Prezi Guidlelines

1. Make sure you control the zooming and panning so that it won't make people dizzy.
2. Decide if you want to have everything in view or if you want it to be in a main picture you can zoom in on.
3. Make sure path connections are in the correct order.
4. Make sure the frames are covering everything that needs to be in them.
5. Make sure everything that is grouped together is related.
6. Can't print out individual slides.
7. Use theme wizard to make sure the colors coordinate.
8. Use key words and pictures instead of a lot of text.
9. It might be easier to start fresh rather than transfer directly from PowerPoint.
10. There is a limited amount of memory available.

Technology Survey

1.      School name: Woodstock Elementary

2.      Name of Principal: Amy Martz

3.      Names of teachers talked with whose classrooms you visited and grade level: Mrs. Luck 3^rd grade, Mrs. Shaap

4.      Ask the teachers/principal their perspective on current and future use of technology in the classroom: Her perspective was that there is going to be more and more technology and that it’s a good thing because the kids have to learn it but it can be hard to get enough for everyone.

5.      Does the school have its own website? If so who maintains the site what is the URL? Yes and the principal maintains it.

6.      Do teachers at the school have class blogs? If so who has access to them? The teacher I talked to didn’t because she didn’t have enough time.

7.      Is there a school technology supervisor?     Name? Yes. Mrs. Shaap

8.      Do all the classrooms have computers in them?         Explain what you find:

Almost every classroom had at least one computer. PC’s or Laptops.

9.      Is there a computer lab/s?                If so how is it used and by whom?

There were 2 computer labs. Any classes could use them to use the software for learning. Soon to be an ipad and ipod lab.

10.  What kinds of computers are in the school – PC’s, Laptops, Mac’s etc.? Overhead projection equipment etc.:

PC’s, Laptops, and overheads

11.  What software programs are regularly used by teachers? Kidspiration, inspiration, worldbook, word, powerpoint, starfall, etc.

12.  Can/do teachers use the Internet in their instruction?          Detail findings.

Yes they use it to teach math, language, reading, etc.

13.  How does a teacher get further training to use technology? They have training available to them. Usually 2 hour meeting.

14.  See if you can get a sense of the % of students who might have a computer in their home:

About 90%

15.  Did you observe students using computer based technology?        If so detail what you observed:

Students in computer lab playing and learning with ipads.

16.  Other:

The teachers had microphones that they could strap around their neck so the kids could hear better.

10 Guidelines For Using Inspiration

1. Inspiration could be used as a broad outline or introduction to a lesson.
2. Try to minimize clutter as much as possible, such as eliminating unneeded arrows.
3. Utilize real life pictures instead of clip art from the gallery.
4. Use a clear one word description and expound on it instead of using a lot of text.
5. Color code arrows help establish a separation for different categories.
6. Make sure text and arrows are clearly visible.
7. Choose a good background color that is relevant to the subject and doesn't contrast with pictures and text.
8. Stick with simple, easy to read fonts.
9. Give a blank copy to students to help with brainstorming ideas.
10. Use for poster boards to hang in the classroom.