My EDUC W200 Class PowerPoint

1. Non-Linear PowerPoint
Caroline Kitterman
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PODCASTING POWER POINT
SMART BOARD
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and my personal reflections!

3. The Power of Podcasting
By: Melissa Purcell
What is podcasting?
-Podcasting is a way for students and parents to access
classroom information over the internet. Podcasting is
a great way for teachers to relay information to families
in a short amount of time.
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4. Why is Podcasting Effective?
Many teachers use podcasting for several reasons:
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• Easy to use
• Free
• Large amounts of information can be given out in one setting
• Enjoyable
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form of technology!

5. Easy to Use
Podcasting is very simple! Teachers are able to
sign up on podcasting website, such as Audacity,
and get their podcast started!
Once the podcast is made, teachers can post it
to a classroom blog for parents and students to
listen to.
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6. Free
Podcasting is free to use, which is always a good
thing! You just sign onto the podcasting website
and get going!
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7. Large Amounts of Information can be
Given out in One Setting
Teachers are able to relay a wide variety of
information to students and parents via
podcasting. Teachers can podcast anything from
an online assignment for students, to a weekly
podcast of what is going on in the classroom for
parents. The opportunities are endless!
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8. Enjoyable
Podcasting is fun and enjoyable to for both
teachers and students! It is great to way to
introduce a “new” technology to students.
Podcasting also provides another way of
teaching/learning to students that may need
constant changes.
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9. Using the Smart Board in Teaching
Students With Autism
By: Joy F Xin and Frank X Sutman
What is a smart board?
A smart board is an interactive white board that is
used to enhance students’ learning by engaging
them in a different style of visual learning.
Students with Autism need to work on their social
situations and the Smart Board is a great way to
motivate them!
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10. Why are Smart Boards Good for
Students with Autism?
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Boards.
• Visual Learners
• Motivation
• Social Stories
• Improved Student Behavior
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11. Visual Learners
Children with autism are often lacking
communication/interaction skills. They do not
always react to frustration and conflicts in a
positive way. The Smart Board is a great way for
these students to learn how to better handle
themselves in tough situations. They will enjoy
using the Smart Board!
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12. Motivation
Students with autism will be motivated to want
to try and better their social behavior if they are
able to use a Smart Board. The Smart Board will
portray the information to the students and they
will be able to interactively respond!
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13. Social Stories
As mentioned, students with Autism need to work on
improving their social behavior. The Smart Board can play
a big role in this. Teachers can think of situations that the
students might find their selves in when it would be hard to
express their emotions in a positive way. Examples are,
conflicts, hard school work, and not getting their way.
The teacher would then type up a situation similar to this
and show it on the smart board. The students are able to
use the Smart Board to respond to the situation by drawing
pictures and writing their thoughts. After the activity, the
students have to practice modeling the good behavior.
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14. Improved Student Behavior
As a result of the social stories, teachers will see
improved student behavior. The more the
students get to use the Smart Board to talk
about social situations, the more practice they
will get.
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15. Using Animation in Microsoft PowerPoint to Enhance
Learners With Developmental Delay
By: Howard P Parette Jr, Jack Hourcade, Craig Blum
What is PowerPoint?
PowerPoint is a Microsoft program that provides
an easy way for people to present information.
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16. Benefits of PowerPoint in the
Classroom
Benefits of using PowerPoint help students with developmental
delays?
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• Easy Access
• Presentation Features
• Phonetic Awareness
• Prompts
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17. Easy Access
PowerPoint is a program that is very easy to
access. According to the article, as of 2009,
more than 80% of school computers contained
PowerPoint. PowerPoint is also very fun and
easy to use.
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18. Presentation Features
PowerPoint contains many fun presentation
features that excite children with developmental
delays. Some of these features are colors,
animations, sounds, and slide transitions. These
help to keep young children engaged.
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19. Phonetic Awareness
PowerPoint has been proven to help young
learners with their phonics. Early childhood
teachers can choose words and students have to
decide which letter is the right sound beginning
of the word. Transitions and animations make
this process exciting. For example, teachers
could use animations to make the letters bounce
into the PowerPoint.
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20. Prompts
PowerPoint allows teachers to give their
students’ “prompts.” For example, a teacher
puts up a word and the students have to choose
which letter is the beginning sound of the word,
The students would be given four choices. Some
time passes and the students cannot figure it
out. The teacher can use PowerPoint to make
two of the answers flash. This would help
prompt the students and give them a hint.
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21. Podcasting Personal Reflection
I feel that podcasting is a great classroom asset. I plan on having a
blog for my classroom. This will allow me to post podcasts for parents
and students to listen to. I think that my students will enjoy listening
to the podcasts and parents will feel they help to keep them up to
date. I intern at several different elementary schools, and they us
podcasts regularly.
The author of the article stated that “posting student-created podcasts
can be one of the best ways to allow parents and other Internet users
a glimpse into the classroom and all the wonderful learning
opportunities that are taking place.”
I agree with this statement 100%. Parents need to be informed and
engaged in classroom activities.
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22. Smart Board Personal Reflection
I found the Smart Board article to be very interesting. I never thought
about how this type of technology could help children with Autism. I am
definitely considering using a Smart Board in my classroom and will use
the social situations approach to help students with emotional
disabilities.
The author stated, “children with autism often are unable to read about
and understand social cues and situations, as well as to appropriately
respond to such social events. Thus, they often find it difficult to "read"
social behavior, and to infer the beliefs and intentions of others. This
impairment often leads to the deficits in social communication and other
interactions with peers and adults.
I found this quote to be very eye-opening. I will definitely think about
how students with emotional disabilities think about things in a different
way and react well to hands-on/visual activities.
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23. PowerPoint Personal Reflection
I agree that PowerPoint is a great way to relay information to students. I use
PowerPoint a lot, and plan on continuing to use it when I become a classroom
teacher.
The author of the article brought up a good point. PowerPoint can be a
particularly powerful instructional technology PowerPoint and projectors
have been used in conjunction with direct instruction to successfully teach
phonological awareness skills to 4year-old students considered at risk. In this
work, classroom teachers implemented a DI approach using PowerPoint
templates and a projection system, while teachers in a comparison group
used only a standard phonological awareness curriculum paired with the
projection system. Ready-to-go PowerPoint templates were created to
support instruction of alliteration, rhyming, and initial sound fluency.”
I never would have thought to use PowerPoint to help students better the
phonetic skills. That is something I would love to try when I become a
teacher.
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24. APA Sources
Parette, H., Hourcade, J., & Blum, C.. (2011). Using Animation in Microsoft
PowerPoint to Enhance Engagement and Learning in Young Learners
With Developmental Delay. Teaching Exceptional Children, 43(4), 58-
67. Retrieved May 3, 2011, from ProQuest Education Journals.
(Document ID: 2301060811).
Purcell, M.. (2011, March). The Power of Podcasting. Library Media
Connection, 29(5), 48. Retrieved May 3, 2011, from ProQuest
Education Journals. (Document ID: 2296463381).
Xin, J., & Sutman, F.. (2011). Using the Smart Board in Teaching Social Stories to
Students With Autism. Teaching Exceptional Children, 43(4), 18-
24. Retrieved May 3, 2011, from ProQuest Education Journals.
(Document ID: 2301060761).
Thanks for watching! I hope you learned a lot about educational technologies and
how they can make a difference in the classroom!