Module 5Using Presentation Software for

Literacy

Aims and Objectives

Morning Session• Discuss how presentation software can be used in the

classroom• Learn how to create a basic presentation

Afternoon Session• Explore visualisers, pocket video cameras, Skype and other

tools and their uses to support literacy development

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• Why use Digital Presentations in the classroom?

• Digital presentation can enhance lesson introduction• Can provide more stimulating material to the visual and

auditory learners• Can be used as a tool by children to create resources and

enhance literacy skills

Possible Uses• Children creating projects• Digital storytelling• Creating digital learning objects• Publishing work online• My school years slideshow

Digital Presentations

• Creating a simple presentation• Adding slides• Inserting images• Inserting shapes• The Tabs• Slide Views• Adding transitions• Adding animations• Running a slide show• Getting help

Practical Session - Powerpoint

Visualisers

Why use a visualiser?• Display childrens’ work and other items on a large

screen to the full class

Ideas for use• Display childrens’ work• Show artefacts or other small items such as coins• Demonstrate how to hold pencil• Demonstrate science experiments• Child demonstrates how to make shapes using

tangrams

• Pocket Video Cameras

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SKYPE

• Free• Facilitates communication between classes in the

same school or classes in different schools• Keeping in touch with pupils abroad• Enhancing email projects• Collecting data within a school• Interviewing within a school.

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Hot Potatoes

• Free to use - http://hotpot.uvic.ca/• Create interactive activities for the web• JQuiz – question based quizzes• JCross – crossword puzzles• JCloze – gap fill exercises• JMatch – matching or ordering exercises• Jmix – jumbled sentence exercises

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Pocket Video Cameras

• Create instructional video (procedural writing)• Record drama and role plays • Interview other children• Create an ad for their favourite book• Create a storyboard and enact the story themselves

• See page 137 of NCTE course manual for further ideas and interesting links.

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Sharing Resources

• One of the most important elements of the course• Share resources for subject and class group• Share links, useful websites etc• Hints and tips of experiences in the classroom.

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Checklist

In this module, you have

Considered practical ways of using your IWB in the classroom

Created a SKYPE account and explored SKYPE as a literacy resource

Created some resources using Hot Potatoes

Considered use of visualisers and pocket cameras

Shared your resources

Finally....

ReminderIf you are interested in further NCTE professional development

opportunities, logon to www.ncte.ie/training

Finally, have you

1. Signed the rollbook?2. Completed the online participant evaluation form?

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Go raibh míle maith agaibh!

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