentSpeed DeliberationPeer-to-peer Peer Review

44. Engaging Learning ExperiencesReal ProjectGamesDebateEmotional EngagingVotingProblem SolvingCase StudyFacilitated DiscussionQ & ALecturePassive Active

45. Tips & Techniques for using PowerPoint technology to enhance learning in the classroom

46. Preparing PresentationsUse a design template so you can focus on contentUse PowerPoint interactivelyOutline the lecture using PowerPointUse text sparinglyThe “Joy of Six” – max of six points & six words per point

47. How to Design Effective PowerPoint Presentations

48. Know Your Audience

49. Organize the Content

50. Font StylesGaramondArielComic SansBookman Old StyleCourier NewCG TimesTimes New Roman

51. Present in a Variety of WaysUse:TablesChartsShapesGraphicsStair steps Don’t overuse Bullets

52. Say it With Graphics

53. Which slide communicates the clearest visual message?

54.  Non-Verbals Attire 7 Seconds Organization Eye Contact Movement Entry DemeanorYour Visual Image

55. Your Visual ImageNon-Verbals7 SecondsEye ContactEntryAttireOrganizationMovementDemeanor

56. Use Animation When Appropriate

57. Editing PowerPoint PresentationsUse the tools providedFOCUS on content & not presentationRead & Edit before showing

58. The Purpose of a PowerPoint is … to give Power to a Point

59. What do you think of the Following Slides?

60. Great Graphics

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62. I like ColorDo you like this color?Do you like this color?Do you like this color?Do you like this color?Do you like this color?Do you like this color?Do you like this color?

63. Animation and sound too far…This is point oneThis is point twoThis is point threeThis is point four

64. Preparing MaterialsUse notesPrepare handoutsCan use PowerPoint for transparency handouts

65. PowerPoint in the ClassroomMake it interactiveUse text sparinglyPrint slides in advancePut on websiteUse as an outlineLeave out information – to be filled in class

66. PowerPoint in the ClassroomRemember the “Joy of Six”Minimize animated text, sound and transitionsBlack out the screen (use B on keyboard)Use three slides per minuteUse 24 font or biggerDon’t turn your back on your students

67. Avoid PowerPoint Overload

68. Focus on minimizing Distractions!

69. Mix Lecture with Technology

70. PowerPoint on the WebCan enhance learning onlineDo not overuseUse creative ways to present the informationSpecify what you want your students to look for (terms, concepts, examples)Narrative the clips for added interactivityView as both PowerPoint & HTML

71. Issues with PowerPoint on the Web Some animations & slide transitions are not supportedSome images do not show in certain resolutionsFrames could be a problemSounds do not play

72. PowerPoint NuggetsUse PowerPoint toolsFocus on Content not presentationDo not overuse PowerPointVary your PresentationsEditMake PowerPoint Interactive

73. What are some tips you can offer using PowerPoint in the classroom & Web?

74. Tips & Techniques for using Website technology to enhance learning in the classroom

75. Assembling web-based materials

76. First Things First! What's the purpose of your web site? If you can narrow down what you want your viewers to do when they're at your site, you can save yourself a lot of time by focusing your web site content. Who is your audience? What kind of technology is your audience using?

77. Tips for Basics of Web DesignIdentify PurposeRecognize Bandwidth (design to 28.8 modem)Graphics (GIF or JPEG? – GIF better for bandwidthMonitor resolution (design to 640X480)Recognize multiple platforms and browsers (MAC or PC and Netscape or Explorer)Navigation should be consistent & easy to useUse common Fonts