Not Very Smart Presenting with noninteractive whiteboards

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Not Very Smart?Presenting with non-interactive
whiteboards

• Richard White
• Polytechnic School, Pasadena
• Aaron Glimme
• Berkeley High School
• www.classroomgeeks.com

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• How can we best use a projection system to help
  students learn?

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The Plan

• Why Projection Systems?
• Interactive vs. Non-interactive
• Best Practices in Presentations
• The Workflow (ours, yours)
• Q A

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Why Projection Systems?
Cons
Pros

• Extra Tech for the new medium required.

• Students respond well to the new medium old
  hardware is eliminated.

• Creating presentations takes time (initially).

• After first year, lesson prep is significantly
  reduced.

• Conducting class may require adjustments in how
  you teach.

• Students benefit from adjustments in how you
  teach.

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Interactive vs. NonInteractive

• Display desktop
• Record Archive lessons
• Quickly switch media while maintaining focus

• Display desktop
• Record Archive lessons
• Quickly switch media while maintaining focus

• Interactive whiteboards DO allow users to control
  text and images projected from the whiteboard
  itself.

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Best Practices in Presentation

• What works? What doesnt?

• Choice of tools and techniques.
• Find Tools/Techniques to match your teaching?
• Find what works best for you and your students.

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Best Practices in Presentation

• Address the audience! (Not the presentation. Not
  the computer.)
• Dont read slides!
• Make handouts available?
• Interact with your material
• Consider Structure vs. Flexibility

• See references for further info.

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Some other voices

• What some recommend...

• Guy Kawasakis 10/20/30 Rule.
• Kosslyns Rule of Four
• Edward Tufte PowerPoint is evil.

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• How can you implementa non-interactiveprojection
  system?

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Richard Needs Assessment

• Need to be able to present text, graphics, video
  easily, seamlessly
• Want to interact with material in class, but
  dont need to capture live presentation
• Want to distribute slides online

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Richard Hardware
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Richard Workflow
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Richard 3 min in the classroom
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Aaron Needs Assessment

• Need to be able to present text, graphics, video
  easily, seamlessly
• Want to interact with material and capture live
  presentation
• Want to distribute lectures, homework solutions,
  and demonstrations online

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Aaron Hardware
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Aaron Workflow
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Aaron 3 min in the classroom
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Questions? Answers?
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Some final Comments

• You dont need a big system to get big results.
• You dont have to do it all the first time
  around. Begin with a lesson or two, and build
  from there.
• Presentation software of any kind can enhance
  your teaching students learning.

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Not Very Smart?Presenting with non-interactive
whiteboards

• Richard White Polytechnic School, Pasadena
• Aaron Glimme Berkeley High School
• Presentation available for download at
  www.classroomgeeks.com

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References

• Books
• Anholt, R. (2006). Dazzle Em with Style The art
  of oral scientific presentation. Burlington, MA
  Elsevier Academic Press.
• Atkinson, C. (2005). Beyond Bullet Points Using
  Microsoft PowerPoint to create presentations that
  inform, motivate, and inspire. Redmond, WA
  Microsoft Press.
• Clark, R.C. Lyons, C. (2004). Graphics for
  Learning Proven guidelines for planning,
  designing, and evaluating visuals in training
  materials. San Francisco, CA Pfeiffer.
• Kosslyn, S. M. (2007). Clear and to The Point 8
  Psychological Principles for compelling
  PowerPoint presentations. New York, NY Oxford
  University Press.
• Mayer, R. M. (2001). Multimedia Learning. New
  York, NY Cambridge University Press.
• Tufte, E. R. (2006). The Cognitive Style of
  PowerPoint Pitching out corrupts within.
  Cheshire, CT Graphics Press.
• Websites
• www.beyondbullets.com
• www.presentationzen.com