Using presentations for learning

When one teaches, two learn

And children love to share, to show, to explain and to exhibit - to peers.

This is what presentations is all about.

Stick to small working teams of (2-3) children.

Let them figure out – how do it – themselves.Let them struggle. Tell them to use built-in help

Collect pictures, music, audio files from net in advance (so that we don not waste time on that)Use digital camera creatively.

Best way is to put constrains on slide showsBest way is to put constrains on slide shows

Example topics-12 ways to save water-12 things our city is famous for-12 wonders of our body-12 things children are afraid of

Children take up any "issue" and make a presentation of exactly 12 slides and of duration exactly 120 seconds (2min). Obviously with this short a duration, it can only be dominantly a visual presentation and what children speak is crisp and succinct.

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Graphical models of mathematical concepts

Jeopardy Games Puzzle slides

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Order OrderOrder OrderDecision decisions and more decisions. Such Decision decisions and more decisions. Such

is life. You want to eat these four fruits but is life. You want to eat these four fruits but

can’t seem to decide in what order to eat. can’t seem to decide in what order to eat.

In how many different ways (order) can you eat In how many different ways (order) can you eat

these fruits.these fruits.

a)a) 44b)b) 88c)c) 1616d)d) 2424

# Make Story mapsCharacter maps

# Convert story’s sequence of events

#Use visuals & voice to make animated story

# Review story or book

# change words to make crazy ,funny story

#games /quizzes based on grammar rules

Wizard of Oz

Dorothy

She gets magic slippersToto as pet dog

Her Goal:Reach her

house

Saves land from two

Bad witches short hair and wears a frock

friendly, sensitive,helpful

Usage AbusageUsage AbusageClick Usage if you think it is the correct usage of the word in red colour Click Usage if you think it is the correct usage of the word in red colour

and click abusage if think it is wrongly used here:and click abusage if think it is wrongly used here:

a)a) First she went for lunch First she went for lunch thanthan she she went for play.went for play.

b)b) NeitherNeither he brought the apple nor he brought the apple nor the banana.the banana.

c)c) I never thought I will I never thought I will looseloose my my way way

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What rhymes with mouse?What rhymes with mouse?

OOPS! Have another go…

mouse - house

observation presentation#Observe a process and record observations with photos /drawings Visual quizzes

# Parts of things#Usage of things#Application of concepts

Animate static diagrams, illustrations #How food goes down# How rain cycle happens

Moon as

seen from earth

Moon as

seen from earth

Comparative studies Compare cities, states, civilizations, era ,wars, kings ,personalities

Marketing History Two minutes presentations for selling a festival, city, king ,a crop, a monument

What’s right ,What’s wrong With a culture, a personality, an era, event, a movement etc.

Emotional time line # Any school event # Any social event

Charts for social interdependence

# Family tress # Who helped who

Perspectives # see any event or person in multiple

perspectives

PerspectivesPerspectives

1)1) They are playing tug of war.They are playing tug of war.

2)2) They are just doing a drama of a story in which the They are just doing a drama of a story in which the

teddy’s hands get longer because people pull his hands.teddy’s hands get longer because people pull his hands.

3)3) Both are pulling and testing how strong is the toy.Both are pulling and testing how strong is the toy.

4)4) Both are fighting over the teddy bear.Both are fighting over the teddy bear.

PresentationsPresentations

the key is to give children exciting projects and then the key is to give children exciting projects and then

leave it to their ingenuity to make the leave it to their ingenuity to make the

presentations. presentations.

The more they will use - the more comfortable and The more they will use - the more comfortable and

expert they will become - in making powerful expert they will become - in making powerful

points!points!