This document provides a summary of Emily Wolfe's presentation on using technology to enhance presentations. The presentation covered introducing participants, qualities of good presentations, and free online resources for things like icebreakers, presentation formats, timekeeping tools, videos, photos and graphics, quotes, and music. Participants were then invited to reflect and ask questions before concluding.

1. Tricks of the Trade…
Sprucing up your
Presentations with
Technology
Emily Wolfe, Professional Development Specialist
Tuscarora Intermediate Unit:
Family Literacy Consultation Project

2. Agenda
• Hello Dolly – Introductions
• The Good, The Bad, The Ugly – Qualities of
great presentations
• Finding Nemo – Free web-based
resources
• Road Trip – Where to now?

3. Hello Dolly
Introductions
• Role
• Program types (Child-care, Head Start, etc.
• Presentation venues (PD, staff meetings, etc.)

4. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
What makes a “BAD” session bad?
• Turn to your neighbor
• Reflect on a session you went to that was
horrendous. What made it so?

5. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
A good presentation is…
• Timely
• Attractive
• Organized
• Interesting
• Engaging
• Light or fun (although it doesn’t have to be!)
• Varied
• Applicable/relevant

6. Finding Nemo
Ice Age (Icebreaker Ideas)
• Business Balls: www.businessballs.com
• Presentation Magazine:
http://www.presentationmagazine.com/ice-
breakers-7405.htm
• Training Games: http://www.training-
games.com/pdf/40FreeIceBreakers.pdf

7. Finding Nemo
Best in Show (Presentation Formats)
• Google Docs: www.docs.google.com
• Prezi: www.prezi.com
• PowerPoint Games: http://jc-
schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/
• Slide Share: www.slideshare.com
• Slide Rocket: www.sliderocket.com
• Hello Slide: www.helloslide.com
Never do this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tGq3tH4qSw

8. Finding Nemo
The Hours (Time Keepers)
• Time Me: www.timeme.com
• Egg Timer: www.e.ggtimer.com
• Online Stopwatch: www.online-stopwatch.com

9. Finding Nemo
Be Kind, Rewind (Videos)
• You Tube: www.youtube.com
• Save Tube: www.savetube.com
• Tube Chop: www.tubechop.com
• Screenr: www.screenr.com

10. Finding Nemo
Picture This! (Photos and Graphics)
• Free Range Stock: www.freerangestock.com
• Google Images: http://images.google.com/
• Free Foto: www.freefoto.com
• Stock Exchange: www.sxc.hu
• Ian Jukes: www.committedsardine.com

11. Finding Nemo
Picture This! (Photos and Graphics)
• Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/
• Visually: www.visual.ly
• Cool Info Graphics: www.coolinfographics.com
• One True Media: www.onetruemedia.com
• Smilebox: www.smilebox.com
• Animoto: www.animoto.com

12. Finding Nemo
The Memory Keepers Daughter (Quotes)
• Think Exist: www.thinkexist.com
• Quote Garden: www.quotegarden.com
• Quotations Page www.quotationspage.com
• Wiki Quotes: www.wikiquote.com

13. Finding Nemo
The Sound of Music (Music & Sounds)
• Pandora: www.pandora.com
• Playlist: www.playlist.com
• Partners in Rhyme: www.partnersinrhyme.com
• Hark: www.hark.com
• Find Sounds: www.findsounds.com

14. Road Trip
Where to now?
• Reflections
• Questions
• Sharing