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LLC Tech Week

Spring 2014

PowerPoint Game Templates 

presented by Peggy Marcy (LLC) Come learn how to edit a variety of PowerPoint templates to create fun games for reviewing material. Templates to be covered are Jeopardy, Hollywood Squares, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and Memory. Bring a USB drive in order to save the templates. Bring a recent test or review sheet to speed up the editing process. Practice changing at least two question slides for each template and learn how it can be played in class. Participants must have basic knowledge and experience with Microsoft PowerPoint. 
Click here for the handout for this workshop.
Click here for PowerPoint - Jeopardy Template
Click here for PowerPoint - Concentration Template. 
Click Here for PowerPoint - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Template.
Click Here for PowerPoint - Hollywood Squares Template.

Click Here for PowerPoint - Memory Game Template.

Click Here to DOWNLOAD - Memory Game image files. -- This link will automatically start to download a zipped folder of images that can be used in the Memory Game template.

Here are some other PowerPoint Templates not covered in the Workshop. When known, the source is included with the PowerPoint. However, none of these were created by Peggy Marcy. They tend to be complex to edit.

 

Makebeliefscomix: Creating Comic Strips as Student Activities
presented by Peggy Marcy (LLC)
Asking students to create online comic strips develops their 21st Century Skills of creativity, media literacy, technology literacy, and language literacy. There are several tools available, but this workshop will focus on a simple one from makebeliefscomix.com. Participants will look at examples of how classes across the country use comic strips as an educational activity, what some of the pedagogical benefits are, and generate suggestions for using them in class. Participants will work on creating their own comic strip during the workshop.
Click here for workshop handout.
Click here for Teacher Resources page for Makebeliefscomix.com

 

Flip Your Class Outside MoodleRooms 
presented by Peggy Marcy (LLC) What is a "flipped classroom"? What are the advantages of flipping a class? Are there any disadvantages? What tools are available to flip my class? This is an introductory workshop that will explore what a flipped classroom is, consider what research says regarding the advantages of flipped classes, encourage discussion of possible disadvantages as well, and briefly outline various tech tools/sites available for enabling the flip.
Click here for Flip Your Class workshop handout.
Click here for the Prezi presentation for Flip Your Class.
Click here to offer class ideas.

 

Tools for Online Language Classes Outside MoodleRooms 
presented by Peggy Marcy (LLC) Teaching the productive skills of speaking and writing are essential in language classes. So how can it be done online? There are a growing number of free or inexpensive websites and apps available for productive online language learning. This workshop will explore and evaluate five for promoting speaking and five for working on writing. Some will be familiar to participants, such as Voicethread, while others will be new, such as Touchcast. Participants will be able to analyze the benefits of the sites/apps presented and determine their potential in their class. BYOD (bring your own device, specifically smartphone or tablet) in order to download and assess apps if desired. 
Click here for Online Classes workshop handout.
Click here for the Feedback question.

 

Google Presentation: Cloud-based, Free and Collaborative 
presented by Mark Osea (LLC) Google Presentation is a versatile cloud software with many features similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. After creating a FREE Google account, you and your students can have access to this online presentation software. In this workshop, participants will create a Google Presentation complete with transitions, images, animations and YouTube video. Then, participants will learn how to share the presentation privately, publicly or with collaborators for editing. Also, learn how the commenting feature can assist you with providing students feedback. Finally, explore ways to use this tool in the classroom or other contexts.
Click here for Google Presentations workshop handout.

Screencast-o-matic: The simple way to create tutorial videos 
presented by Mark Osea (LLC) Sometimes a short video showing how to access MoodleRooms or other computer programs can save repeating instructions 20 times. Or, ask students to create videos explaining error corrections they made on their essay or any number of uses for capturing voice narration while the user moves across the computer screen. Come find out how to use a simple, free web-based software for recording movement and audio on screen. 
Click here for Screencast-o-matic.com workshop handout.