1. How to create a fantastic
presentation for my future classes
EME 2040: INTRO TO TECHNOLOGY
FOR
E D U C AT O R S
SPRING 2012

2. Before you begin
 Ask yourself “what do I want the students
to walk away with from this presentation ?”
 Think of a single-theme mission statement – one
sentence - that can guide how to organize
the presentation
 Start with an action verb and build your mission
around

3. Accomplish your mission through
everything you use
 Conduct thorough research to obtain the right
information & resources
 Make a good impression at the beginning of your
presentation
 Plan a logical flow of ideas & themes
 Only add images that reinforce or extend your
lesson
 Recap information during your presentation to
reinforce the main points

4. Learning with Visuals
 Use good visual design
 Use color contrast to add interest
 Offer visual literacy activities
 Provide practice interpreting visual messages
 Encourage students to create visuals that
communicate
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5. Teaching with projected and non-projected
visual
 Choose appropriate display technology
 Flip Chart
 Magnetic Board
 Felt Board
 Chalkboard
 Whiteboard
 Overhead Projector
 Digital Projector
 Document Camera

6. Delivering your presentation
 Energize your statistics
 Eye-connect
 Understand your audience
 Use humor
 References
 Powerful Presentations
 Text Book: chapter 11 - Audiovisual Technologies